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27.9.1978 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 269/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2216/78
of 26 September 1978
concerning the conclusion of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab Republic
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 238 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab Republic signed at Brussels on 18 January 1977 should be concluded,
The Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab Republic is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
The President of the Council of the European Communities shall give the notification provided for in Article 49 of the Agreement (2).
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.
20.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 290/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1574/2006
of 19 October 2006
on the issue of licences for the import of garlic in the quarter from 1 December 2006 to 28 February 2007
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005 of 16 November 2005 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas and introducing a system of import licences and certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries (2), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The quantities for which licence applications have been lodged by traditonal importers and by new importers during the first five working days of October 2006, pursuant to Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005 exceed the quantities available for products originating in China, Argentina and all third countries other than China and Argentina.
(2) It is now necessary to establish the extent to which the licence applications sent to the Commission by 16 October 2006 can be met and to fix, for each category of importer and product origin, the dates until which the issue of certificates should be suspended,
Applications for import licences lodged pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005, during the first five working days of October 2006 and sent to the Commission by 16 October 2006, shall be met at a percentage rate of the quantities applied for as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.
For each category of importer and the origin involved, applications for import licences pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1870/2005 relating to the quarter from 1 December 2006 to 28 February 2007 and lodged after the first five working days of October 2006 but before the date in Annex II to this Regulation, shall be rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 October 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
21.11.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 312/36
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1179/2013
of 20 November 2013
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 Annex XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed 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 Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 858/2002
of 23 May 2002
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 39th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
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), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 693/2002(4), for the 2001/2002 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 39th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 39th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 46,685 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1187/2000
of 5 June 2000
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1068/97(2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Spain, France and Portugal have sent the Commission applications for the registration of certain names as designations of origin or geographical indications.
(2) In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required in accordance with Article 4 thereof.
(3) Following publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3) of the names in the Annex to this Regulation, statements of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 were sent to the Commission but were deemed to be unfounded and therefore inadmissible. The objections in question did not meet the exhaustive criteria laid down in Article 7(4) of that Regulation.
(4) The names should therefore be entered in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" and hence be protected throughout the Community as protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications.
(5) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 547/2000(5),
The names in the Annex to this Regulation are added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected designations of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indications (PGI) in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
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.
17.12.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 360/28
COUNCIL DECISION
of 4 December 2014
on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in Latvia
(2014/911/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (1), in particular Article 25 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (2), in particular Article 20 and Chapter 4 of the Annex thereto,
Whereas:
(1) According to the Protocol on Transitional Provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, the legal effects of the acts of the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union adopted prior to the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon are preserved until those acts are repealed, annulled or amended in implementation of the Treaties.
(2) Accordingly, Article 25 of Decision 2008/615/JHA is applicable and the Council must unanimously decide whether the Member States have implemented the provisions of Chapter 6 of that Decision.
(3) Article 20 of Decision 2008/616/JHA provides that decisions referred to in Article 25(2) of Decision 2008/615/JHA are to be taken on the basis of an evaluation report based on a questionnaire. With respect to automated data exchange in accordance with Chapter 2 of Decision 2008/615/JHA, the evaluation report is to be based on an evaluation visit and a pilot run.
(4) According to Chapter 4, point 1.1, of the Annex to Decision 2008/616/JHA, the questionnaire drawn up by the relevant Council Working Group concerns each of the automated data exchanges and has to be answered by a Member State as soon as it believes it fulfils the prerequisites for sharing data in the relevant data category.
(5) Latvia has completed the questionnaire on data protection and the questionnaire on dactyloscopic data exchange.
(6) A successful pilot run has been carried out by Latvia with Austria.
(7) An evaluation visit has taken place in Latvia and a report on the evaluation visit has been produced by the Austrian evaluation team and forwarded to the relevant Council Working Group.
(8) An overall evaluation report, summarising the results of the questionnaire, the evaluation visit and the pilot run concerning dactyloscopic data exchange has been presented to the Council,
For the purposes of automated searching of dactyloscopic data, Latvia has fully implemented the general provisions on data protection of Chapter 6 of Decision 2008/615/JHA and is entitled to receive and supply personal data pursuant to Article 9 of that Decision as from the day of the entry into force of this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
21.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 245/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1521/2005
of 20 September 2005
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 21 September 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 July 1999
repealing Joint Action 1999/239/CFSP in relation to the nomination of an EU Special Envoy for Kosovo
(1999/524/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 14 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 30 March 1999 the Council adopted Joint Action 1999/239/CFSP(1) in relation to the nomination of Mr Wolfgang Petritsch as the EU Special Envoy for Kosovo;
(2) In the light of developments in the region, in particular the deployment of the United Nations Mission in Kosovo, the Union considers that the mandate of the Special Representative for Kosovo has been fulfilled; on 19 July 1999 the Council commended the work of Ambassador Petritsch as the European Union's Special Envoy for Kosovo,
Joint Action 1999/239/CFSP is hereby repealed.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
REGULATION (EEC) No 903/74 OF THE COMMISSION  of 17 April 1974  amending Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 on the procedure for granting the premium for leaf tobacco as regards methods of payment
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 the first subparagraph of Article 3 (3) thereof;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 (3), in order to take account of the fact that the first processing and market preparation of tobacco are sometimes very lengthy operations, made it possible for the premium to be paid wholly or partly in advance and allowed the Member States to choose between the two methods of payment;
Whereas, in the light of the experience that has been gained, it appears that the Member States could meet the needs of the various types of purchaser better if they were also able to use both methods of payment at once ; whereas that Regulation should therefore be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
1. The first subparagraph of Article 7 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 is replaced by the following:
"2. The amount of the premium referred to in (1) 2 of the premium certificate shall be advanced on application by the purchaser, in accordance with one or both of the following methods of payment, as chosen by the Member State:"
2. Article 7 (4) is replaced by the following:
"4. Each Member State shall inform the Commission whether it has chosen to apply one or both of the methods of payment".
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  DECISION
of 5 July 1989
determining the amount of VAT own resources payable by the Federal Republic of Germany for 1987 in respect of transactions covered by the 20th Council Directive 85/361/EEC of 16 July 1985 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: derogations in connection with the special aids granted to certain farmers to compensate for the dismantlement of monetary compensatory amounts applying to certain agricultural products
(Only the German text is authentic)
(89/425/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the 20th Council Directive 85/361/EEC of 16 July 1985 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: derogations in connection with the special aids granted to certain farmers to compensate for the dismantlement of monetary compensatory amounts applying to certain agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas the Directive authorizes the Federal Republic of Germany to use value added tax to grant a special aid to farmers provided that own resources accuring from VAT are not affected;
Whereas, for the 1987 financial year, the net VAT revenue to be taken into account under Article 6 of Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2892/77 of 19 December 1977 implementing, in respect of own resources accruing from value added tax, the Decision of 21 April 1970 on the replacement of financial contributions from Member States by the Communities own resources (2) as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3735/85 (3) should be increased by DM 2 392 million;
Whereas, the average weighted rate referred to in the said Article is 12,5804 % for 1987 but may be changed again;
Whereas the rate of VAT own resources payable by the Federal Republic of Germany for 1987 is 1,3459 %;
Whereas the Advisory Committee on Own Resources has been consulted,
VAT own resources payable by the Federal Republic of Germany for 1987 according to Article 5 of Directive 85/361/EEC, amount to DM 255 910 000.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 707/98 of 30 March 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds
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 organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1587/96 (2), and in particular Article 17(14) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 409/98 (4), establishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds based on the Combined Nomenclature; whereas the footnotes to Sector 9 of the Annex to that Regulation lay down rules to be followed when granting and calculating refunds; whereas there are special rules on the granting and calculation of refunds on the products covered by CN codes 0401 and 0402 where these involve mixtures of products or products containing added matter; whereas, in accordance with note 1 of Chapter 4 of the Combined Nomenclature and the Harmonised System Explanatory Notes, products covered by CN codes 0401 and 0402 cannot comprise mixtures or contain added matter other than that mentioned;
Whereas, for the purposes of determining the refund applicable to certain products containing added matter, the fat content by weight is to be calculated exclusive of the weight of non-lactic matter and of added lactic matter not eligible for the refund; whereas that provision may result in some confusion as regards the tariff classification of such products; whereas it should accordingly be deleted;
Whereas the refunds on concentrated milk products containing added sugar are calculated in two different ways; whereas, for the sake of harmonising calculations and simplifying the nomenclature, a single method of calculation should be used and footnote 5 should be deleted; whereas the footnotes should be adapted accordingly;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman,
Sector 9 of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1. the particulars relating to CN codes 0401 to 0404 are replaced by those in Annex I hereto;
2. the footnotes are replaced by those in Annex II hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 April 1998 to licence applications submitted from that date.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  DIRECTIVE
of 22 December 1983
prolonging the derogation accorded to Ireland relating to the rules governing turnover tax and excise duty applicable in international travel
(83/651/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 99 and 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Council Directive 78/1032/EEC (1) granted Ireland a derogation from Directive 69/169/EEC (2), as last amended by Directive 82/443/EEC (3), in respect of the unit value of goods to be imported with tax exemption;
Whereas the Irish Government has requested that the above derogation be prolonged;
Whereas the tax system at present applied in Ireland does not yet allow full application of the tax exemption granted to travellers coming from other Member States without the risk of serious economic consequences;
Whereas, therefore, Ireland should be authorized to continue to apply exceptional arrangements for a further limited period,
The second indent of Article 5 (1) of Directive 78/1032/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'- Ireland may, until 30 June 1984, exclude from tax exemption goods whose unit value is in excess of 77 ECU'.
Member States other than Ireland shall take the necessary steps to permit the remission of tax, in accordance with the procedures referred to in Article 6 of Directive 69/169/EEC, on goods imported into Ireland which are excluded from exemption.
Ireland shall communicate to the Commission details of the measures which it adopts to implement this Directive.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.