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COMMISSION  DECISION
of 10 January 1990
granting derogation to France and fixing the equivalent health conditions to be respected to cutting of fresh meat
(90/31/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (1), as last amended by Directive 88/657/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, according to Article 13 of Directive 64/433/EEC in accordance with the procedure under Article 16, derogations from paragraph 45 (c) of Annex I may be granted, on request, to any Member State providing similar guarantees; whereas these derogations are to fix health conditions which are at least equivalent to those of the said Annex;
Whereas the authorities of France, by letter of 18 January 1989, have presented to the Commission a request for a derogation from paragraph 45 (c) of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC for cutting fresh beef, sheep and pigmeat; whereas this request proposes health conditions; whereas it is necessary that the health conditions fixed as alternative in the requested derogation on cutting of fresh meat be at least equivalent to those of paragraph 45 (c) of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC;
Whereas the health conditions proposed by France are equivalent to those laid down in paragraph 45 (c) of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Notwithstanding paragraph 45 (c) of Annex I to Directive 64/433/EEC, France may authorize cutting of fresh beef, sheep and pigmeat under the conditions laid down in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Decision
of 14 March 2002
on the recognition of five Israeli test facilities found to be in conformity with good laboratory practice (GLP) requirements in their respective areas of expertise
(2002/228/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 1999/662/EC of 19 July 1999 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on mutual recognition of OECD principles of good laboratory practice (GLP) and compliance monitoring programmes between the European Community and the State of Israel(1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
After consulting the Special Committee appointed by the Council,
Whereas:
(1) Following inspections carried out by designated EC inspectors between 28 March 1996 and 1 January 2000, in accordance with Article 12 of the Agreement on mutual recognition of OECD principles of good laboratory practice (GLP) and compliance monitoring programmes between the European Community and the State of Israel, five Israeli test facilities were found to be in compliance with GLP requirements in their respective areas of expertise.
(2) In accordance with Article 12 of the Agreement, the abovementioned five test facilities should be recognised by the Community,
The Community hereby recognises the five Israeli test facilities referred to in the Annex to be GLP compliant in their respective areas of expertise.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 739/2002
of 29 April 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 710/2002 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice
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 organization of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
Commission Regulation (EC) No 710/2002(5) sets export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice; a check has shown that its Annex is not consistent with the measures presented for an opinion to the management committee; therefore, the Regulation should be corrected,
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 710/2002, the amount of refund for product code 1702 90 79 90/00 is replaced by the following:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 11/21
COMMISSION DECISION
of 5 January 2006
amending Annex B to Council Directive 88/407/EEC and Annex II to Decision 2004/639/EC as regards import conditions for semen of domestic animals of the bovine species
(notified under document number C(2005) 5840)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/16/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 10(2), Article 11(2) and the second paragraph of Article 17 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Directive 2003/43/EC (2) amended Directive 88/407/EEC, which made it necessary to recast Commission Decisions relating to the animal health conditions for imports into the Community of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species.
(2) The Commission therefore adopted Decision 2004/639/EC of 6 September 2004 laying down the importation conditions of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (3), which brought together the rules on imports of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species within a single act.
(3) However, problems have arisen with imports of bovine semen from third countries owing to missing or incorrect information in Annex B to Directive 88/407/EEC and in Annex II to Decision 2004/639/EC, which should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) In order to enable economic operators to adapt to the new conditions set out in this Decision, it is appropriate to provide for a transitional period in which under certain conditions semen of domestic animals of the bovine species complying with the conditions set out in the model veterinary certificate applicable before the date of application of this Decision may be imported into the Community.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex B to Directive 88/407/EEC is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Decision.
Annex II to Decision 2004/639/EC is replaced by Annex II to this Decision.
For a transitional period ending 31 March 2006, Member States shall authorise the importation of semen of domestic animals of the bovine species provided that such semen:
(a) complies with the conditions set out in the model veterinary certificate in Annex II to Decision 2004/639/EC that was applicable before the date of application of the present Decision; and
(b) is accompanied by such a certificate duly completed.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2006.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 10 September 1982
granting authorization to the Kingdom of Belgium to alter the number of pig places pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1945/81
(Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic)
(82/657/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1945/81 of 30 June 1981 restricting investment aids for pig production (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/159/EEC of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms (2), as last amended by Directive 81/528/EEC (3), and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof,
Whereas the Belgian Government has applied for the authorization provided for in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1945/81;
Whereas the application contains all the information specified in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2180/81 of 30 July 1981 laying down rules implementing restrictions on investment aids for pig production (4), showing that the conditions for authorization pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1945/81 are met;
Whereas such authorization does not affect the decision to be adopted by the Commission pursuant to Article 18 of Directive 72/159/EEC concerning the provisions adopted by Belgium in applying the authorization;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,
The Kingdom of Belgium is hereby authorized to alter the number of pig places laid down in Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1945/81, subject to the limits and conditions laid down in that Article and in Regulation (EEC) No 2180/81.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
22.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 20/34
COMMISSION DECISION
of 30 December 2004
amending Decision 95/388/EC as regards the updating of the model health certificates for intra-Community trade in semen, ova and embryos of the ovine and caprine species
(notified under document number C(2004) 5544)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/43/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), and in particular the fourth indent of Article 11(2) and the third indent of Article 11(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 92/65/EEC lays down the animal health requirements governing trade in semen, ova and embryos of the ovine and caprine species.
(2) Commission Decision 95/388/EC (2) lays down the specimen certificate applicable to such trade.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (3) now provides the legal basis for all measures relating to TSEs in animals. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1492/2004 amended Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 to clarify the specific TSE-related requirements for trade in semen, ova and embryos of the ovine and caprine species and to provide derogations for semen and embryos from animals of certain genotypes.
(4) It is therefore necessary to align the animal health model certificates in Annexes I and II to Decision 95/388/EC with the updated rules.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
1.   Annex I to Decision 95/388/EC is replaced by Annex I to this Decision.
2.   Annex II to Decision 95/388/EC is replaced by Annex II to this Decision.
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2005.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
REGULATION (EEC) No 662/74 OF THE COUNCIL  of 28 March 1974  amending Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;
Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee;
Whereas, in the interests of greater flexibility and in order to take account as quickly as possible (if need be), of the development of the situation on the market, the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (1) of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 419/74 (2), to take account of the fixing of aids for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder for animal feed should be applied, in accordance with criteria to be fixed under the first subparagraph of Article 10(2) of the said Regulation,
In Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68,    1. the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 shall be deleted,
2. paragraph 3 shall read as follows:
"3. Detailed rules for the application of this Article, and in particular the amount of the aids, shall be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 30."
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1974.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.9.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/8
COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 June 2014
approving the conclusion, by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part
(2014/670/Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2007, the Council authorised the European Commission to open negotiations with Ukraine for the conclusion of a new Agreement between the European Union and Ukraine to replace the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (1).
(2) Taking into account the close historical relationship and progressively closer links between the Parties, as well as their desire to strengthen and widen relations in an ambitious and innovative way, the negotiations on the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’) were successfully concluded by the initialling of the Agreement in 2012.
(3) On 15 May 2013, the European Commission proposed to the Council that the Agreement should be signed on behalf of the Union and applied in part between the Union and Ukraine on a provisional basis in accordance with Article 486 of the Agreement, pending its conclusion at a later date.
(4) The signature and conclusion of the Agreement is subject to a separate procedure as regards matters falling under the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
(5) The Agreement also covers matters falling under the European Atomic Energy Community competence, namely Article 342 and Annex XXVII in so far as it relates to nuclear issues.
(6) The Agreement should therefore be also concluded, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, as regards matters falling under the Euratom Treaty.
(7) According to Article 102 of the Euratom Treaty, the Agreement may not enter into force for the European Atomic Energy Community until the European Commission has been notified by the Member States that such agreement has become applicable in accordance with the provisions of their respective national laws.
(8) The conclusion of the Agreement by the European Commission, acting on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, should therefore be approved,
The conclusion by the European Commission, on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, is hereby approved (2).
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1675/88
of 15 June 1988
derogating, in regard to the period of validity of import documents, from Regulation (EEC) No 1184/86 laying down detailed rules for the mechanisms for controlling the quantities of certain products in the oils and fats sector released for consumption in Portugal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 476/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the mechanism for controlling the prices and the quantities of certain products in the oils and fats sector released for consumption in Portugal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1920/87 (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas Article 6 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1184/86 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1726/87 (4), stipulates that in the case of compensated imports the period of validity of the import document shall be six months; whereas in view of the difficulties at present faced by Portuguese operators because of unusual market conditions the period of validity of documents issued in the last part of 1987 should be extended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
In derogation from Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1184/86 the period of validity of import documents issued during December 1987 shall be nine months.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall be applicable with effect from 1 June 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3648/88
of 23 November 1988
derogating from the quality standard for citrus fruit
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2238/88 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 379/71 (3) laid down quality standards for citrus fruit, which are contained in the Annex to that Regulation;
Whereas, in view of the development of marketing, certain provisions as formulated at present relating to packaging may lead to confusion; whereas steps should be taken to remedy this situation pending a full revision of the standard;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
By way of derogation from Regulation (EEC) No 379/71, until 15 July 1989, the last subparagraph under B ('Packaging') in item V ('Packaging and presentation') of the Annex thereto is hereby replaced by the following:
'The package, or bulk consignment for produce dispatched in bulk, must be free from any foreign matter; however, a presentation where a short twig with some green leaves adheres to the fruit is allowed.'
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.
REGULATION NO 51/65/EEC  of 1 April 1965  amending the common quality standards for certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Regulation No 23 (1) on the progressive establishment of a common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables, and in particular Article 4 (3) thereof;
Whereas there have been major advances in marketing techniques for certain fruit and vegetables;
Whereas because of these new techniques, which are linked inter alia to the requirements of consumers and wholesalers, the common quality standards for several products must be amended to adapt them to the new requirements;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables;
Annexes II/4 and II/5 to Regulation No 23 and Annexes I/5 and I/8 to Regulation No 58 (2) shall be amended as shown in the Annexes to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 24 September 1996 appointing a member of the Economic and Social Committee (96/568/Euratom, EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 193 to 195 inclusive thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Articles 165 to 167 inclusive thereof,
Having regard to the Convention on Certain Institutions Common to the European Communities, and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 24 September 1994 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period ending on 20 September 1998 (1),
Whereas a seat has become vacant on the Economic and Social Committee following the resignation of Mr Jacques Tixier, communicated to the Council on 24 May 1996;
Having regard to the nominations submitted by the French Government on 9 July 1996,
Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,
Mr Daniel Retureau is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Jacques Tixier for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which expires on 20 September 1998.
17.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 341/26
COUNCIL DECISION
of 4 October 2004
appointing an Estonian member and an Estonian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2004/771/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Estonian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 (1) the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions.
(2) A seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Tönis KÕIV, notified to the Council on 12 July 2004, and a seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the nomination of Mr Margus LEPIK to be a full member,
(a) Mr Margus LEPIK,
(b) Mr Väino HALLIKMÄGI,
for the remainder of their term of office, which runs until 25 January 2006.