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COUNCIL DECISION of 9 November 1998 adopted on the basis of Article J.3 of the Treaty on European Union concerning a specific action of the Union in the field of assistance for mine clearance (98/627/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles J.3 and J.11(2) thereof,
Whereas the Council adopted on 1 October 1996 Joint Action 96/588/CFSP (1) on anti-personnel landmines; whereas the Council adopted on 28 November 1997 a new Joint Action 97/817/CFSP (2) on anti-personnel landmines with a view to updating and further developing the initiatives carried out by the European Union under the first joint action;
Whereas these joint actions provide for the possibility of specific actions of the Union in the field of mine clearance and indicate that such actions could take the form of training of mine clearance specialists and mine clearance instructors;
Whereas an action consisting of coordinating, supervising and training mine clearance specialists and instructors is particularly needed in Croatia and could usefully complement international efforts in the field of mine clearance assistance,
A specific action of the European Union in the field of mine clearance shall consist of coordinating, supervising and training mine clearance specialists and mine clearance instructors in Croatia.
1. An amount of up to ECU 435 000 to cover the operational expenditure to which the implementation of the Decision gives rise shall be charged to the budget of the European Communities.
2. The expenditure financed by the amount stipulated above shall be managed in compliance with the European Community procedures and rules applicable to the budget.
This Decision shall be notified to the Western European Union (WEU) in accordance with the conclusions adopted by the Council on 14 May 1996 on the transmission to the WEU of documents of the European Union.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 667/88
of 14 March 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 756/70 on granting aid for skimmed milk processed into casein and caseinates
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3904/87 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas the amount of aid for 100 kilograms of skimmed milk processed into casein or caseinates was fixed at 8,85 ECU by Article 2 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 756/70 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3316/87 (4); whereas the amount of aid must be adjusted to take account of the movement of prices for caseins in international trade;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
In Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 756/70, '8,85 ECU' is replaced by '8,45 ECU'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 April 1988.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 July 1999
authorising the Portuguese Republic to extend until 9 April 2000 the Agreement on mutual fishery relations with the Republic of South Africa
(1999/545/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 354(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement on mutual fisheries relations between the Government of the Portuguese Republic and the Government of the Republic of South Africa, signed on 9 April 1979, entered into force on that day for an initial period of 10 years; the Agreement remains in force for an indeterminate period if it is not denounced by the giving of 12 months' notice;
(2) Article 354(2) of the 1985 Act of Accession lays down that the rights and obligations resulting from the fisheries agreements concluded by the Portuguese Republic with third countries are not to be affected during the period for which the provisions of such agreements are provisionally maintained;
(3) Pursuant to Article 354(3) of the said Act, the Council is to adopt, before the expiry of the fisheries agreements concluded by the Portuguese Republic with third countries, decisions appropriate for the continuation of fishing activities resulting therefrom, including the possibility of prolonging for periods not exceeding one year; the abovementioned Agreement has been extended until 7 March 1999(1);
(4) It appears appropriate to authorise the Portuguese Republic to extend the Agreement in question until 9 April 2000,
The Portuguese Republic is hereby authorised to extend until 9 April 2000 the Agreement on mutual fisheries relations with the Republic of South Africa which entered into force on 9 April 1979.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
20.12.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 366/34
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1373/2014
of 19 December 2014
establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by the applications for import rights lodged from 1 to 7 December 2014 under the tariff quotas opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 413/2014 for poultrymeat originating in Ukraine
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188(1) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 413/2014 (2) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products originating in Ukraine.
(2) For the quota with order number 09.4273, the quantities covered by the applications for import licences lodged from 1 to 7 December 2014 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2015 exceed those available. The extent to which import rights may be allocated should therefore be determined and an allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for, calculated in accordance with Article 6(3) in conjunction with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (3).
(3) In order to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The quantities covered by the applications for import rights lodged under Implementing Regulation (EU) No 413/2014 for the subperiod from 1 January to 31 March 2015 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient 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 Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
28.9.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 263/37
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 892/2012
of 27 September 2012
fixing the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector for the 2012/2013 marketing year
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 143 in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), lays down that the cif import prices for white sugar and raw sugar of the standard quality defined in points II and III of Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 are to be considered the representative prices.
(2) For the purposes of fixing those representative prices, account must be taken of all the information provided for in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, except in the cases provided for in Article 24 of that Regulation.
(3) For the purposes of adjusting prices not relating to the standard quality, the price increases or reductions referred to in Article 26(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 should be applied to the offers taken into consideration in the case of white sugar. In the case of raw sugar, the corrective factors provided for in point (b) of that paragraph should be applied.
(4) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product concerned and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the terms laid down in Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
(5) The representative prices and additional import duties for the products concerned should be fixed in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006.
(6) Given the need to ensure that this measure applies as soon as possible after the updated data have been made available, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 are laid down in the Annex hereto.
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.
9.11.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 299/20
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1118/2013
of 6 November 2013
approving a non-minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Miel de Corse – Mele di Corsica (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France’s application for the approval of an amendment to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Miel de Corse – Mele di Corsica’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1187/2000 (2).
(2) Since the amendment in question is not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.
(3) As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendment should be approved,
The amendment to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby approved.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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 1019/2003
of 13 June 2003
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1897/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 9 to 12 June 2003 at 138,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 3630/84
of 19 December 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2925/78 as regards the period of suspension of application of the price condition to which imports into the Community of certain types of citrus fruit originating in Spain are subject
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2925/78 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3666/83 (3), suspended, until 31 December 1984, application of Article 7 (2) and (3) of Annex I to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and Spain (4), in respect of certain fresh citrus fruits falling within subheadings 08.02 A I and ex B of the Common Customs Tariff and application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2047/70 of 13 October 1970 on imports of citrus fruit originating in Spain (5);
Whereas the conditions which led to this suspension are still satisfied; whereas the said suspension should therefore be extended,
The date appearing in the second paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2925/78 is replaced by '31 December 1985'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.10.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 277/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1227/2007
of 19 October 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 712/2007 as regards the quantities covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States
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 (EC) No 712/2007 (2) opened standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States. Annex I to this Regulation provides for 27 502 tonnes of common wheat held by the Hungarian intervention agency.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1539/2006 of 13 October 2006 adopting a plan allocating resources to the Member States to be charged against 2007 budget year for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (3) lays down, amongst other things, the quantity of each type of product to be withdrawn from the stocks held by the intervention agencies. These quantities include, as stated in point 9 of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1539/2006 and in the form of authorised intra-Community transfers, 96 712 tonnes of common wheat held by the Hungarian intervention agencies destined for Romania. Under the second subparagraph of Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3149/92 of 29 October 1992 laying down detailed rules for the supply of food from intervention stocks for the benefit of the most deprived persons in the Community (4), any quantities that have not been withdrawn from intervention stocks by 30 September in the year of plan implementation are no longer to be allocated to the Member State to which they were assigned. On 5 September 2007 the Romanian authorities informed the Commission that it would be impossible to comply with that deadline. As a result, and in view of the situation on the market in common wheat, that quantity of 96 712 tonnes of common wheat should be recovered and added to the quantity made available for sale under the invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 712/2007.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 712/2007 should be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 712/2007 is hereby replaced by the text 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.
14.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 329/33
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/71/EC
of 13 December 2007
amending Annex II of Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex IV to Marpol 73/78 on the prevention of pollution by sewage from ships entered into force on 27 September 2003 and its revised version entered into force on 1 August 2005.
(2) Article 16 of Directive 2000/59/EC provides that the implementation of the Directive as regards sewage will be suspended for 12 months after the entry into force of Annex IV to Marpol.
(3) The master of a ship bound for a port located in the Community has an obligation under Article 6 of Directive 2000/59/EC to complete the form in Annex II of the Directive and notify the information to the authority or body designated for this purpose by the Member States in which the port is located.
(4) Annex II does not refer to sewage and therefore should be amended to include sewage as an additional type of waste to be notified before entry into the port. The provisions of the Directive as regards sewage should be seen in connection with Marpol Annex IV Regulations which provide, under specific conditions, for the possibility to discharge sewage at sea. This should apply without prejudice to more stringent delivery requirements for ships adopted in accordance with international law.
(5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships set up by Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 of the European Parliament and the Council (2),
Annex II of Directive 2000/59/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
Transposition
1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 15 June 2009 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
13.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 241/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1272/2004
of 12 July 2004
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 13 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.