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13.11.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 302/18
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1131/2013
of 7 November 2013
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Poperingse hopscheuten/Poperingse hoppescheuten (PGI))
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) Pursuant to Article 50(2)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Belgium’s application to register the name ‘Poperingse hopscheuten’/‘Poperingse hoppescheuten’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the name ‘Poperingse hopscheuten’/‘Poperingse hoppescheuten’ should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
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 1702/2002
of 26 September 2002
establishing the estimated production of unginned cotton for the 2002/2003 marketing year and the resulting provisional reduction of the guide price
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 19(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 16(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying the cotton aid scheme(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1486/2002(4), lays down that the estimated production of unginned cotton referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 and the resulting provisional reduction of the guide price must be established before 10 September of the marketing year concerned.
(2) Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 lays down that account must be taken of crop forecasts when establishing the estimated production. Based on the available data for the 2002/2003 marketing year, that production should be fixed as indicated below.
(3) The provisional reduction of the guide price is calculated in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, replacing, however, actual production with estimated production plus 15 %. This reduction should accordingly be fixed at the levels indicated below.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Natural Fibres,
1. For the 2002/2003 marketing year, estimated production of unginned cotton is fixed at:
- 1061978 tonnes for Greece,
- 313828 tonnes for Spain,
- 1664 tonnes for Portugal.
2. For the 2002/2003 marketing year, the provisional reduction of the guide price is fixed at:
- 36,992 EUR/100 kg for Greece,
- 23,918 EUR/100 kg for Spain,
- 14,669 EUR/100 kg for Portugal.
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 REGULATION (EEC) No 3961/88  of 19 December 1988  setting the target ceiling for imports of oil cake into Portugal in 1989
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, and in particular Article 251 (1) thereof,
Whereas under Article 249 of the Act of Accession the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) applies to oil cake; whereas under Article 251 of the Act an estimate is to be drawn up, as a general rule at the start of each marketing year, of production and  consumption of oil cake in Portugal; whereas the calendar year should be used as a reference period; whereas the target ceiling is based on the estimate drawn up; whereas under the said Article 251 the ceiling must be successively fixed at levels  designed to ensure that traditional trade patterns alter in such a way that the Portuguese market is gradually and harmoniously opened up;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
The target ceiling for imports into Portugal from the other Member States of oil cake falling within CN codes 2304 00 00, 2305 00 00 and 2306, CN codes 2306 90 11 and 2306 90 19 excluded, shall be 250 000 tonnes for 1989.
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.
28.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 252/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1569/2005
of 27 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 28 September 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
10.12.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 326/66
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1164/2010
of 9 December 2010
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Pomodoro S. Marzano dell’Agro Sarnese-Nocerino (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and in accordance with Article 17(2) thereof, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Pomodoro S. Marzano dell’Agro Sarnese-Nocerino’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 (3).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (4), as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been notified to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are 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 1933/2003
of 31 October 2003
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 301st special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1787/2003(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999(4), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter; Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.
(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 301st special invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall be as follows:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 47/47
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 287/2006
of 16 February 2006
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005
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 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005 (2).
(2) Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 10 to 16 February 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1809/2005.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Decision
of 19 December 2002
on declassifying the Schengen consultation network (technical specifications)
(2003/330/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 207 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Document SCH/II-Vision (99) 5 lays down, inter alia, the principles pursuant to which the computerised procedure for consultation, for the purposes of issuing visas, of the central authorities referred to in Article 17(2) of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual addition of checks at their common borders, signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990, must be applied.
(2) Council Decision 2000/645/EC of 17 October 2000 correcting the Schengen acquis as contained in Schengen Executive Committee SCH/Com-ex(94) 15 rev.(1) confirmed that document SCH/II-Vision (99) 5 constituted part of the Schengen acquis and Article 2 of that Decision classified the document as confidential.
(3) Document SCH/II-Vision (99) 5 was subsequently amended by Council Decisions of 24 April 2001 and of 19 December 2002, in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 789/2001 of 24 April 2001 reserving to the Council implementing powers with regard to certain detailed provisions and practical procedures for examining visa applications(2).
(4) Document SCH/II-Vision (99) 5, as subsequently amended, (hereinafter the "Schengen consultation network (technical specifications)"), should now be partly declassified; the remaining parts of the Schengen consultation network (technical specifications) should have their classification downgraded to "Restreint UE".
(5) It is appropriate to repeal Article 2 of Decision 2000/645/EC, so that future decisions on the classification of the Schengen consultation network (technical specifications) may be taken in accordance with the normal rules on the classification of documents, as set out in Council Decision 2001/264/EC of 19 March 2001 adopting the Council's security regulations(3),
The Schengen consultation network (technical specifications) shall be declassified, with the exception of points 2 and 3 of part I thereof and Annexes 3, 6, 7 and 9 thereto.
Points 2 and 3 of part I of and Annexes 3, 6, 7 and 9 to the Schengen consultation network (technical specifications) shall be classified "Restreint UE".
1. Article 2 of Decision 2000/645/EC shall be repealed.
2. Future decisions on the classification of the Schengen consultation network (technical specifications) shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of Decision 2001/264/EC.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
11.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 7/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 12/2012
of 10 January 2012
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.
COUNCIL DECISION  of 28 January 1991  concerning the conclusion of the Protocol for the accession of Venezuela to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade  (91/129/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Whereas Venezuela entered into negotiations with the European Economic Community and the other Contracting Parties to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade with a view to its accession to the said Agreement;
Whereas the results of these negotiations are acceptable to the Community,
The Protocol for the accession of Venezuela to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2084/2002
of 25 November 2002
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), 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 26 November 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
9.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 322/37
COUNCIL DECISION
of 1 December 2009
appointing the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union
(2009/911/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 240(2), first subparagraph, thereof,
Whereas the Secretary-General of the Council should be appointed,
Mr Pierre de BOISSIEU is hereby appointed Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union for the period from 1 December 2009 until the day after the European Council meeting of June 2011.
This Decision shall be notified to Mr Pierre de BOISSIEU by the President of the Council.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 621/2003
of 4 April 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 31 March to 3 April 2003 at 154,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
14.9.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 249/13
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/503/CFSP
of 13 September 2012
amending Decision 2010/452/CFSP on the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28, 42(4) and 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 12 August 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/452/CFSP (1) which continued the European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (‘EUMM Georgia’ or ‘the Mission’) established on 15 September 2008. That Decision expires on 14 September 2012.
(2) On 15 May 2012, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) endorsed recommendations on the review at strategic level of the future of EUMM Georgia.
(3) EUMM Georgia should be extended for a further period of 12 months on the basis of its current mandate.
(4) The Mission will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could impede the achievement of the objectives of the Union’s external action as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty.
(5) Decision 2010/452/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
Decision 2010/452/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1) Article 7(3) is replaced by the following:
(2) Article 12 is replaced by the following:
(3) in Article 14(1), the following subparagraph is added:
(4) Article 16 is replaced by the following:
(5) Article 17 is replaced by the following:
(6) in Article 18, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
COUNCIL DECISION of 18 July 1995 appointing an alternate  member of the Committee of the Regions (95/317/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN  UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a  thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision 94/65/EC of 26 January 1994 appointing members and alternate  members of the Committee of the Regions for the period 26 January 1994 to 25 January 1998  (1),
Whereas an alternate member's seat has become vacant on the Committee following the resignation of  Mr Bazzanella, which was notified to the Council on 14 June 1995;
Having regard to the proposal from the Italian Government,
Mr Carlo Andreotti is hereby appointed an alternate member of the  Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Bazzanella for the remainder of the latter's term of  office, which runs until 25 January 1998.