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COMMISSION DECISION of 19 July 1995 on additional financial  aid from the Community for the work of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy, a Community  reference laboratory for residue testing (95/305/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary  field  (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC  (2), and in particular Article 28 thereof,
Whereas under Article 1 (b) of Council Decision 91/664/EEC of 11 December 1991 designating the  Community reference laboratories for testing certain substances for residues  (3) the Istituto  Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy has been designated as the reference laboratory for the residues  referred to in Annex I, groups B.II. (a) and B.II.(b), to Council Directive 86/469/EEC  (4);
Whereas all the tasks to be performed by the reference laboratory are defined in Article 1 of  Council Decision 89/187/EEC of 6 March 1989 determining the powers and conditions of operation of  the Community reference laboratories provided for by Directive 86/469/EEC concerning the  examination of animals and fresh meat for the presence of residues  (5);
Whereas in accordance with Commission Decision 93/458/EEC  (6) a contract has been concluded  between the European Community and the Istituto Superiore di Sanità; whereas by Commission Decision  94/492/EC  (7) the Community granted additional financial aid for one year; whereas the original  contract should again be extended and additional financial aid granted to enable the reference  laboratory to continue to perform the functions and tasks referred to in Decision 89/187/EEC;
Whereas the Community financial aid is provided for an additional one-year period; whereas this  will be reviewed, with a view to an extension, before the end of that period;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the  Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Community shall make a second grant of additional financial aid  amounting to not more than ECU 400  000 to the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, a reference laboratory  designated in Article 1 of Decision 91/664/EEC.
1.  For the purposes of Article 1, the contract referred to in Decision 93/458/EEC is  hereby extended for a second period of one year.
2.  The Director-General for Agriculture is hereby authorized to sign the amendment to the contract  in the name of the Commission of the European Communities.
3.  The financial aid provided for in Article 1 shall be paid to the reference laboratory in  accordance with the procedure set out in the contract referred to in Decision 93/458/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 633/2003
of 8 April 2003
determining to what extent applications lodged in March 2003 for the right to import young male bovine animals for fattening can be met
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1126/2002 of 27 June 2002 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for young male bovine animals for fattening (1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003)(1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1126/2002 provides for a further allocation of quantities not covered by import licence applications at 21 February 2003.
(2) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 501/2003(2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 532/2003(3), lays down the quantities of young male bovine animals for fattening that may be imported under special conditions before 30 June 2003.
(3) The quantities for which import rights have been requested exceed the quantities available. The quantities applied for should therefore be reduced proportionately in accordance with Article 9(6) and the second subparagraph of Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1126/2002,
Each application for the right to import lodged in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1126/2002 shall be granted for 0,2952 % of the quantity applied for.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
22.9.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 256/3
COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 July 2012
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Food Assistance Convention
(2012/511/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 214(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Union is a party to the Food Aid Convention 1999 (1) (‘FAC 1999’), which should no longer be in force as from 1 July 2012.
(2) On 17 November 2010, the Council authorised the Commission to conduct negotiations with a view to agreeing upon a Food Assistance Convention (‘the Convention’) which was to incorporates and reflects a modernised approach to food assistance, and which was to replace the FAC 1999.
(3) The negotiations were successfully concluded on 25 April 2012.
(4) It is in the interest of the Union to sign the Convention as the latter would help to achieve the humanitarian aid objectives referred to in Article 214(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
(5) The Convention is open for signature until 31 December 2012.
(6) The Convention should be signed on behalf of the European Union, subject to its conclusion,
The signing of the Food Assistance Convention (‘the Convention’) is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Convention (2).
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1906/95 of 1 August 1995 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1502/95 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties 1995/96 marketing year) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
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 the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and by Regulation (EC) No 1863/95 (2), and in particular Article 10 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1502/95 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1817/95 (4), mentions in Article 2 (5) the conditions imposed to the importer in order to benefit from a reduction of ECU 8 per tonne concerning the import of certain cereals;
Whereas a check revealed that the English published version does not correspond to the measures presented for the opinion of the Management Committee; whereas, therefore, Article 2 (5) of Regulation (EC) No 1502/95 must be corrected in the English version,
1. Article 2 (5), first subparagraph of Regulation (EC) No 1502/95 is hereby replaced by the following:
'5. Import duties shall be reduced at a flat rate of ECU 8 per tonne on:
- standard high quality common wheat,
- malting barley,
- flint maize;
provided the importer shows that a quality premium on the normal product price could have been paid.`
2. Article 2 (5), second subparagraph, first line of Regulation (EC) No 1502/95 is hereby replaced by the following:
'The reduction is conditional on:`.
3. Article 2 (5) (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1502/95 is hereby replaced by the following:
'(c) the lodging by the importer, at the time of application for the import licence of a security of ECU 8 per tonne. This security shall be released on production of evidence of the specific final use warranting a quality premium over the normal product price. It must be shown to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member State of importation that all the cereals imported have been processed into the product specified in the declaration indicated at (a) within the time limit indicated at (b). If processing is carried out in a Member State other than that of importation evidence of processing shall be provided by means of the T5 control copy.`
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 July 1995 to 30 June 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/51
COUNCIL DECISION,
taken by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission,
of 4 December 2009
adopting the list of the other persons whom the Council proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission
(2009/903/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 17(3) and (4) and the second subparagraph of Article 17(7) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Whereas:
(1) As a result of circumstances connected with the process of ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon, the Commission appointed on 22 November 2004 remained in office after 31 October 2009, pending completion of the process of appointment of the new Commission, in accordance with the provisions of the Treaty on European Union, as amended by the Treaty of Lisbon.
(2) A new Commission, consisting of one national of each Member State, including its President and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, must be appointed until 31 October 2014.
(3) The European Council nominated Mr José Manuel DURÃO BARROSO as the person put forward to the European Parliament as President of the Commission, and the European Parliament elected the proposed candidate.
(4) In accordance with Article 18(1) of the Treaty on European Union, the European Council appoints the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy with the agreement of the President of the Commission.
(5) The Council must adopt by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission the list of the other persons whom it proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission until 31 October 2014.
(6) In accordance with Article 17(7), third subparagraph, of the Treaty on European Union, the President, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the other Members of the Commission will be subject as a body to a vote of consent by the European Parliament,
By common accord with Mr José Manuel DURÃO BARROSO, President-elect of the Commission, the Council proposes the following persons for appointment as Members of the Commission until 31 October 2014:
Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA AMANN
Mr László ANDOR
Mr Michel BARNIER
Mr Dacian CIOLOȘ
Mr John DALLI
Ms Maria DAMANAKI
Mr Karel DE GUCHT
Mr Štefan FÜLE
Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN
Mr Johannes HAHN
Ms Connie HEDEGAARD
Ms Rumiana JELEVA
Mr Siim KALLAS
Ms Neelie KROES
Mr Janusz LEWANDOWSKI
Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM
Mr Günther H. OETTINGER
Mr Andris PIEBALGS
Mr Janez POTOČNIK
Ms Viviane REDING
Mr Olli REHN
Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ
Mr Algirdas Gediminas ŠEMETA
Mr Antonio TAJANI
Ms Androulla VASSILIOU
This Decision shall be forwarded to the European Parliament.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2096/2002
of 27 November 2002
opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, the Community has undertaken to import a certain quantity of maize into Spain.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(4), lays down the rules governing the administration of those special arrangements. This Regulation lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender, in particular those relating to the lodging and release of the security to be lodged by operators to ensure compliance with their obligations and, in particular, the obligation to process or use the imported product on the Spanish market.
(3) In the light of current market needs in Spain, an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imports of maize should be opened in the framework of these special arrangements for imports.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
1. An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduction in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on maize to be imported into Spain.
2. The invitation to tender shall be open until 19 December 2002. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of invitation to tender.
3. Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation.
Import licences issued under these invitations to tender shall be valid 50 days from the date they are issued within the meaning of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 24 January 1994 on the conclusion of a Protocol on financial and technical cooperation between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab Republic (94/67/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 238, in conjunction with Article 228 (3) second subparagraph thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the Protocol on financial and technical cooperation between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab Republic should be approved,
The Protocol on financial and technical cooperation between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab Republic is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 22 (1) of the Protocol (3).
This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
29.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 285/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1062/2008
of 28 October 2008
implementing Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies, as regards seasonal adjustment procedures and quality reports
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2008 concerning quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies (1), and in particular Article 3(3) and 6(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 established a common framework for the systematic production of quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies.
(2) Seasonal adjustment is an essential part of the compilation of short-term statistics. Adjusted series facilitate the comparison and interpretation of results over time. The transmission of adjusted series increases the coherence between data disseminated nationally and at international level.
(3) For the purposes of applying the quality dimensions laid down in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 453/2008, the modalities, the structure and the periodicity of the quality reports to be provided by Member States should be defined.
(4) The European Central Bank has been consulted.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
Seasonal adjustment procedures
For the purpose of applying Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 453/2008, the transmission of seasonally adjusted data shall start at the latest when time series with 16 observed periods at least are available at the aggregation level of NACE Rev. 2 specified in Annex 1. The number of periods shall be counted starting from the first non-seasonally adjusted data required according to Regulation (EC) No 453/2008.
Quality reports
1.   The modalities and the structure of the quality reports provided for by Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 453/2008 shall be as set out in Annex 2.
2.   The quality reports shall be transmitted to the Commission by 31 August each year at the latest and shall relate to the previous calendar year. The first quality report shall be transmitted by 31 August 2011 at the latest.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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.
20.4.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 110/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 362/2013
of 19 April 2013
on the issue of import licences and the allocation of import rights for applications lodged during the first seven days of April 2013 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for poultrymeat
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 Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 (3) opened tariff quotas for imports of poultrymeat products originating in Brazil, Thailand and other third countries.
(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of April 2013 in respect of Groups Nos 1, 2, 4A, 6A, 7 and 8 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September of Groups Nos 3, 4B and 6B for the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 relate, for some quotas, to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested.
(3) The applications for import rights lodged during the first seven days of April 2013 in respect of Group No 5A for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September relate to quantities exceeding those available. The extent to which import rights may be allocated should therefore be determined by establishing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested,
1.   The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2013 in respect of Groups Nos 1, 2, 4A, 6A, 7 and 8, and for the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 in respect of Groups Nos 3, 4B and 6B, shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex hereto.
2.   The quantities for which import rights applications have been lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 616/2007 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2013 in respect of Group No 5A, shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 April 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 16 May 1990
on the quantities of sheepmeat and goatmeat that may be impoted in 1990 into certain sensitive marketing zones from certain non-member countries
(90/259/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2641/80 of 14 October 1980 derogating from certain import rules laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3939/87 (3), and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof,
Whereas certain non-member countries which have concluded voluntary restraint agreements with the European Economic Community have undertaken to limit their exports of sheepmeat and goatmeat to sensitive marketing zones to the traditional quantities or the quantities towards which the traditional trade flows have tended; whereas, under the provisions of the third indent of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2641/80, the issue of import licences of the products in question is to be suspended when agreed import quantities into these zones are exceeded; whereas the quantities that may be imported into these zones for 1990 should therefore be specified and importers should be informed of the time which licences will no longer be granted;
Whereas quantities have already been agreed, by Exchange of Letter, with Austria (4), Iceland (4), Czechoslovakia (4), Yugoslavia (4), Romania (5), the German Democratic Republic (6) and New Zealand (7);
Whereas for Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland the quantities must be fixed each year in the framework of consultation;
Whereas Australia, Argentina and Uruguay have undertaken to limit exports to the French and Irish markets;
Whereas the measures provided for by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
The competent French authorities shall issue, up to the quantities listed in Annex I hereto, import licences for 1990 for sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 90, 0104 20 90 and 0204, imported from the non-member countries listed in Annex I into France.
The competent Irish authorities shall issue, up to the quantities given in Annex II hereto, import licences for 1990 for sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 90, 0104 20 90 and 0204, imported from the non-member countries in Annex II into Ireland.
The licences referred to in this Decision shall be issued only in France and Ireland, respectively.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.