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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 893/88  of 29 March 1988  fixing, for the 1987/88 marketing year, the percentage of the production aid for olive oil to be withheld pursuant to Article 20d (1) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3994/87 (2), and in particular Article 20d (1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Whereas, pursuant to Article 20d (1) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, the percentage of production aid with may be withheld for recognized olive-oil producer's organizations or associations thereof should be fixed so that the amount withheld may contribute  towards financing expenditure on activities under Articles 5 (3) and 20c of that Regulation;
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1916/87 of 2 July 1987 fixing the production target price, the production aid and the intervention price for olive oil for the 1987/88 marketing year, as well as the maximum quantity referred to in  Article 5 (1) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC (4) postponed fixing that percentage pending a review of tasks which are to be entrusted to recognized olive-oil producer's organizations or associations thereof;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 892/88 of 29 March 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2261/64 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive-oil producer organizations (5) provides in particular  for the monitoring tasks entrusted to the said organizations or associations to be made less onerous; whereas, in view of the foreseeable expenditure in the 1987/88 marketing year, the percentage in question should accordingly be fixed at the level  indicated in this Regulation,
For the 1987/88 marketing year, the percentage of the production aid which may be withheld pursuant to Article 20d (1) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC for olive-oil producers' organizations and associations thereof, recognized pursuant to the  said Regulation, is hereby fixed at 1,9 %.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 November 1987.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2713/2000
of 12 December 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2410/2000(4), provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules on the surveillance of preferential imports laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1602/2000(6).
(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture(7) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 1997, 1998 and 1999, the trigger levels for additional duties on oranges should be amended.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
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.
22.5.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 126/24
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 May 2010
on the European Capital of Culture event for the year 2014
(2010/294/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Decision No 1622/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2007 to 2019 (1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Selection Panel reports of September 2009 regarding the selection process of the European Capitals of Culture in Sweden and Latvia respectively and the positive opinion issued by the European Parliament,
Considering that the criteria referred to in Article 4 of Decision No 1622/2006/EC are entirely fulfilled,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission of the 23 April 2010,
Umeå (Sweden) and Riga (Latvia) are designated as ‘European Capital of Culture 2014’.
COMMISSION DECISION of 8 March 1996 amending for the second time Decision 93/74/EEC concerning the status of Denmark with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (Text with EEA relevance) (96/218/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1), as last amended by Directive 95/22/EC (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Denmark, by Commission Decision 93/74/EEC (3), is recognized as an approved continental and coastal zone for fish with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and, partly, as an approved continental and coastal zone with regard to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS);
Whereas Denmark, by letter dated 22 May 1995, has submitted to the Commission the appropriate justifications for extending the approved zone with regard to VHS;
Whereas, after scrutiny, these justifications allow extension of the approved zone as far as VHS is concerned to include the Ørum Å catchment area;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In the Annex to Decision 93/74/EEC, 'Ørum Å` is added to the first column.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 12 December 1991  on the small-scale fisheries zonal plan (1991 to 1992) submitted by Ireland in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86  (Only the English text is authentic)  (92/26/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3944/90 (2), and in particular Article 4  (4) thereof,
Whereas the Irish Government submitted to the Commission, on 31 May 1991, a small-scale fisheries zonal plan, hereinafter referred to as the 'plan'; whereas it has since submitted additional information on this plan;
Whereas it is necessary to examine whether the plan fulfils the conditions laid down in Article 2 (5) and (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 and can constitute a framework for Community and national financial measures in the small-scale fisheries  sector;
Whereas, particularly in view of respecting a reduction in the overall capacity of the fishing fleet provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86, it is necessary to limit Community aid to final cessation of vessels and the modernization of the small  fleet, while meeting the needs of the sector for small-scale fisheries as set out in the plan presented to the Commission with Community participation for part of the necessary finances;
Whereas the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The small-scale fisheries zonal plan (1991 to 1992) submitted by Ireland on 31 May 1991 and supplemented by it at a later date is hereby approved subject to the limits and conditions laid down in this Decision.
For guidance, Community aid for 1991 is divided as follows:
(in ecus)
1. Modernization  22 500
For the submission and examination of applications for Community aid for measures concerning modernization included in the indicative financing plan referred to in Article 2, the corresponding provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No  894/87 (3) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1116/88 (4) and Decision No 88/163/EEC (5) shall apply.
Modernization measures provided for in the zonal plan must not result in an increase in the fishing capacity of the fleet (grt or kW).
By 31 July 1993 at the latest, Ireland shall provide the Commission with information on the number, tonnage and power of the vessels entering and leaving service during the period covered by the plan for each category of vessels defined in  the zonal plan.
This Decision is addressed to Ireland.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 18 July 1989 amending, with a view to fixing certain maximum authorized dimensions for articulated vehicles, Directive 85/3/EEC on the weights, dimensions and certain other technical characteristics of certain road vehicles  (89/461/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas, in order to make combined vehicles more productive, manufacturers are proposing a maximum usable volume within the constraints imposed by Directive 85/3/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 89/460/EEC (5);
Whereas this increase in the usable volume involves a reduction in the space reserved for the driver and in the space between the tractive unit and the semi-trailer by means of special coupling devices;
Whereas there is a consequent deterioration in the comfort and safety of the driver's working area;
Whereas the current standards should be improved so as to lead to a better balance between the rational and economic use of commercial road vehicles and the requirements of road safety by making tractive units for semi-trailers more interchangeable  while ensuring that drivers have enough room,
Council Directive 85/3/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1.  The following Article is inserted:
´Article 4a
Articulated vehicles put into circulation before 1 January 1991 which do not comply with the new specifications contained in points 1.6 and 4.4 of Annex I shall be
deemed to comply with such specifications for the purposes of Article 3 (1) if they do not exceed the total length of 15,50 metres.'
2.  Point 1.1 of Annex I is replaced by the following:
´1.1  Maximum length
- motor vehicle12,00 metres'.
- trailer12,00 metres'.
- articulated vehicle16,50 metres'.
- road train18,00 metres'.
- articulated bus18,00 metres'.
3.  The following point is inserted in Annex I:
´1.6.  Maximum distance betwen the axis of the fifth-wheel king pin and the rear of a semi-trailer12,00 metres'.
4.  The following point is inserted in Annex I:
´4.4.  Semi-trailers:
The distance measured horizontally between the axis of the fifth-wheel king pin and any point at the front of the semi-trailer must not exceed 2,04 metres'.
After consulting the Commission, the Member States shall adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 1 January 1991.
Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
4.9.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 234/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 785/2010
of 3 September 2010
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 Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 September 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
18.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 336/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1248/2009
of 17 December 2009
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 676/2009
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 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries was opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 676/2009 (2).
(2) Under Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 of 18 December 2008 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) the Commission, in accordance the procedure laid down in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, may decide to fix a maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 must be taken into account.
(3) A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(4) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
For tenders lodged from 4 December to 17 December 2009 under the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 676/2009, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 16,60 EUR/t for a total maximum quantity of 91 450 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 December 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 281/2003
of 14 February 2003
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 113th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 113th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 February 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
11.5.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 124/29
COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 May 2006
amending Decision 2005/380/EC establishing a group of non-governmental experts on corporate governance and company law
(2006/336/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Decision 2005/380/EC of 28 April 2005 establishing a group of non-governmental experts on corporate governance and company law (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,
Whereas:
A member of the group has resigned during his period of appointment. Therefore, the Commission should appoint a new member of the group,
Mr. Lajos Váradi is appointed member of the group of non-governmental experts on corporate governance and company law, as a replacement for Mr. Józef Okolski.
This Decision shall apply until 27 April 2008.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2696/80 of 22 October 1980 fixing the date on which the system of certificates of origin provided for under the International Coffee Agreement 1976 when quotas are in effect, shall become applicable in the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2436/79 of 9 October 1979 on the application of the system of certificates of origin provided for under the International Coffee Agreement 1976 when quotas are in effect (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 37/80 (2) lays down measures applying the system of certificates of origin provided for under the International Coffee Agreement 1976 when quotas are in effect;
Whereas, at its 34th meeting, the Council of the International Coffee Organization decided that the system of certificates of origin should enter into force on 1 November 1980;
Whereas the provisions of the two Regulations mentioned above should become applicable as from the same date,
For the purposes of implementing the International Coffee Agreement 1976, the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2436/79 and of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 37/80 shall be applicable with effect from 1 November 1980.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1980.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (ECSC, EC, EURATOM) No 2403/94 of 29 September 1994 adjusting the weightings applicaple to the remuneration of officials posted in third countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials and the conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EC) No 3608/93  (2), and in particular Article 13 of Annex X thereto,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, to take account of changes in the cost of living in third countries, weightings applicable to the portion of remuneration payable in the currency of the country of employment to officials posted in such countries must be determined with effect  from 1 January 1993,
With effect from 1 January 1993, the weightings applicable to remuneration payable in the currency of the country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the payment of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the budget of the European Communities during the month preceding the date on which this Regulation takes effect.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  DECISION
of 22 March 1984
amending Decision 80/817/EEC on the equivalence of field inspections carried out in third countries on seed-producing crops
(84/184/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed (1), as last amended by Directive 78/692/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 (1) (a) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (3), as last amended by Directive 83/116/EEC (4), and in particular Article 16 (1) (a) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (5), as last amended by Directive 81/561/EEC (6), and in particular Article 16 (1) (a) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed oil and fibre plants (7), as last amended by Directive 83/116/EEC, and in particular Article 15 (1) (a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, in Decision 80/817/EEC (8), as amended by Decision 82/601/EEC (9), the Council declared that field inspections carried out in 23 third countries on seed-producing crops of certain species satisfy the conditions laid down in the said Directives;
Whereas this declaration of equivalence is valid only until 30 June 1983; whereas work concerning its renewal, in particular a study of the current situation in each beneficiary country and experiments on the subject, is under way;
Whereas, pending the outcome of this work, the validity of that declaration of equivalence should be extended for an adequate period,
In Article 3 of Decision 80/817/EEC '30 June 1983' is hereby replaced by '31 December 1984'.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.