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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 710/1999
of 31 March 1999
prohibiting fishing for saithe by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2478/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 51/1999 of 18 December 1998 allocating, for 1999, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen(3) lays down the saithe quotas for 1999;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions I, IIa and IIb (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have reached the quota allocated for 1999; whereas France has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 8 March 1999; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions I, IIa and IIb (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1999.
Fishing for saithe in the waters of ICES divisions I, IIa and IIb (Norwegian waters north of 62° N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of fish from this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 8 March 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.11.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 331/19
COUNCIL DECISION
of 28 November 2006
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditor of Banka Slovenije
(2006/852/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,
Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2006/14 of the European Central Bank of 9 October 2006 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Banka Slovenije (1),
Whereas:
(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.
(2) Pursuant to Article 1 of Council Decision 2006/495/EC of 11 July 2006 in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Slovenia of the single currency on 1 January 2007 (2), Slovenia now fulfils the necessary conditions for the adoption of the euro and the derogation in favour of Slovenia referred to in Article 4 of the 2003 Act of Accession (3) should be abrogated with effect from 1 January 2007.
(3) Following the abrogation of the derogation for Slovenia, the Governing Council of the ECB recommended that the Council approve Deloitte & Touche revizija d.o.o. as external auditors for the Banka Slovenije for the financial years 2007 and 2008, starting from the financial year 2007.
(4) It is appropriate to follow the Recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Decision 1999/70/EC (4) accordingly,
The following paragraph shall be added to Article 1 of Decision 1999/70/EC:
‘13.   Deloitte & Touche revizija d.o.o. is hereby approved as the external auditors of the Banka Slovenije for the financial years 2007 and 2008.’
This Decision shall be notified to the ECB.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
19.8.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 227/38
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1251/2006
of 18 August 2006
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1002/2006 for the 2006/2007 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to 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), and in particular of the Article 36,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2006/2007 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1002/2006 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1236/2006 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1002/2006 for the 2006/2007 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 August 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.9.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 255/35
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1133/2007
of 28 September 2007
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
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 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (3) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1595/2002
of 6 September 2002
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001(4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market price in that Member State is below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention price.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1521/2002 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States(5) establishes the most recent list of Member States in which intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated by Germany under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 1521/2002 should be repealed,
Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Denmark, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Austria and Sweden.
Regulation (EC) No 1521/2002 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 September 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
25.6.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 224/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1166/2004
of 24 June 2004
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed in the Annex to that Regulation. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75.
(2) In accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.
(3) Article 11 of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded under the Uruguay Round lays down that the export refund for a product contained in goods may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(4) It is necessary to ensure continuity of strict management taking account of expenditure forecasts and funds available in the budget.
(5) The Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, exported in the form of goods listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, are fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 June 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 298/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1601/2006
of 26 October 2006
on the issue of rice import licences for applications lodged in the first 10 working days of October 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 327/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Examination of the quantities for which import licence applications for rice have been submitted for the October 2006 tranche shows that licences should be issued for the quantities applied for multiplied, where appropriate, by a reduction percentage, and the final percentage take-up of each quota in 2006 should be communicated,
1.   Import licence applications for the tariff quotas for rice opened by Regulation (EC) No 327/98, submitted in the first 10 working days of October 2006 and notified to the Commission, shall be subject to percentage reduction coefficients as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2.   The final use of the quotas concerned for 2006, in percentage terms, is set out in the annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 October 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3083/91  of 21 October 1991  amending the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain areas of 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 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4056/89 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of 30 December 1986 establishing the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall permitted to use beam trawls within certain areas of the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)  No 3082/91 (4), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas the German authorities have requested replacement in the list annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 of one vessel that no longer meets the requirements laid down in Article 1 (2) of that Regulation; whereas the national authorities have provided  all the information in support of the request required pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 55/87; whereas scrutiny of this information shows that the requirements of the Regulation are met; whereas the vessel in question should be replaced in  the list;
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 55/87 is amended as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
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.
1.9.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 228/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 794/2009
of 31 August 2009
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 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), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2008/2009 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 750/2009 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 945/2008 for the 2008/2009, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 868/95 of 20 April 1995  amending Regulation (EEC) No 2780/92 on the conditions for the grant of compensatory payments under  the support system for producers of certain arable crops
THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system  for producers of certain agricultural crops  (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of  Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 defines the land eligible for compensatory  payments; whereas in order to take account of certain specific situations where its provisions  could have effects which are unduly restrictive, the said Article allows certain derogations by the  Member States in accordance with their individual situations; whereas the application of the  derogations contained in the fourth paragraph of that Article must not undermine the effectiveness  of the arrangements laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 and in particular must not give rise  to an increase in the total eligible area; whereas those derogations should be restricted to those  cases where a producer is obliged to exchange ineligible land for eligible land within his holding;  whereas to prevent the exchange of land beyond what is strictly necessary, Member States shall be  required to give prior approval to all such exchanges;
Whereas it is necessary to amend Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2780/92  (2), as last amended by  Regulation (EC) No 2246/94  (3) accordingly;
Whereas the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder has not  delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2780/92 is replaced by the  following:
'4.  The cases referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 are  those in which a producer is obliged to exchange ineligible land for eligible land within his  holding for agronomic, phytosanitary or environmental reasons. In no cases may the exchange give  rise to an increase in the total area of eligible arable land on the holding. Member States shall  provide for a system of prior notification and approval of such exchanges.
Member States shall submit to the Commission, by 31  March each year at the latest, a plan  comprising a list of the criteria according to which exchanges were approved, and evidence that the  total area of eligible land has not increased as a result of those exchanges. However, for the  1995/96 marketing year, Member States shall submit their plans by 30 June 1995.`
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.
14.12.1991 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 345/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3579/91
of 25 November 1991
on the application of Decision No 3/91 of the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council amending, as a consequence of the introduction of the harmonized system, Protocol 2 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (1) was signed on 18 January 1977;
Whereas, by virtue of Article 25 of Protocol 2 concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the above Agreement, the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council has adopted Decision No 3/91 amending Protocol 2;
Whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community,
Decision No 3/91 of the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council shall apply in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1992.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.