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16.9.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 274/6
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 974/2014
of 11 September 2014
laying down the refractometry method of measuring dry soluble residue in products processed from fruit and vegetables for the purposes of their classification in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a nomenclature of goods, hereinafter referred to as the ‘Combined Nomenclature’ or ‘CN’, which is set out in Annex I to that Regulation.
(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 558/93 (2) established the refractometry method to be used for measuring the content of sugar in products processed from fruit and vegetables for the purposes of Additional note 1 to Chapter 8 of the CN and Additional notes 2 and 6 to Chapter 20 of the CN.
(3) Regulation (EEC) No 558/93 was removed from the active acquis by the Commission in its Communication 2009/C 30/04 (3).
(4) Although Regulation (EEC) No 558/93 was removed from the active acquis, a refractometry method is still necessary for the customs laboratories in the Member States as an important and irreplaceable tool to determine the content of various sugars expressed as sucrose of products of Chapters 8 and 20 of the CN.
(5) In order to ensure that customs authorities apply a uniform approach for the purposes of customs classification, it is necessary to establish a method for measuring the content of dry soluble residue in products processed from fruit and vegetables.
(6) For this purpose it is appropriate to use a refractometry method inspired by the method laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 558/93 and taking into account the experience acquired from technological advance in laboratory techniques and accumulated scientific expertise.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The method of measuring dry soluble residue in products processed from fruit and vegetables to be used for determining the content of sugar expressed as sucrose in products of Chapters 8 and 20 of the Combined Nomenclature for the purposes of their classification in the Combined Nomenclature is set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
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.
13.7.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 201/2
COUNCIL DECISION
of 26 June 2013
adopting the Council's position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2013
2013/C 201/03
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1), and in particular Article 41 thereof,
Whereas:
— the Union's budget for the financial year 2013 was definitively adopted on 12 December 2012 (2),
— on 18 March 2013, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 1 to the general budget for the financial year 2013,
The Council's position on draft amending budget No 1 of the European Union for the financial year 2013 was adopted on 26 June 2013.
The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council's website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 19 November 1973  amending certain Directives following the enlargement of the Community  (73/358/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42, 43, 100 and 209, thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament;
Whereas following the enlargement of the Community the number of votes required for adoption of the opinions of the Committees referred to in certain Directives should be amended and the Directives concerning statistical surveys should be supplemented by determining the territorial divisions for the new Member States,
The figure "twelve" is replaced by "forty-one" in the following:    - Article 18 (2) of the Council Directive of 17 April 1972 (1) on the modernization of farms;
- Article 9 (2) of the Council Directive of 17 April 1972 (2) concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement;
- Article 11 (2) of the Council Directive of 17 April 1972 (3) concerning the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture;
- Article 7 (2) of the Council Directive of 31 July 1972 (4) on the statistical surveys to be made by Member States on milk and milk products;
- Article 9 (3) of the Council Directive of 12 December 1972 (5) on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat;
- Article 29 (3) and Article 30 (3) of the Council Directive of 12 December 1972 (6) on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries.
The following are added to the Annex to the Council Directive of 26 July 1971 (7) concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine the production potential of plantations of certain types of fruit trees:
(a) "Denmark : forms a single area;
Ireland : forms a single area;
United Kingdom (1):    1. South Eastern Region,
2. Eastern Region,
3. West Midland Region,
4. South Western Region,
5. Other Regions";  (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 9. (3)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 15. (4)OJ No L 179, 7.8.1972, p. 2. (5)OJ No L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 24. (6)OJ No L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. (7)OJ No L 179, 9.7.1971, p. 21.
(b) a footnote:
"(1) These regions correspond to the areas used for statistical surveys by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food."
(a) The list of territorial divisions in subparagraph (a) of Article 4 (3) of the Council Directive of 31 July 1972 on the statistical surveys to be made by Member States on milk and milk products shall be completed as follows:
"Denmark : -
Ireland : -
United Kingdom : Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, English agricultural regions";
(b) The United Kingdom is hereby authorized, when making returns for 1973, to give estimates for the English agricultural regions.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
1.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 179/34
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1000/2006
of 30 June 2006
fixing the maximum buying-in price for butter for the 2nd individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 796/2006
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), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 16(2) of 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 (2), a notice of invitation to tender was published in the Official Journal of the European Union for the purpose of the buying-in of butter by standing invitation to tender, as opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 796/2006 (3).
(2) In the light of the tenders received in response to individual invitations to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed or a decision is to be taken to make no award, in accordance with Article 17a of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999.
(3) In the light of the tenders received for the first individual invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price should be fixed.
(4) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For the 2nd individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 796/2006, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 27 June 2006, the maximum buying-in price for butter is fixed at 238,00 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No  1481/95 of 28 June 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2168/92 laying down detailed implementing  rules for the specific measures for the Canary Islands with regards to potatoes (forecast supply  balance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures  for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products  (1), as last amended by  Regulation (EC) No 3290/94  (2), and in particular Article 3 (4) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, Commission Regulation (EEC)  No 2168/92  (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3099/94  (4), sets the quantity in the  forecast supply balance for the supply of seed potatoes to the Canary Islands for the 1994/95  marketing year; whereas the forecast supply balance for the supply of seed potatoes to the Canary  Islands for the 1995/96 marketing year should be established; whereas that supply balance must be  established on the basis of the requirements of the Canary Islands and taking traditional trade  patterns into account;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, aid for the supply of seed  potatoes to the Canary Islands from the rest of the Community should be set for the 1995/96  marketing year at a level ensuring that seed potatoes are supplied under conditions which are  equivalent for the end user to those resulting from the exemption from customs duties on imports of  seed potatoes originating in third countries; whereas the aid must be set taking account in  particular of the costs of supplying the products from the world market;
Whereas the measures provided for the Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Seeds,
Regulation (EEC) No 2168/92 is hereby amended as follows:
1.  Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'Article 1 For the purposes of Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 the quantity in the forecast  supply balance of seed potatoes covered by CN code 0701  10  00 qualifying for exemption from  customs duty on direct imports into the Canary Islands from third countries or for Community aid  shall be 12  000 tonnes for the period from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996.` 2.  Article 2 is replaced by the following:
'Article 2 Pursuant to Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 aid shall be granted for the supply of  seed potatoes to the Canary Islands from the Community market in accordance with the forecast  supply balance. The aid shall be ECU 4,226 per 100 kilograms.`
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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
23.6.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 160/9
COUNCIL DECISION
of 6 April 2009
concerning the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union
(2009/484/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 thereof, in conjunction with the second sentence of Article 300(2), first subparagraph, and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the 2005 Act of Accession, and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) The Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (hereafter referred to as the Additional Protocol), was signed on behalf of the Community and the Member States on 10 October 2007 in accordance with Council Decision 2008/74/EC of 9 October 2007 on the signing and provisional application of an Additional Protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (2).
(2) The Additional Protocol should be approved,
The Additional Protocol is hereby approved on behalf of the Community and its Member States.
The text of the Additional Protocol is attached to this Decision (3).
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to deposit on behalf of the European Community and its Member States the instrument of approval provided for in Article 6.2 of the Additional Protocol, in order to express the consent of the Community and its Member States to be bound.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3682/91  of 17 December 1991  amending Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 on the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and on the relevant methods of analysis
THE COMMISSION 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 establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1720/91 (2), and in particular Article 35a thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91 (3) defined the characteristics of olive oil and olive-residue oil and the relevant methods of analysis;
Whereas a specific period of time was required for implementing the method of evaluating the organoleptic characteristics of virgin oil, and in particular for establishing panels of selected tasters; whereas this period has in practice proved  insufficient to ensure uniform application of that method in all the Member States; whereas the period must therefore be extended in order to enable a final verification of the methods of evaluating the various panels of tasters;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
In Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2568/91, '1 January 1992' is replaced by '1 November 1992'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Comunities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
13.3.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 68/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 195/2009
of 12 March 2009
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 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 13 March 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2867/84
of 11 October 1984
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 on the sale of skimmed-milk powder from public storage
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1557/84 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2538/84 (4), provides that intervention agencies shall sell to any person wishing to purchase skimmed-milk powder placed in storage with them before 1 January 1984; whereas the situation on the market for skimmed-milk powder is at present one of shortage; whereas vitaminized skimmed-milk powder intended for use as food aid must be as fresh as possible; whereas it should therefore be stipualted that the limit referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76 does not apply to sales of skimmed-milk powder intended for use as food aid in the framework of the programmes decided by the national authorities;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The following sentence is hereby added to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2213/76:
'The latter condition shall not apply to sales of skimmed-milk powder intended for use as food aid in the framework of programmes decided or recognized by the national authorities.'
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.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 688/88
of 16 March 1988
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, falling within CN codes 8540 12 10, 8540 12 30 and 8540 30 00, originating in South Korea, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 of 17 November 1987 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1988 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 14 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, falling within CN codes 8540 12 10, 8540 12 30 and 8540 30 00, originating in South Korea, the individual ceiling was fixed at 1 million ECU; whereas, on 14 March 1988, imports of these products into the Community originating in South Korea reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against South Korea,
As from 20 March 1988, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3635/87 shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in South Korea:
1.2.3 //  //  //  // Order No  // CN code   // Description  //    //   //   // 10.1096   // 8540 12 10 8540 12 30 8540 30 00  // Cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes: - Black and white or other monochrome with a diagonal measurement of the screen not exceeding 52 cm - Other cathode-ray tubes
//  //  // Article 2
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 (EC) No 1791/2001
of 12 September 2001
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 993/2001(4), and in particular Article 173(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 September 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.