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COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2590/85
of 13 September 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1350/72 on rules for granting aid to hop producers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (1); as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 13 (4) thereof,
Whereas, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1350/72 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 208/77 (3), lays down the procedure to be followed in granting aid to hop producers and notifying the Commission of the measures taken by Member States to implement the aid system;
Whereas aid may be granted in certain circumstances directly to recognized groups of producers and unions thereof; whereas it seems appropriate in such cases that the Commission be informed about the way the aid has been administered, particularly as regards its allocation to individual producers in proportion to area cultivated and the use of the aid for schemes designed to attain certain objectives of recognized producer groups;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1350/72 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 4
1. Each Member State shall inform the Commission of the names and addresses of the bodies designated in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 13 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 and the measures which it has taken to apply the system of aid to hop producers.
2. Each Member State shall forward to the Commission each year, in respect of the recognized producer groups and unions thereof based in its territory, all relevant information concerning the terms on which such groups and unions thereof have administered the aid granted to them and, as appropriate, the precise nature of the measures implemented by them as referred to in Article 7 (1) (e) of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71. This information shall be provided no later than 31 March of the year following that in which the aid was fixed.'
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 2384/2002
of 30 December 2002
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2837/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 with regard to the maintenance of olive groves in traditional olive-growing areas
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 442/2002(2), and in particular Article 11(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2837/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2813/94(4), lays down the conditions for the grant of the flat-rate aid per hectare for the maintenance of olive groves in traditional olive growing-areas of the smaller Aegean islands.
(2) There are grounds for adding to the eligibility criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2837/93 a condition corresponding to Article 24(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98 of 30 October 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil for the 1998/99, 1999/2000, 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03 and 2003/04 marketing years(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1249/2002(6), which establishes the minimum size of the olive-growing parcel that can qualify for the aid for the production of olive oil.
(3) Regulation (EEC) No 2837/93 must therefore be amended.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
The following point is added to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2837/93:
"(e) that are of a minimum size as established by the second subparagraph of Article 24(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2366/98(7)."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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 DECISION of 2 February 1995 on the recognition of the producer group for hops in northern France (Only the French text is authentic) (95/17/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1351/72 of 28 June 1972 on the recognition of producer groups for hops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3858/87 (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (2) of that Regulation lays down that a Member State may be authorized, upon application, to recognize a group whose registered areas comprise less than 60 hectares if the area is located in a recognized production region covering less than 100 hectares; whereas such an application has been submitted by the French authorities for the Société Coopérative Houblonnière du Nord, known as Coophounord;
Whereas these producers, who number 16, also fulfil all the other conditions required by Regulation (EEC) No 1351/72 to be recognized as a producer group;
Whereas, to avoid creating a situation whereby these producers might be handicapped compared to the other Community producers, the application should be accepted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the Management Committee for Hops,
France is hereby authorized to recognize the Coophounord producer group pursuant to Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1351/72.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 521/2003
of 21 March 2003
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 359/2003(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 378/2003 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 Sweden 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 378/2003 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 Belgium, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg and Finland.
Regulation (EC) No 378/2003 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
13.4.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 103/15
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 312/2012
of 9 January 2012
amending Council Regulation (EU) No 973/2010 temporarily suspending autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain industrial products into the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 973/2010 of 25 October 2010 temporarily suspending the autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain industrial products into the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 973/2010 temporarily suspended customs duties on the imports of certain industrial products into the Azores and Madeira. The goods for agricultural, commercial or industrial use to which the suspension applies are set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 973/2010. The raw materials, parts and components used for agricultural purposes, industrial transformation or maintenance for which the suspension applies are set out in Annex II to that Regulation. Those goods are listed in the Annexes using the codes of the Combined Nomenclature applicable for 2009 as set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1031/2008 (2).
(2) The Combined Nomenclature has been replaced by Commission Regulation (EU) No 861/2010 of 5 October 2010 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3) and by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1006/2011 of 27 September 2011 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (4). As a consequence of those amendments, certain technical adaptations to the CN codes listed in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EU) No 973/2010 should be made.
(3) Regulation (EU) No 973/2010 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) As certain amendments to the CN codes apply from 1 January 2011, the corresponding amendments to Regulation (EU) No 973/2010 should apply from that date,
Regulation (EU) No 973/2010 is amended as follows:
(1) Annex I is amended as follows:
(a) the CN codes listed in column 1 are replaced by the CN codes listed in column 2;
1 2
CN codes CN codes
7612 90 98 7612 90 90
8442 50 23 8442 50 20
8442 50 29 8442 50 20
8451 21 90 8451 21 00
8465 99 90 8465 99 00
8504 32 80 8504 32 00
8515 80 91 8515 80 90
9017 30 10 9017 30 00
(b) the CN codes listed in column 1 are replaced by the CN codes listed in column 2;
1 2
CN codes CN codes
7321 81 90 7321 81 00
7323 93 90 7323 93 00
7326 20 80 7326 20 00
9008 10 00 9008 50 00
(2) in Annex II CN code 7323 99 99 is replaced by CN code 7323 99 00.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
However, Article 1(1)(a) shall apply from 1 January 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 20 March 1991  on applications for reimbursement of aid granted by Member States to organizations of nut and/or locust bean producers  (91/229/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3920/90 (2), and in particular Article 14 g thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 789/89 (3) supplemented the aid arrangements for fruit and vegetable producer organizations by introducing an additional flat-rate aid, as an incentive to formation, to producers' organizations with economic activity  centred on the production and marketing of nuts and/or locust beans;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 790/89 (4) set the amount of the additional flat-rate aid provided for in Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 for formation of producers' organizations;
Whereas applications for reimbursement of additional flat-rate aid granted by Member States to organizations of producers of nuts and/or locust beans in order to cover additional costs of their formation must include certain information permitting  verification of conformity of the expenditure with the requirements of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, in particular Article 14 (b) thereof;
Whereas to permit effective monitoring of applications for reimbursement Member States must keep available for the Commission, for three years following the final reimbursement, all supporting documents on the basis of which aid was granted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
  Article 1
1. Applications for reimbursement of expenditure under Article 14 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 must be presented as indicated in the Annex to this Decision.
2. Member States shall transmit to the Commission with their first application for reimbursement the texts of national implementing and control provisions and administrative instructions, and also forms or any other document relating to administration  of the measure.  Article 2
Member States shall keep available for the Commission, for three years from the date of the final reimbursement, all documents, or certified copies thereof in their possession, on the basis of which aid as provided for in Article 14 (b) of  Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 was granted, and also the complete file for each recipient.  Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
3.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 31/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 187/2006
of 2 February 2006
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 18th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1) and in particular the second indent of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 of 15 July 2005 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (2), for the 2005/2006 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar to certain third countries.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 18th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1138/2005 the maximum amount of the export refund shall be 31,712 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1951/2002
of 31 October 2002
prohibiting fishing for hake by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 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:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1811/2002(4), lays down quotas for hake for 2002.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of hake in the waters of ICES division VIIIa, b, d, e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock from 18 October 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of hake in the waters of ICES division VIIIa, b, d, e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 2002.
Fishing for hake in the waters of ICES division VIIIa, b, d, e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application 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 from 18 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
26.1.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 26/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 70/2013
of 23 January 2013
concerning the classification of certain goods 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) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 9 December 1985
approving a programme for the flower and ornamental plant sector in the Land North Rhine-Westphalia pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the German text is authentic)
(85/546/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1247/85 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof;
Whereas the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany forwarded its programme for the flower and ornamental plant sector in North Rhine-Westphalia on 11 June 1985;
Whereas the said programme relates to the creation, extension and rationalization of facilities for the collection, sorting, processing, storing, packaging, sale and transportation of flowers and ornamental plants with the aim of creating marketing conditions which assure growers a long term, secure market for their products; whereas it constitutes therefore a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the programme contains the details required under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, showing that the objectives laid down in Article 1 of the said Regulation can be achieved in respect of the flower and ornamental plant sector in North Rhine-Westphalia; whereas the schedule for implementation of the programme does not exceed the time limit laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The programme for the flower and ornamental plant sector in the Land North Rhine-Westphalia forwarded by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 on 11 June 1985 is hereby approved.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.