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Commission Regulation (EC) No 461/2002
of 14 March 2002
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except the United States of America and Canada was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001(5).
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 8 to 14 March 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
21.11.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 310/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1152/2008
of 20 November 2008
granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
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), and in particular Article 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the tendering period ending on 18 November 2008.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
For the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 18 November 2008 no export refund shall be granted for the products and destinations referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 November 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Decision 2003/642/JHA
of 22 July 2003
concerning the application to Gibraltar of the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union,
Having regard to the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union(1) ("the Convention on Corruption"),
Whereas:
(1) The Convention on Corruption was drawn up by Council Act of 26 May 1997.
(2) No provision was made in the Convention on Corruption regarding its application to Gibraltar.
(3) The Convention on Corruption, and several other Conventions drawn up on the same basis, were concluded under Title VI of the Treaty on European Union prior to 1 June 2000(2) and were not at the time extended to Gibraltar.
(4) The United Kingdom is responsible for the international relations of Gibraltar.
(5) It is desirable to have the Convention on Corruption applied to Gibraltar,
The Convention on Corruption is applicable to Gibraltar.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall enter into force on the date of its publication.
17.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 273/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 972/2009
of 16 October 2009
amending Regulation (EC) No 963/2009 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 October 2009
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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 16 October 2009 were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 963/2009 (3).
(2) As the average of the import duties calculated differs by more than EUR 5/tonne from that fixed, a corresponding adjustment must be made to the import duties fixed by Regulation (EC) No 963/2009.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 963/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 963/2009 are hereby replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 17 October 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 35/2
COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 January 2012
on the position to be taken by the European Union within the EU-Chile Special Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin relating to Annex III to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation
(2012/71/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Preferential rules of origin are essential for the correct functioning of the free trade agreements between the European Union and its trading partners, including Chile. The Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (1) (‘Association Agreement’), was signed on 18 November 2002.
(2) Annex III to the Association Agreement defines the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation. It entered into force on 1 February 2003.
(3) Explanatory Notes to Annex III — which provide customs authorities with clear guidelines on the practical application of that Annex — have been in force since 1 January 2004.
(4) The Association Agreement aims, inter alia, under Article 58 thereof, at eliminating customs duties on products originating in one Party and exported to the other Party, by referring to the rules of origin laid down in Annex III to that Agreement. That Annex refers, in Article 36(2) thereof, to the ‘customs territory of the Community’.
(5) The position to be taken by the Union within the EU-Chile Special Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin should be based on the attached draft Decision,
The position to be taken by the European Union within the EU-Chile Special Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin relating to Annex III to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, shall be based on the draft Decision of that EU-Chile Special Committee attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 353/2003
of 26 February 2003
fixing the production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001(2), and in particular Article 20a thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC provides for the granting of a production refund for olive oil used in the preserving industry. Under paragraph 6 of that Article, and without prejudice to paragraph 3 thereof, the Commission shall fix this refund every two months.
(2) By virtue of Article 20a(2) of the abovementioned Regulation, the production refund must be fixed on the basis of the gap between prices on the world market and on the Community market, taking account of the import charge applicable to olive oil falling within CN subheading 1509 90 00 and the factors used for fixing the export refunds for those olive oils during the reference period. It is appropriate to take as a reference period the two-month period preceding the beginning of the term of validity of the production refund.
(3) The application of the above criteria results in the refund being fixed as shown below,
For the months of March and April 2003, the amount of the production refund referred to in Article 20a(2) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC shall be EUR 44,00/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION  of 21 December 1978  amending Decision 71/143/EEC setting up machinery for medium-term financial assistance  (78/1041/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 103 and 108 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the European Council meeting in Brussels adopted, on 5 December 1978, a resolution setting out the arrangements for the establishment of the European monetary system ; whereas this system implies an increase in the commitment ceilings of the Member States within the medium-term financial assistance machinery ; whereas the European Council expressly laid down that the amount of this assistance should be raised to 11 000 million ECU effectively available;
Whereas the resolution of the European Council of 5 December 1978 states that the existing credit arrangements will be maintained for the initial phase of the European monetary system and will be consolidated into a single fund in the final phase ; whereas it is appropriate that the obligations of the Member States cover the whole transitional period of the system;
Whereas it is expedient to use the ECU in medium-term financial assistance as well as in short-term monetary support for denominating claims and obligations,
Council Decision 71/143/EEC of 22 March 1971 setting up machinery for medium-term financial assistance (1), as last amended by Decision 78/49/EEC (2), is hereby amended as follows:    1. Article 1 (2) shall read as follows:
"2. This obligation shall apply until 31 December 1980."
2. The first sentence of Article 3 (5) shall be replaced by the following:
"The claims and obligations arising from the implementation of mutual assistance shall be expressed in ECU as defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3180/78 (3)."
3. The first sentence of Article 5 (2) shall be replaced by the following:
"Where refinancing takes place from outside the system, the debtor State shall agree that its debt, originally denominated in ECU, shall be replaced by a debt denominated in the currency used for the refinancing."  (1)OJ No L 73, 27.3.1971, p. 15. (2)OJ No L 14, 18.1.1978, p. 14. (3)See page 1 of this Official Journal.
4. The Annex shall read:
"ANNEX
The ceilings for credits provided for in Article 1 (1) of this Decision shall be as follows: >PIC FILE= "T0012862">
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
The Member States shall complete any necessary internal procedures for the implementation of this Decision not later than 30 June 1979. In the meantime, Member States which still need national legislation shall make their extended medium-term quotas available by an interim financing.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2177/91  of 24 July 1991  re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 75 (order No 40.0750), originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation  (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), as modified by Regulation (EEC) No 3835/90 (2), and in  particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in  column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community  level;
Whereas, in respect of products of category 75 (order No 40.0750), originating in China, the relevant ceiling amounts to 2 000 pieces;
Whereas on 27 February 1991 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in China, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to China,
As from 28 July 1991 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products imported into the Community and originating in China:
Order No  Category
(unit)  CN code  Description           40.0750  75
(1 000 pieces)  6103 11 00
6103 12 00
6103 19 00
6103 21 00
6103 22 00
6103 23 00
6103 29 00  Men's or boys knitted or crocheted suits and ensembles, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres, excluding ski suits
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 321/96 of 22 February 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 as regards the reference qualities set out in Annex I thereto
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 of 30 June 1995 on the detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 with regard to import duties on rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2928/95 (2),
Whereas it is considered more appropriate, to reflect the real situation on the market, that for the calculation of reference prices account is taken from 1 January 1996 of the average cif price at Rotterdam of brown parboiled rice (1 Brown Parboiled 4/88) and of the price of non-parboiled rice (2 Brown 4/73); whereas, therefore, Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1573/95 should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measure provided for in this Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1573/95 is hereby 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.
It shall apply from 1 January 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
1.6.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 146/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 535/2011
of 31 May 2011
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 June 2011
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 (EU) No 642/2010 of 20 July 2010 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Article 136(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 1 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3) Pursuant to Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 642/2010, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 5 of that Regulation.
(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 June 2011 and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force,
From 1 June 2011, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 136(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1895/93 of 13 July 1993 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 Economic Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1577/81 of 12 June 1981 establishing a system of simplified procedures for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3334/90 (2), and in  particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1577/81 provides that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in the Annex;
Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in that same Regulation to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 1 (2) of that Regulation is that the 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 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1577/81 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 13 July 2001
recognising Slovakia and Slovenia as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman et Kotthoff) Davis et al.
(notified under document number C(2001) 1894)
(2001/575/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community [1], as last amended by Commission Directive 2001/33/EC [2], and in particular Annex III, Part A, point 12 thereof,
Having regard to the requests made by Slovakia and Slovenia,
Whereas:
(1) Under the provisions of Annex III, Part A, point 12 of Directive 2000/29/EC tubers of Solanum tuberosum L., other than seed potatoes and certain other potatoes specified in Annex III, Part A, points 10 and 11, originating in certain European non-member countries other than those recognised as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman et Kotthoff) Davis et al. may not be introduced into the Member States.
(2) It appears from official information supplied by Slovakia, and from information collected during missions carried out in this country in April 1998 and April 2000 by the Food and Veterinary Office, that the aforementioned harmful organism does not occur in that country, and that Slovakia has applied a control, inspection and testing procedure for the aforementioned harmful organism on imports of potatoes and domestic seed production.
(3) It appears from official information supplied by Slovenia in 1999, 2000 and 2001, and from information collected during a mission carried out in this country in June 1999 by the Food and Veterinary Office that the aforementioned harmful organism does not occur in that country, and that Slovenia has applied a control, inspection and testing procedure for the aforementioned harmful organism on imports of potatoes and domestic seed production.
(4) It can therefore be established that there is no risk of the aforementioned harmful organism spreading.
(5) This Decision is without prejudice to any subsequent findings that may show that the aforementioned harmful organism is present in these countries.
(6) The Commission will ensure that on a yearly basis Slovakia and Slovenia make all technical information available that is necessary to assess the aforementioned situation.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
It is hereby declared that Slovakia and Slovenia are recognised as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman et Kotthoff) Davis et al.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.