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COUNCIL DECISION of 18 June 1998 on the conclusion of an Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment, certificates and markings between the European Community and Australia (98/508/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228(2), first sentence, and (3), first subparagraph, and Article 228(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment, certificates and markings between the European Community and Australia has been negotiated and initialled on 19 July 1996 and should be approved;
Whereas certain tasks for implementation have been attributed to the Joint Committee established by the Agreement, and in particular the power to amend certain aspects of the Sectoral Annexes thereto;
Whereas the appropriate internal procedures should be established to ensure the proper functioning of the Agreement, and whereas it is necessary to empower the Commission to make certain technical amendments to the Agreement and to take certain decisions for its implementation,
The Agreement on mutual recognition in relation to conformity assessment, certificates and markings between the European Community and Australia, including its Annexes and the Joint Declarations attached thereto, are hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
The text of the Agreement, the Annexes and the Joint Declarations is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community and to transmit, on behalf of the Community, the note provided for in Article 14 of the Agreement (1).
1. The Commission shall represent the Community in the Joint Committee provided for in Article 12 of the Agreement, assisted by the special committee designated by the Council. The Commission shall proceed, after consultation with this special committee, to the appointments, notifications, exchange of information and requests for verifications referred to in Article 8(2) and Article 12(4)(c), (d) and (e) of the Agreement.
2. The position of the Community with regard to decisions to be taken by the Joint Committee shall be determined, with regard to amendments of Sections I to IV of the Sectoral Annexes (Article 12(4)(a) and (b) and (6) of the Agreement) and verification of compliance in accordance with Article 8 and Article 12(6)(d) of the Agreement, by the Commission, following consultation of the special Committee referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
3. In all other cases the position of the Community in the Joint Committee shall be determined by the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
7.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 335/40
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1155/2012
of 5 December 2012
amending for the 183rd time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al Qaida network
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network, (1) and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and 7a(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 26 November 2012 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to remove six entities from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.
(3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
9.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 265/39
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 September 2009
appointing one Irish member of the Committee of the Regions
(2009/744/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Irish Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 January 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010 (1).
(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the expiry of the mandate of Mr Seamus MURRAY,
The following is hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions as a member for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:
Ms Fiona O’LOUGHLIN, member of Kildare County Council.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Council Regulation (EC) No 874/2003
of 6 May 2003
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Kiribati on fishing within the Kiribati fishing zone
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) The Community and the Republic of Kiribati have negotiated and initialled a Fisheries Agreement providing Community fishermen with fishing opportunities in the waters over which Kiribati has sovereignty or jurisdiction in respect of fisheries.
(2) It is in the Community's interest to approve the said Agreement.
(3) The method for allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined,
The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Kiribati on fishing within the Kiribati fishing zone is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
The fishing opportunities set out in the Protocol to the Agreement shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:
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If licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities fixed by the Protocol, the Commission may consider licence applications from any other Member State.
The Member States whose vessels fish under this Agreement shall notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock caught within the Kiribati fishing zone in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by Community fishing vessels in third country waters and on the high seas(3).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 Regulation (EC) No 1766/2003
of 8 October 2003
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 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 the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 October 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1957/2002
of 31 October 2002
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002
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 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye to all third countries excluding Hungary, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2002(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1632/2002(7).
(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 25 to 31 October 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 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 26/21
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 76/2013
of 25 January 2013
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Decision
of 25 April 2002
on the adaptation of Part III of, and the creation of an Annex 16 to, the Common Consular Instructions
(2002/354/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 789/2001 of 24 April 2001 reserving to the Council implementing powers with regard to certain detailed provisions and practical procedures for examining visa applications(1),
Having regard to the initiative of the Kingdom of Belgium,
Whereas:
(1) Harmonisation of visa policy entails in particular that the Schengen acquis should lay down rules concerning the procedures and conditions for issuing visas. It seems logical that the visa application form, which initiates the procedure for handling visa applications and also serves as the medium for verifying conditions for such handling, should take the form of a uniform document used by all the consular services of the Member States.
(2) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not participating in the adoption of this Decision, and is not therefore bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Decision aims to build upon the Schengen acquis under the provisions of Title IV of the Third Part of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark will, in accordance with Article 5 of the said Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the Council has adopted this Decision whether it will transpose it into its national law.
(3) As regards the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis falling within the area referred to in Article 1, point B, of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis(2).
(4) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Ireland and the United Kingdom are not participating in the adoption of this Decision and are not therefore bound by it or subject to its application,
The following sentence shall be added after the first sentence of Section 1 of Part III of the Common Consular Instructions (CCI): "Applications for a uniform visa must be made using the harmonised form of which a specimen is given in Annex 16."
The specimen harmonised uniform-visa application form annexed to this Decision shall become Annex 16 to the CCI.
This Decision shall apply as from 1 January 2003.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 December 1985
re-establishing the status of certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany with regard to classical swine fever
(85/540/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by Directive 85/320/EEC (2), and in particular Article 4b (1) (c) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/461/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (3), as last amended by Directive 85/322/EEC (4), and in particular Article 13a (2) thereof,
Whereas Council Decision 82/838/EEC (5) recognizes certain parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany as being either officially swine-fever-free or swine-fever-free;
Whereas outbreaks of classical swine fever have been recorded in some of the parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany referred to in Annexes I and II to Decision 82/838/EEC;
Whereas, by Decision 83/132/EEC (6), 84/495/EEC (7) and 85/35/EEC (8), the Commission suspended for periods of 15 days the status of affected parts of German territory recognized as officially swine-fever-free or as swine-fever-free;
Whereas, by Decisions 83/207/EEC (9), 84/544/EEC (10) and 85/107/EEC (11), the Commission temporarily prolonged the perriod of suspension applicable to certain regions, taking into account the epidemiological development of the disease;
Whereas, since that time, study of the epidemiological situation leads to the conclusion that the disease has been eradicated in certain districts and that these districts should therefore again be recognized as officially swine-fever-free or as swine-fever-free;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee;
The regions listed in Annex I hereby regain their status as parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany recognized as officially swine-fever-free within the meaning of Article 4b (1) (c) of Directive 64/432/EEC.
The regions listed in Annex II hereby regain their status as parts of the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany recognized as swine-fever-free within the meaning of Article 13a (2) of Directive 72/461/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1970/94 of 29 July 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 on the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter
THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 (EC) No 230/94 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 985/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2045/91 (4), and in particular Article 7a thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 796/94 (6), introduces a scheme for the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter intended for direct consumption in the form of concentrated butter;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2072/92 (8), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1881/94 (7), fixes the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter, skimmed-milk powder and Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano cheeses for two  annual periods from 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1995; whereas that Regulation provides for any additional reduction in the intervention price for butter from 1 August 1994;
Whereas, therefore, the sale price for butter provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 should be adjusted so as to take account of the reduction in the intervention price provided for from 1 August 1994 and the security to be lodged should be  adjusted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3143/85 is hereby amended as follows:
- in paragraph 1, 'ECU 178' is replaced by 'ECU 175',
- in the first indent to the first subparagraph of paragraph 4, 'ECU 197' is replaced by 'ECU 194'.
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 August 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 645/2002
of 15 April 2002
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 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 the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 291/92  of 6 February 1992  amending Regulation (EEC) No 1730/87 laying down quality standards for table grapes
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 1623/91 (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1730/87 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 93/91 (2), lays down quality standards for table grapes; whereas it must be made clear that those standards apply to all varieties of table grapes  intended to be consumed fresh in the Community; whereas the scope of the standards should therefore be made clearer; whereas in order to allow the marketing of products which are in demand from consumers, the list of varieties must not be exhaustive;  whereas the standard should be corrected accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1730/87 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In part I 'DEFINITION OF PRODUCE' the text is replaced by the following text:
'This standard applies to table grapes, being fruit grown from varieties (cultivars) of Vitis vinifera L., to be supplied to the consumer, table grapes for industrial processing being excluded.'
2. In part III 'PROVISIONS CONCERNING SIZING' the following fourth section is added:
'Where the name of the variety on the marketing does not appear on the list in the Annex hereto, the minimum weight for large-berry varieties is required.'.
3. In the Annex to the standards 'LISTS OF VARIETIES' the following amendments are made:
(a) The title is replaced by the following title:
'LISTS OF VARIETIES, NON EXHAUSTIVE';
(b) The first section is replaced by the following section:
'The varieties preceded by an asterisk (*) are produced in the Community'.
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.