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Commission Decision
of 5 September 2002
setting out the arrangements for Community comparative trials and tests on propagating material of ornamental plants under Council Directive 98/56/EC
(notified under document number C(2002) 3300)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/744/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 98/56/EC of 20 July 1998 on the marketing of propagating material of ornamental plants(1), and in particular Article 14(2) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 98/56/EC provides for the necessary arrangements to be made by the Commission for Community comparative trials and tests of propagating material.
(2) Adequate representation of the samples included in the trials and tests should be ensured, at least for certain selected plants.
(3) Member States should participate in the Community comparative trials and tests, in so far as seeds of the plants concerned are usually reproduced or marketed in their territories, in order to ensure that proper conclusions may be drawn therefrom.
(4) The technical arrangements for the carrying out of the trials and tests have been made within the Standing Committee for Propagating Materials of Ornamental Plants.
(5) Community comparative trials and tests should be carried out from 2002 to 2005 on propagating material harvested in 2002, and the details of such trials and tests should also be set out.
(6) For Community comparative trials and tests lasting more than one year, the parts of the trials and tests following the first year should be authorised by the Commission without further reference to the Standing Committee on Propagating Material of Ornamental Plants, on condition that the necessary appropriations are available.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Propagating Material of Ornamental Plants,
Community comparative trials and tests shall be carried out from 2002 to 2005 on propagating material of the plants listed in the Annex.
The maximum cost for the trials and tests for 2002 and 2003 shall be as set out in the Annex.
The details of the trials and tests are set out in the Annex.
All Member States shall participate in the Community comparative trials and tests in so far as seeds and propagating material of the plants listed in the Annex are usually reproduced or marketed in their territories.
Subject to budgetary availability, the Commission may decide to continue the trials and tests set out in the Annex in 2004 and 2005.
The maximum cost of a trial or test continued on this basis shall not exceed the amount specified in the Annex.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 441/85
of 18 February 1985
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning the import into the Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Tunisia (1985)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia (1) was signed on 25 April 1976 and entered into force on 1 November 1978;
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning the import into the Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Tunisia should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning the import into the Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Tunisia is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement for the purpose of binding the Community.
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 2024/93 of 26 July 1993 correcting Regulation (EEC) No 1752/93 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1107/68 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in Grana Padano and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheeses
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 2071/92 (2), and in particular Article 8 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1752/93 (3) amends Regulation (EEC) No 1107/68 (4) on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in Grana Padano and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheeses;
Whereas verification revealed that Article 2 of that Regulation does not correspond to the measures presented for the opinion of the Management Committee; whereas, therefore, the Regulation in question should be corrected to bring it into line with the  opinion of the said Management Committee,
Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1752/93 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
Point 3 of Article 1 shall apply to storage contracts concluded on or after the date of its entry into force.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 2 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
26.2.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 49/32
COMMISSION DECISION
of 25 February 2010
amending, for the purposes of adapting to scientific and technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for an application of cadmium
(notified under document C(2010) 1034)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/122/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2002/95/EC requires the Commission to make whatever amendments which are necessary to adapt to scientific and technical progress the list of applications exempted from the requirements of Article 4(1) of that Directive.
(2) It is not yet technically practicable to substitute cadmium in colour-converting II-VI LEDs without seriously deteriorating the performance. Certain materials and components containing cadmium should therefore be exempted from the prohibition. However, research on cadmium-free technology is in progress and substitutes should become available within the next four to five years at the latest.
(3) Directive 2002/95/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) Pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2002/95/EC, the Commission has consulted the relevant parties.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18 of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),
The Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 200/2001
of 31 January 2001
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector
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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(4), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and 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) Pursuant to Article 10 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available for the reference exchange referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the representative market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 414/86
of 17 February 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76 on imports of olive oil originating in Algeria (1985/86)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas Article 16 of, and Annex B to, the Cooperation Agreement between, the European Economic Community and Algeria (2) stipulate that if Algeria levies a special export charge on imports into the Community of olive oil falling within subheading 15.07 A I of the Common Customs Tariff, the levy applicable to such oil is to be reduced by a fixed amount of 0,60 ECU per 100 kilograms and by an amount equal to the special charge, but not exceeding 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms in the case of the reduction provided for in the aforementioned Article and 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms in the case of the additional amount provided for in the aforementioned Annex B;
Whereas, the aforementioned Agreement was implemented by Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1205/85 (4);
Whereas the Contracting Parties have agreed, by exchange of letters, to fix the additional amount at 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms for the period 1 November 1985 to 28 February 1986;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76 should be amended accordingly,
Article 1 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1514/76 is hereby replaced by the following:
'(b) an amount equal to the special charge levied by Algeria on exports of the said oil but not exceeding 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms, this amount being increased from 1 November 1985 to 28 February 1986 by 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms.'
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.
29.10.1997 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 295/37
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 October 1997
concerning the importation of live animals, fresh meat and meat products from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Greenland and amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC
(Text with EEA relevance)
(97/736/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/91/EC (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Council Decision 79/542/EEC (3), as last amended by Commission Decision 97/160/EC (4), draws up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products;
Whereas, following a Community veterinary mission, it appears that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is covered by sufficiently well-structured and organized veterinary services; whereas a residue plan has been submitted and agreed by Member States;
Whereas vaccination against classical swine fever is carried out in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; whereas classical swine fever breaks out from time to time; whereas therefore imports of swine from that country should not be authorized;
Whereas the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia should be added to the list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products;
Whereas Greenland should be added to the list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of sheep and goats;
Whereas Decision 79/542/EEC should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the specific animal health conditions and veterinary certification for importation of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products will be laid down in other decisions according to the animal health situation of the third country concerned;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1.   Member States shall authorize imports from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of:
(a) live animals, except swine;
(b) fresh meat from the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and solipeds; and
(c) meat products.
2.   Member States shall authorize imports from Greenland of animals of the ovine and caprine species.
3.   The imports mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall fulfil the relevant animal and animal health requirements.
Part I of the Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC is amended as follows:
1) The following line is inserted in accordance with the alphabetic order of the ISO code:
‘FY Federal Republic of Yugoslavia x x x x x x x x o x (1)   XR
2) The line
‘GL Greenland x x o x x x o o o x (1)   XR
‘GL Greenland x x o x x x o x o x (1)   XR
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
9.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 322/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2003/2005
of 8 December 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 447/2004 as regards ex-post evaluation of the Sapard programme
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Articles 32(5) and 33(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the provisions of Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2759/1999 of 22 December 1999 laying down rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 on Community support for pre-accession measures for agriculture and rural development in the applicant countries of central and eastern Europe in the pre-accession period (1), ex-post evaluation of the Sapard programme must be carried out not later than three years after the end of the programming period.
(2) It has to be ensured that these evaluations may still be carried out and financed after 2006, beyond the period of eligibility under Sapard in accordance with Council Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 (2).
(3) Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 447/2004 of 10 March 2004 laying down rules to facilitate the transition from support under Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 to that provided for by Regulation (EC) Nos 1257/1999 and 1260/1999 for the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (3) should, therefore, be amended to cover ex-post evaluations of the Sapard programme.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 447/2004 should be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,
Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 447/2004 is hereby replaced by the following:
‘2.   The ex-post evaluations of the relevant Sapard programmes provided for in Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2759/1999 (4), as well as payments for projects for which appropriations under Regulation (EC) No 1268/1999 are exhausted or insufficient, may be included in rural development programming for the period 2004 to 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 and financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section.
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  DECISION
of 25 February 1986
amending Decisions 76/791/EEC, 78/436/EEC and 81/651/EEC with respect to the number of members of the scientific committees
(86/105/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Whereas Commission Decision 76/791/EEC of 24 September 1976 establishing a Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition (1) and Commission Decision 78/436/EEC of 21 April 1978 establishing a Scientific Committee for Pesticides (2) provide that the said committees shall be composed of not more than 15 members; whereas Commission Decision 81/651/EEC of 30 July 1981 establishing a Scientific Veterinary Committee (3) provides that each of the three sections of the said committee shall also be composed of not more than 15 members; whereas, in view of the enlargement of the Community since the said committees were established and in view of the increase in their work load, the maximum number of members provided for should be increased;
Whereas the Decisions in question should therefore be amended,
In Article 3 of Decisions 76/791/EEC, 78/436/EEC and 81/651/EEC the expression '15 members' is hereby replaced by '18 members'.
21.5.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 125/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 433/2010
of 20 May 2010
granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
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), 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 May 2010.
(3) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
For the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 18 May 2010, no export refund shall be granted for the products and destinations referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 1 and in Article 2 of that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 May 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 2 July 1992  concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of fresh meat from the Republic of Croatia  (92/390/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by  Council Regulation 3763/91/EEC (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas it is necessary to lay down animal health conditions for imports of fresh meat from Croatia;
Whereas, following a Community veterinary mission, it appears that the animal health situation in Croatia compares favourably with that in most of the Community countries, particularly as regards diseases transmissible through meat;
Whereas, in addition, the responsible veterinary authorities of Croatia have confirmed that Croatia has for at least 12 months been free from rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease and that no vaccinations have been carried out against those diseases during  that time;
Whereas animals vaccinated against classical swine fever are present in Croatia; whereas therefore imports of fresh meat of the porcine species from this country should not be authorized;
Whereas the responsible veterinary authorities of Croatia have undertaken to notify the Commission and the Member States, by telex or telegram, within 24 hours, of confirmation of the occurrence of any of the abovementioned diseases or the adoption of  vaccination against them;
Whereas animal health conditions and veterinary certification must be adapted in the light of the animal health situation in Croatia;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. Member States shall authorize the importation of the following categories of fresh meat from Croatia:
(a) fresh meat of domestic animals of the bovine, ovine or caprine species, conforming to the guarantees laid down in the animal health certificate in accordance with Annex A, which must accompany the consignment;
(b) fresh meat of domestic solipeds, conforming to the guarantees laid down in the animal health certificate in accordance with Annex B, which must accompany the consignment.
2. Member States shall not authorize the importation of categories of fresh meat from Croatia other than those referred to in paragraph 1.
This Decision shall not apply to imports of glands and organs authorized by the country of destination for pharmaceutical manufacturing purposes.
This Decision shall apply from 1 July 1992.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.