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Commission Regulation (EC) No 700/2004
of 15 April 2004
on granting of import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements
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)
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96(3), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the delivery obligations at zero duty of products of CN code 1701, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(2) Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the zero duty tariff quotas for products of CN code 1701 11 10, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(3) Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 opens tariff quotas at a duty of EUR 98 per tonne for products of CN code 1701 11 10 for imports originating in Brazil, Cuba and other third countries.
(4) In the week of 5 to 9 April 2004 applications were presented to the competent authorities in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 for import licences for a total quantity exceeding a country's delivery obligation quantity of ACP-India preferential sugar determined under Article 9 of that Regulation.
(5) In these circumstances the Commission must set reduction coefficients to be used so that licences are issued for quantities scaled down in proportion to the total available and must indicate that the limit in question has been reached,
In the case of import licence applications presented from 5 to 9 April 2004 in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 licences shall be issued for the quantities indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3808/92
of 29 December 1992
amending Regulation (EEC) No 970/90 laying down  detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EEC) No  715/90 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the  processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States or in  the overseas countries and territories
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable  to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products  originating in the ACP States or in the overseas countries or territories (OCT)  (1), as amended by  Regulation (EEC) No 297/91  (2), and in particular Article 27 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 970/90  (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 815/91  (4),  in Article 3 (1) and (2) provides for adjustments to the reduction in the import levies on beef and  veal taking account of the monetary compensatory amounts and the monetary coefficients; whereas,  since those two factors will cease to apply from 1 January 1993, the abovementioned adjustments  should no longer be made;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Article 3 (1) and (2) of Regulation  (EEC) No 970/90 is hereby replaced by the following:
'1.  The amount referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 relating to each product to  be imported into a Member State shall be equal to 90  % of the levy on imports into the Community  applying on the first Monday of each quarter.
2.  The reduction shall be deducted from the levy in force on the day on which the declaration of  release for free circulation in the Community is accepted.`
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 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its  entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 308/93
COUNCIL DECISION
of 9 October 2014
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors regarding the mandate to be given to the Executive Board of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (CDE)
(2014/740/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 209(2) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1) (‘the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement’),
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) At the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, the Parties to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement called for a more direct private sector engagement in order to advance innovation, create income and jobs, promote SMEs and entrepreneurship, mobilise domestic resources and further develop innovative financial mechanisms.
(2) Taking into account the above and the evolution of the international context, in particular the considerable number of actors and modalities capable of providing effective private sector support, related programmes are to be implemented through organisations that have shown their capacity to provide high quality expertise in a cost-effective way.
(3) At its 39th session held on 19 and 20 June 2014 in Nairobi, the ACP-EU Council of Ministers agreed, in a Joint Declaration, to proceed with the orderly closing of the Centre for the Development of Enterprise (‘CDE’) and the amendment of Annex III to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and, for this purpose, decided to grant a delegation of powers to the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors to take the matter forward with a view to adopting the necessary decisions.
(4) The position of the Union within the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors regarding the mandate to be given to the Executive Board of the CDE should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,
1.   The position to be adopted by the European Union within the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors regarding the mandate to be given to the Executive Board of the CDE shall be established under the terms of the draft Decision of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors attached to this Decision.
2.   Minor changes to the draft Decision may be agreed by the representatives of the Union within the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors without requiring a Decision of the Council.
After its adoption, the Decision of the ACP-EU Committee of Ambassadors shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
22.11.1986 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 328/98
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 September 1986
on the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of Exchanges of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning agriculture and fisheries
(86/559/EEC)
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 it is necessary to approve the Agreements in the form of Exchanges of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning agriculture and fisheries, to take account of the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community,
The Agreements in the form of Exchanges of Letters between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning agriculture and fisheries are hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The texts of the Exchanges of Letters are attached to this Decision
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreements for the purpose of binding the Community.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2478/93 of 7 September 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category No 35 (order No 40.0350), originating in Thailand, 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), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (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 1993 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 35 (order No 40.0350), originating in Thailand, the relevant ceiling amounts to 264 tonnes;
Whereas on 14 May 1993 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Thailand, 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 Thailand,
As from 12 September 1993 the levying of customs duties, suspended, for 1993 pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Thailand:
/* Tables: see OJ */
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 (EEC) No 288/91  of 6 February 1991  amending Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium for producers of sheepmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 5 (9) thereof,
Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 provides for the grant of a premium to sheepmeat producers; whereas the detailed implementing rules for the grant of the premium are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 (3), as last  amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1260/90 (4);
Whereas Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84 provides for the Member States to notify certain information concerning the premium applications presented for each marketing year; whereas so that adjustments can be made in the compilation of  official statistics for the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector this information should also be made available to the national agencies responsible for compiling them;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
     Article 1
The following second subparagraph is hereby issued to Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3007/84:
'These particulars must, at the request of the national agencies responsible for compilation of official statistics in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector, be made available to them.'   Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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 609/2002
of 9 April 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 395/2002 and increasing the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of rice held by the Italian intervention agency to approximately 25000 tonnes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular the final indent of Article 8(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91(3) lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of paddy rice held by intervention agencies.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 395/2002(4) opens a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of approximately 20000 tonnes of round-grain paddy rice held by the Italian intervention agency.
(3) In view of the current market situation, the quantity of rice placed on sale on the internal market should be increased to include 5000 tonnes of long-grain paddy rice B held by the Italian intervention agency.
(4) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
In Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 395/2002, the words "some 20000 tonnes of round-grain paddy rice held by that agency" are replaced by "approximately 25000 tonnes of paddy rice held by that agency, made up of approximately 20000 tonnes of round-grain paddy rice and approximately 5000 tonnes of long-grain paddy rice B."
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 (EEC) No 410/90
of 16 February 1990
setting quality standards for kiwifruit
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 1119/89 (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas Annex 1 to Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 listing the products for delivery fresh to the consumer to be covered by quality standards was supplemented by Council Regulation (EEC) No 1010/89 (3) adding kiwifruit; whereas the quality standards for this product must therefore be set;
Whereas application of these standards should have the effect of keeping products of unsatisfactory quality off the market, guiding production to meet consumers' requirements and facilitating trade under fair competitive conditions, so helping to improve the profitability of production;
Whereas these standards shall be applicable at all marketing stages; whereas transport over long distances, storage of more than a certain duration and the amount of handling to which products are subject can result in some degree of deterioration owing to the biological development of the product or its fairly perishable nature; whereas such deterioration should be taken into account in the application of the standards at the marketing stages following consignment; whereas since products of the 'extra' class must be particularly carefully selected and packed allowance should be made for a loss of freshness and turgidity alone;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The quality standards for kiwifruit falling within CN code 0810 90 10 shall be as shown in the Annex hereto.
These standards shall apply to all marketing stages on the terms laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72.
However at stages following consignment the following tolerances shall be allowed:
- a slight loss of freshness and turgidity,
- for products other than the 'extra' class, slight deterioration arising from biological development and perishability.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 80/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 437/2006
of 16 March 2006
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 Community provisions, 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.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that, subject to the measures in force in the Community relating to double checking systems and to prior and retrospective Community surveillance of textile products on importation into the Community, binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of 60 days 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.
Subject to the measures in force in the Community relating to double checking systems and to prior and retrospective Community surveillance of textile products on importation into the Community, 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 60 days, under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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 February 1990
amending Decision 88/122/EEC on the multiannual guidance programme for the fishing fleet (1987 to 1991) forwarded by Belgium pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86
(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
(90/101/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4028/86 of 18 December 1986 on Community measures to improve and adapt structures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector (1), and in particular Articles 4 and 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas the results of meetings with the Belgian authorities about the progress of the multiannual guidance programme established in Commission Decision 88/122/EEC (2) have been taken into account;
Whereas on the entry into service of new fishing vessels it became apparent that a net increase in fishing capacity expressed in tonnage (GRT) and power (kW) had taken place in 1987 and in the first six months of 1988;
Whereas the process of fleet adjustment which has been started and the implementation of measures by Belgium for the effective control of fishing fleet capacity requires some time;
Whereas the Commission intends to support efforts at improvement made by Belgium as soon as the administrative or regulatory measures undertaken appear to show results which confirm that the structural evolution of the fleet is oriented towards and will lead to achievement of the objectives set for not later than 31 December 1991 and established by Decision 88/122/EEC;
Whereas in order to administer the derogations to the principle of incompatibility of State aid with the common market the Commission has adopted guidelines for the examination of national aid in the fisheries sector (3);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,
Decision 88/122/EEC is amended as follows:
1. Article 3, second paragraph, is replaced by the following:
'The Commission shall on the basis of its assessment of the information provided on a regular basis as specified in Article 2 or where this information is not supplied, inform the Member State, if necessary at the end of one six-month period that it has been found that the conditions to which approval of the programme was made subject have not been fulfilled.'
2. The Annex is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
31.5.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 141/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 481/2008
of 30 May 2008
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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in 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 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 May 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.