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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1947/2003
of 4 November 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 5 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 672/95 of 29 March 1995 concerning certain import and export licences relating to trade in agricultural products between the Community of Twelve and the new Member States Austria, Finland and Sweden
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof, and the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations on the common organization of the market in agricultural products,
Whereas until 31 December 1994 trade in agricultural products between the Community of Twelve and Austria, Finland and Sweden was subject to the presentation of an import or export licence; whereas, from 1 January 1995, those licences are no longer required;
Whereas some licences whose validity extended beyond 31 December 1994 were not used at all or only partially; whereas the undertakings linked to those licences were made subject to the lodging of a security; whereas, given that the undertakings no longer serve a purpose, they should be lifted and the securities released;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committees concerned,
The securities lodged with regard to import and export licences and advance fixing certificates:
- which have one of the new Member States Austria, Finland or Sweden indicated in the licence or certificate application as their country of destination or origin,
- whose validity has not yet expired on 1 January 1995, and
- part or all of which has not been used at the date,
shall be released in accordance with the provisions of Article 27 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (2).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
11.2.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 35/1
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/209
of 10 November 2014
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Faroe Islands associating the Faroe Islands to Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 186, in conjunction with Article 218(5),
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) (‘Horizon 2020’) was established by Regulation (EU) No 1291/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council (1) for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2020.
(2) On 18 March 2014 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations, on behalf of the Union, with the Faroe Islands, in order to conclude an agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Faroe Islands associating the Faroe Islands to Horizon 2020.
(3) Those negotiations have been successfully completed and the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Faroe Islands associating the Faroe Islands to Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) (‘Agreement’) should be signed and applied on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion,
The signing on behalf of the Union of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Union and the Faroe Islands associating the Faroe Islands to Horizon 2020 — the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.
The Agreement shall be applied on a provisional basis as from 1 January 2014, pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 10 December 1986
approving an amendment to the programme relating to the marketing and processing of fruit and vegetables in Belgium pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
(87/10/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2224/86 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 24 October 1985 the Belgian Government forwarded an amendment to the programme approved by Commission Decision 80/1058/EEC (3) relating to the marketing and processing of fruit and vegetables, and on 9 July 1986 submitted supplementary information;
Whereas the amendment to the said programme is confined to investments principally intended for the modernization and rationalization of capacity for marketing and processing of fruit and vegetables; whereas such investments are likely to contribute towards improving the situation in the sector concerned and enhancing its value; whereas it therefore constitutes a programme within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77;
Whereas the investments relating to the modernization and rationalization of auction halls and wholesale markets can be accepted and those relating to processed products are acceptable insofar as they concern products listed in Annex II to the Treaty and the raw materials used in their manufacture come principally from the Community;
Whereas the amendment contains enough of the details specified in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 to show that the objectives of Article 1 of the said Regulation can be attained in the abovementioned sector; whereas the time laid down for implementing the amendment does not exceed the period specified in Article 3 (1) (g) of the said Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The amendment to the programme relating to the marketing and processing of fruit and vegetables, notified on 24 October 1985 and supplemented on 9 July 1986 by the Belgian Government in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, is hereby approved.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
28.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 142/59
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 526/2011
of 27 May 2011
on selling prices for cereals in response to the 13th individual invitations to tender within the tendering procedures opened by Regulation (EU) No 1017/2010
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 43(f), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1017/2010 (2) has opened the sales of cereals by tendering procedures, in accordance with the conditions provided for in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 of 11 December 2009 laying down common detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 as regards buying-in and selling of agricultural products under public intervention (3).
(2) In accordance with Article 46(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 and Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1017/2010, in the light of the tenders received in response to individual invitations to tender, the Commission has to fix for each cereal and per Member State a minimum selling price or to decide not to fix a minimum selling price.
(3) On the basis of the tenders received for the 13th individual invitations to tender, it has been decided that a minimum selling price should be fixed for the cereals and for the Member States.
(4) In order to give a rapid signal to the market and to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(5) 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 13th individual invitations to tender for selling of cereals within the tendering procedures opened by Regulation (EU) No 1017/2010, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 25 May 2011, the decisions on the selling price per cereal and Member State are set out 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.
24.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 218/6
COUNCIL DECISION 2014/491/CFSP
of 22 July 2014
amending Decision 2013/189/CFSP establishing a European Security and Defence College (ESDC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 42(4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 April 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/189/CFSP (1) establishing a European Security and Defence College (ESDC).
(2) Decision 2013/189/CFSP provides for a financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure of the ESDC during the first 12 months after the conclusion of the financing agreement, from 1 August 2013 to 31 July 2014.
(3) On 25 March 2014, the Steering Committee established by Decision 2013/189/CFSP agreed that the period covered by the financing agreement should be aligned with the annual accounting period, running from 1 January to 31 December, so as to require only one set of accounts from 2016.
(4) A new financial reference amount for the period from 1 August 2014 to 31 December 2015 should therefore be established.
(5) Decision 2013/189/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
Article 16(2) of Decision 2013/189/CFSP is replaced by the following:
‘2.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure of the ESDC during the first 12 months after the conclusion of the financing agreement referred to in paragraph 3 shall be EUR 535 000.
The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure of the ESDC during the period from 1 August 2014 to 31 December 2015 shall be EUR 756 000.
The financial reference amounts intended to cover the expenditure of the ESDC for subsequent periods shall be decided by the Council.’.
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1494/88 of 3 May 1988 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off Comoros
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros have negotiated and initialled an Agreement on fishing off Comoros; whereas this provides fishing opportunities for Community fishermen in waters over which Comoros has sovereignty or jurisdiction;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this Agreement,
The Agreement on fishing between the European Economic Community and the Islamic Federal Republic of the Comoros on fishing off Comoros is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that 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.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3231/89 of 23 October 1989 on the application of Decision No 2/89 of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee altering the limits expressed in ecus in Article 8 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of  originating products and methods of administrative cooperation
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 proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation (1), signed on
22 July 1972 entered into force on 1 January 1973;
Whereas by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning
the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the said Agreement, the Joint Committee adopted Decision No 2/89 further amending Article 8 of that Protocol;
Whereas it is necessary to apply that Decision in the Community,
Decision No 2/89 of the EEC-Switzerland Joint Committee shall apply in the Community.
The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation.
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 DECISION  of 29 July 1991  concerning the guidelines for classification referred to in Article 4 of Directive 90/219/EEC  (91/448/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/219/EEC of 23 April 1990 on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas, for the purposes of this Directive, genetically modified micro-organisms need to be classified into Groups I and II using the criteria of Annex II and the Guidelines for classification referred to in Article 4 (3);
Whereas the Commission is required to establish before the entry into force of Directive 90/219/EEC, these guidelines for classification;
Whereas the provisions of this Decision have received the favourable opinion of the Committee of Member States representatives in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21 of Directive 90/219/EEC,
When a classification of genetically modified micro-organisms is made under Article 4 of Directive 90/219/EEC, the annexed Guidelines for classification should be used to interpret Annex II of Directive 90/219/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
29.6.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 169/53
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 573/2012
of 28 June 2012
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.
15.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 270/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 961/2009
of 14 October 2009
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Březnický ležák (PGI))
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Czech Republic’s application to register the name ‘Březnický ležák’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, this name should be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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.
21.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 169/70
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 June 2013
appointing two Austrian members and two Austrian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2013/300/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Austrian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2) Two members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Gerhard DÖRFLER and Mr Josef PÜHRINGER. Two alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Viktor SIGL and Mr Wolfgang WALDNER,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a) as members:
— Dr Peter KAISER, Landeshauptmann,
— Dr Michael STRUGL, MBA, Landesrat;
(b) as alternate members:
— Mr Herwig SEISER, Landtagsabgeordneter,
— Mr Viktor SIGL, Landtagspräsident.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 22/2002
of 8 January 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 9 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.