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30.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 90/45
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 353/2007
of 29 March 2007
fixing the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 33(2)(a) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 32(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the differences between the prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(1)(b), (c), (d) and (g) of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex VII to that Regulation.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3) In accordance with the first paragraph of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed each month.
(4) Article 32(4) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 lays down that the export refund for a product contained in goods may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(5) The refunds fixed under this Regulation may be fixed in advance as the market situation over the next few months cannot be established at the moment.
(6) The commitments entered into with regard to refunds which may be granted for the export of agricultural products contained in goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty may be jeopardised by the fixing in advance of high refund rates. It is therefore necessary to take precautionary measures in such situations without, however, preventing the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of a specific refund rate for the advance fixing of refunds is a measure which enables these various objectives to be met.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 and in Article 1(1) and in point (1) of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006, and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 318/2006, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.1.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 23/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 64/2011
of 26 January 2011
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 Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
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 Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 January 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 469/2004
of 12 March 2004
fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 137th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(2), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 137th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 March 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 1 August 1989 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 77/538/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to rear fog lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers (89/518/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EE of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by Directive 87/403/EEC (2), and in particular  Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/538/EEC of 28 June 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to rear fog lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers (3), as last amended by Directive 87/354/EEC (4), and in particular  Article 10 thereof,
Whereas, in the light of experience and in view of the current state of the art, it is now possible to simplify the EEC component type-approval mark for such lamps, where they are grouped together with, combined with or reciprocally incorporated in  other lamps;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the Adaptation to Technical Progress of Directives on the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in the Motor Vehicles Sector,
Annexes 0 and II to Directive 77/538/EEC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
With effect from 1 January 1990, no Member State may:
(a)  - refuse, in respect of a type of vehicle, to grant EEC type-approval, to issue the document referred
to in the third indent of Article 10 (1) of Directive 70/156/EEC, or to grant national type-approval, or
- prohibit the entry into service of vehicles, on grounds relating to the rear fog lamps if the latter comply with the provisions of this Directive;
(b)  - refuse to grant EEC component type-approval or national component type-approval in respect of the said rear fog lamps if they comply with the provisions of this Directive, or
- prohibit the placing on the market of rear fog lamps if the latter bear the EEC component type-approval mark issued in accordance with the provisions of this Directive.
Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 31 December 1989. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
The provisions adopted pursuant to the first subparagraph shall make express reference to this Directive.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3773/89
of 14 December 1989
laying down transitional measures relating to spirituous beverages
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (1), and in particular Article 17 (1) thereof,
Whereas transitional provisions are required to facilitate the switchover from national to Community rules on the definition and presentation of spirituous beverages;
Whereas the Implementation Committee for Spirit Drinks has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman on the measures provided for in this Regulation,
1. The first stage of marketing of Community products prepared before 15 December 1989 and of products prepared and imported before that date as referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 which comply with the provisions in force before that date may take place until 14 December 1991 in a presentation complying with those provisions.
2. The first stage of marketing of Community and imported products as referred to in Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, preparation of which is begun before 15 June 1990 and is completed before 15 December 1990 in accordance with the provisions in force before 15 December 1989, may take place until 14 December 1991 in a presentation complying with those provisions.
3. For the purposes of this Regulation:
- 'preparation' means the operations resulting in a finished product, bottled, labelled and intended for the final consumer,
- 'first stage of marketing' for prepared products means sale and actual removal from the production undertakings or places of storage of those undertakings.
4. Notwithstanding the time limit of 14 December 1991 laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2, the sale of Community and imported products which are fully prepared and held at that date at sale-to-the-final-consumer stage may take place until stocks are exhausted.
1. Pending the adoption of the detailed rules of application provided for in Article 1 (4) (f) (1) (a), (g), (i) (1) (d) and (2), (I) (1), (I) (1) and (2) and (m) (1) (b) and Articles 4 (8) and 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, the Member States may continue until 30 April 1990 to apply relevant national regulations in force before 15 December 1989.
2. Pending a decision on the derogations provided for in Article 1 (4) (i) (1) (b) and (r) (1), those provided for in national regulations in force before 15 December 1989 are hereby extended until 30 April 1990, except where a contrary decision is taken by the Member State concerned.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 December 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Regulation (EC) No 657/2000
of 27 March 2000
on closer dialogue with the fishing sector and groups affected by the common fisheries policy
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) In order to give the representatives of the fishery products and aquaculture industry together with the other groups concerned a greater role in the design, drafting and implementation of the common fisheries policy (CFP), it is necessary to establish closer dialogue with these groups and to make the entire decision-making process more transparent, especially in the preparatory stages.
(2) In view of the tasks of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture (ACFA) renewed under Commission Decision 1999/478/EC(1), these objectives of closer dialogue and transparency could be made easier by the introduction of new measures to improve the organisation of meetings of the ACFA, on the one hand, and the communication to the groups concerned of information concerning the issues at stake and the results achieved, on the other.
(3) To that end, the European trade organisations should be given help in preparing meetings of the ACFA with a view to stimulating comprehensive study of the issues involved in the CFP and the impact of its measures, fostering initiatives from the industry and seeking, if possible, common positions on Commission draft proposals.
(4) In order to improve the circumstances in which decisions are taken the industry should be informed at a very early stage of the initiatives planned and the aims and details of the different CFP measures should be explained to all the groups concerned,
Within the conditions laid down in the Annex, the Commission shall bear the cost of:
- meetings arranged by the European trade organisations which are aimed at preparing meetings of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture,
- explaining the objectives of, and measures relating to, the common fisheries policy, and in particular Commission proposals, and of disseminating relevant information in this field to the fishing industry and the groups concerned, maintaining regular contact with the organisations and groups concerned.
Funding may be provided also for meetings of experts arranged by the Commission to support the activities referred to in the second indent of the first subparagraph.
The Commission may carry out all the verifications it considers necessary to ensure compliance with the conditions and performance of the tasks assigned by this Regulation to the European trade organisations, which shall assist the representatives appointed for this purpose by the Commission.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 602/2003
of 2 April 2003
determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2003 for import rights in respect of frozen beef intended for processing may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 of 11 June 2002 opening and administering an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003)(1), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 provides, where applicable, for a further allocation of quantities not covered by licence applications submitted by 21 February 2003.
(2) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 426/2003 of 6 March 2003 providing for reallocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing(2), establishes the quantities of frozen beef for processing which may be imported under special conditions until 30 June 2003.
(3) Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 lays down that the quantities applied for may be reduced. The applications lodged relate to total quantities which exceed the quantities available. Under these circumstances and taking care to ensure an equitable distribution of the available quantities, it is appropriate to reduce proportionally the quantities applied for,
Every application for import rights lodged in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 shall be granted to the following extent, expressed as bone-in beef:
- 49,3092 % of the quantity requested for beef imports intended for the manufacture of "preserves" as defined by Article 7(a) of Regulation (EC) No 995/2002,
- 91,5947 % of the quantity requested for beef imports intended for the manufacture of products as defined by Article 7(b) of Regulation (EC) No 995/2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION  of 22 July 1980  applying for the second time Decision 78/870/EEC empowering the Commission to contract loans for the purpose of promoting investment within the Community  (80/739/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 78/870/EEC of 16 October 1978 empowering the Commission to contract loans for the purpose of promoting investment within the Community (1), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Whereas the Commission has already contracted a large proportion of the first tranche of borrowing authorized by Decision 79/486/EEC (4) ; whereas that tranche will soon be used up;
Whereas investment in the infrastructure and energy sectors is still of paramount importance for the economies of the Member States, notably on account of its impact on regional development and employment, and continues to make the Community less dependent on imported energy and to guarantee greater security of supplies;
Whereas a second tranche of borrowings for on lending should therefore be authorized in pursuance of Decision 78/870/EEC ; whereas the same sectors as those stipulated in Decision 79/486/EEC should be covered as regards 80 % of the tranche ; whereas the purposes for which the remaining part of this tranche might be used will be the subject of a further decision;
Whereas borrowings of an amount equivalent to a capital sum of 500 million European units of account should now be authorized,
A second tranche of borrowings is hereby authorized for an amount not exceeding the equivalent of a capital sum of 500 million European units of account. The borrowing of the equivalent of a capital sum of 100 million European units of account of this amount may not, however, be undertaken until the adoption of a further decision relating to the purpose for which such borrowing may be used.
The product of borrowings of the equivalent of a capital sum of 400 million European units of account shall be used for loans to finance investment projects which are carried out on Community territory and which are consistent with priority Community objectives in the infrastructure and energy sectors.
For this purpose:    - infrastructure investment shall cover in particular transport, telecommunications, agricultural improvements, water supply works, environmental protection,
- energy investment shall contribute to greater self-sufficiency, security and diversification of Community energy supplies ; investment shall ensure the development, exploitation, transportation and storage of energy resources ; particular attention shall be paid to energy conservation and to the development of alternative energy sources.
The Commission shall decide whether or not projects are eligible in accordance with the guidelines laid down in Article 3 of Decision 79/486/EEC.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1937/95 of 4 August 1995 determining the amounts of the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable from 1 July to 30 September 1995 in the importation into the Community of goods covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Switzerland
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1917/95 of 24 July 1995 establishing certain measures concerning imports of processed agricultural products from Iceland, Norway and Switzerland in order to take account of the results of the Uruguay Round negotiations in the agricultural sector (2), lays down the basic amounts taken into consideration in calculating the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable to the importation into the Community of goods originating in Switzerland; whereas the Commission, in accordance with Article 2 of the cited Regulation, will not adopt implementing rules unless it is assured that measures having comparable effect will be adopted at the same time or as soon as possible by Switzerland,
The Annexes to this Regulation lay down the agricultural components and the corresponding additional duties applicable from 1 July to 30 September 1995 to the importation of goods covered by Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 from Switzerland.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply, at the request of the parties concerned, from 1 July to 30 September 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.