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10.4.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 94/6
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE (EU) 2015/574
of 30 January 2015
amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for mercury in intravascular ultrasound imaging systems
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2011/65/EU prohibits the use of mercury in electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market.
(2) Mercury is used in electric rotating connectors in medical devices for intravascular ultrasound imaging. Substitution of mercury or of the specific component would shorten product life or impair performance significantly.
(3) Both the substitution of mercury in the connector and the elimination of mercury via substitution of the connector or the device are technically impracticable or have negative overall impacts due to an impact on patients' health.
(4) The use of mercury in electric rotating connectors used in intravascular ultrasound imaging systems capable of high operating frequency modes of operation (> 50 MHz) should therefore be exempted until 30 June 2019. In view of the innovation cycles for medical devices this is a short transition period which is unlikely to have adverse impacts on innovation.
(5) Directive 2011/65/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by the last day of the ninth month after entry into force at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 28 January 1998 setting out the arrangements for Community comparative tests of seed potatoes under Article 14 of Council Directive 66/403/EEC (98/114/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/403/EEC on the marketing of seed potatoes (1), as last amended by Commission Decision 97/90/EC (2), and in particular Article 14(4) thereof,
Whereas Article 14(4) of Directive 66/403/EEC provides for the carrying out of Community comparative tests of seed potatoes;
Whereas it is necessary for all Member States to participate in the Community comparative tests, in so as far seed potatoes are usually reproduced or marketed in their territories, in order to ensure that proper conclusions may be drawn therefrom;
Whereas the Commission is responsible for making the necessary arrangements for the Community comparative tests;
Whereas the arrangements for the tests should also cover, inter alia, certain harmful organisms which come within the scope of Directive 66/403/EEC as well as Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976, on protective measures against the introduction into Member States of organisms harmful to plants or plant products (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/14/EC (4), Council Directive 93/85/EEC of 4 October 1993 on the control of potato ring rot (5), as well as Commission Decisions 95/506/EC of 24 November 1995 (6), as last amended by Commission Decision 97/649/EC of 26 September 1997 (7), and 96/301/EC of 3 May 1996 (8) against the dissemination of potato brown rot;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
1. Community comparative tests shall be carried out during 1998 on seed potatoes harvested in 1997.
2. All Member States shall participate in the Community comparative tests.
1. The general arrangements for the carrying out of the Community comparative tests are set out in the Annex hereto.
2. Further detailed arrangements for the carrying out of the Community comparative tests shall be submitted to the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1308/96 of 4 July 1996 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1192/96 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff or other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to this Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas it is appropriate 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 in the matter of classification of goods in the combined nomenclature issued by the customs authorities of the Member States which do not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 (6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992, establishing the Community Customs Code (3), for a period of 60 days by the holder;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the tariff and statistical nomenclature section of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
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 in the matter of classification of goods in the combined nomenclature issued by the customs authorities of the Member States which no longer conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with the provisions of Article 12 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of 60 days.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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.
15.6.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 213/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1111/2004
of 14 June 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 2199/2003 laying down transitional measures for the application in respect of the year 2004 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1259/1999 as regards the single area payment scheme for the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia
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 the first subparagraph of Article 41 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2199/2003 (1) lays down transitional measures for the application in respect of the year 2004 of the single area payment scheme. In particular, Article 4 provides that the date by which an application is to be submitted by a farmer shall be fixed by the new Member State and shall not be later than 15 June 2004 and that modifications of applications shall be done by 15 June 2004.
(2) In some new Member States farmers may face some difficulties with the introduction of a new support regime and may not be able to submit an application by 15 June 2004. Therefore, it is appropriate to provide, with effect from 15 June 2004, for the possibility for the new Member States concerned to fix a latest date for submitting an application which shall not be later than 15 July 2004. Consequently, the latest date for modifications of applications should be postponed to 15 July 2004. Regulation (EC) No 2199/2003 should be amended accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 2199/2003 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 4
Single area payment application
1.   In order to benefit from the single area payment scheme, a farmer shall submit to the competent authority, by a date to be fixed by the new Member State which shall not be later than 15 July 2004, an application indicating the areas eligible according to the conditions referred to in Article 143b(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.
2.   For modifications of applications, within the meaning of Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2419/2001, to the single area payment scheme, the date referred to in Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2419/2001 shall be a date to be fixed by the new Member State which shall not be later than 15 July 2004.
3.   The single area payment application shall be treated as an aid application within the meaning of Article 2(i) of Regulation (EC) No 2419/2001.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 15 June 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 288/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1789/2005
of 28 October 2005
fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to 30 November 2005
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), and in particular the fifth indent of Article 7(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, production refunds may be granted on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) of that Regulation, on syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof and on chemically pure fructose covered by CN code 1702 50 00 as an intermediate product, that are in one of the situations referred to in Article 23(2) of the Treaty and are used in the manufacture of certain products of the chemical industry.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 of 27 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards granting the production refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical industry (2) provides that these refunds shall be determined according to the refund fixed for white sugar.
(3) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provides that the production refund on white sugar is to be fixed at monthly intervals commencing on the first day of each month.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The production refund on white sugar referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 shall be equal to 33,715 EUR/100 kg net for the period from 1 to 30 November 2005.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
7.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 319/9
COMMISSION DECISION
of 6 December 2005
recognising Bulgaria as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Davis et al.
(notified under document number C(2005) 4722)
(2005/870/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular Annex III, Part A, point 12 thereof,
Having regard to the request made by Bulgaria,
Whereas:
(1) Under the provisions of Annex III, Part A, point 12 of Directive 2000/29/EC tubers of species of Solanum L. and their hybrids, other than seed potatoes and certain other potatoes specified in Annex III, Part A, points 10 and 11, originating in certain European third countries other than those recognised as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Davis et al. (hereinafter called the organism), or, in which provisions are recognised as equivalent to the Community provisions on combating the organism, may not be introduced into the Member States.
(2) It appears from official information supplied by Bulgaria and from information collected during missions carried out in this country in March 2004 and March 2005 by the Food and Veterinary Office, that the organism does not occur in that country and that Bulgaria has applied a control, inspection and testing procedure for the organism on imports of potatoes and domestic seed and ware potato production.
(3) It can therefore be established that there is no risk of the organism spreading.
(4) This Decision is without prejudice to any subsequent findings that may show that the organism is present in Bulgaria.
(5) The Commission will ensure that Bulgaria makes all technical information available that is necessary to continue to assess the aforementioned situation.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
It is hereby recognised that Bulgaria is recognised as being free from Clavibacter michiganensis (Smith) Davis et al. ssp. sepedonicus (Spieckerman and Kotthoff) Davis et al.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 154/88
of 18 January 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1698/85 imposing a definitive duty on imports of electronic typewriters originating in Japan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84 of 23 July 1984 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (1) as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1761/87 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consultation within the Advisory Committee as provided for under the above Regulation,
WHEREAS:
1. The Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 1698/85 (3), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of electronic typewriters originating in Japan and at the same time excluded from this duty certain small-size electronic typewriters because they fell into a different category from those produced in the Community. In addition, by Regulations (EEC) No 3002/85 (4), (EEC) No 2127/86 (5) and (EEC) No 547/87 (6) the Council excluded, for the same reasons, additional models from the scope of the duty.
2. Subsequently the following new models were found not to be comparable with any electronic typewriters produced in the Comunity:
- Brother: EP 150;
- Casio: CW 16 G, CW 17.
3. Consequently, these models should be excluded from the scope of the duty and Regulation (EEC) No 1698/85 should be amended accordingly.
Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1698/85 is hereby replaced by the following:
'3. The duty shall not apply to the following models manufactures by the following companies:
- Brother Industries Ltd: EP 20, EP 22, EP 41, EP 43, EP 44, EP 150, TC 600;
- Canon Inc.: S 10 (Typemate 10), S 50 (Typestar 5), S 50R (Typestar 5R), S 51 (Typestar 5), S 60 (Typestar 6), S 61 (Typestar 6 II), S 70 (Typestar 7);
- Casio Computer Co. Ltd: CW 10, CW 11, CW 16G, CW 17, CW 20, CW 21, CW 25;
- Epson: 'Word Bank';
- Matsushita (Panasonic): RK-H 500;
- Sharp Corporation: PA 950, PA 1000, PA 1050;
- Silver Seiko Ltd: EXD 10 (Tescomate 55), EXD 15 (Tescomate/Tescomatic Ă 77).'
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 23 June 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 93/2/EEC of 28  January 1993 amending Annex II to Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed  (1),  as last amended by Directive 90/654/EEC  (2), and in particular Article 21 (a) thereof,
Whereas, according to present scientific and technical knowledge, it appears that certain varieties  of oat (Avena sativa) of the 'naked oat` type have a potential value as fodder;
Whereas, however, it is difficult to produce seed of these varieties with a germination capacity  equal to that normally achieved by seed of the oat varieties;
Whereas by Directive 88/506/EEC  (3) the Commission declared that, in the light of the development  of scientific and technical knowledge it was appropriate to reduce, for varieties of oats of the  'naked oat` type, the minimum germination capacity of 85  % of pure seed laid down for oats in  Annex II to Directive 66/402/EEC to 75  %;
Whereas that reduction applied only until 31 December 1992 so that further technical data about  those varieties could be collected and assessed;
Whereas further technical data has shown that it is appropriate for the reduction to continue  indefinitely;
Whereas the measures provided in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing  Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
Section (2) (B) (d) of Annex II to Directive 66/402/EEC is amended as  follows:
'(d)  in the case of varieties of Avena sativa which are officially classified as of the "naked  oat" type the minimum germination capacity is reduced to 75  % of pure seed. In such a case the  official label shall be endorsed "minimum germination capacity 75  %"`.
1.  Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative  provisions necessary to comply with the provisions of this Directive by 31 May 1993 at the latest.  They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or  shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for  such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2.  Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law which they  adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 25 July 1988 on the transition of the Eurotra programme to the third phase (88/445/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),
Whereas Council Decision 82/752/EEC of 4 November 1982 on the adoption of a European Economic Community research and development programme for a machine translation system of advanced design(3) as amended by Decision 86/591/EEC(4), and in particular the  second paragraph of Article 1 thereof, states that at the end of each phase of the abovementioned programme (hereinafter called Eurotra) the Council, acting in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Treaty, shall decide, on the basis of a  report from the Commission and the opinion of the Management and Coordination Advisory Committee Â´Linguistic Problems' (CGC-12) whether to move on to the next phase;
Whereas Council Decision 87/516/Euratom, EEC of  28 September 1987 concerning the framework programme for Community activities in the field of research and  technological development (1987 to 1991)(5) recalls in Article 1 (3) that an amount of 1 084 million ECU was deemed necessary in respect of research programmes already decided or under way;
Whereas Eurotra is among those programmes already decided and under way and the amount of 5,5 million ECU was deemed necessary by the said Decision 82/752/EEC for its third phase;
Whereas the objectives of the second phase of the Eurotra programme are expected to be achieved in the course of 1988 within the budgetary resources allocated by the budgetary authority; whereas the Eurotra programme has been assessed by a panel of  independent experts, whose recommendations have been incorporated by the Commission in the definition of the guidelines for the third phase;
Whereas all twelve Member States are actively participating in the implementation of the Eurotra programme;
Whereas it is essential to start immediately preparations for the transition of the Eurotra programme to an industrial development phase;
Whereas the CGC-12 Committee has been consulted and has delivered a positive opinion on the transition to the third phase;
Whereas the Scientific and Technical Research Committee (Crest) has been consulted;
Whereas the Treaty has not provided the necessary powers other than those of Article 235,
The Eurotra Programme as adopted by Decision 82/752/EEC shall move on to the third phase on 1 July 1988.