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COMMISSION  DECISION
of 19 November 1986
amending Decision 73/351/EEC setting up an Advisory Committee on Customs Matters
(86/565/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Whereas, in order to gather the opinions of professional and consumer circles on problems arising from the operation of the customs union, the Commission set up an Advisory Committee on Customs Matters by its Decision 73/351/EEC (1), as last amended by Decision 83/111/EEC (2);
Whereas it is necessary, in view of the accession of Spain and Portugal, to assure the representative nature of this Committee by increasing by two the number of its members;
Whereas, by the nature of its professional activities, the category of customs agents (including specialized transport carriers) is particularly well qualified to contribute to the smooth functioning of the Committee; whereas it is consequently desirable to attribute the two supplementary seats to this category,
Article 3 of Commission Decision 73/351/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 3
1. The Committee shall consist of 40 members.
The Committee shall be composed of representatives from the following categories: industrialists, craftsmen, agriculturists, tradesmen, carriers, banking and insurance institutions, customs agents (including specialized transport carriers), tourist boards, workers, consumers, and other parties concerned with customs problems.
2. Representation of the Committee shall be as follows:
- four representatives of industry,
- one representative of craft industry,
- four representatives of agriculture (of which one shall be a representative of agricultural cooperatives and one shall be a representative of the agri-foods section),
- four representatives of commerical organizations,
- four representatives of Chambers of Commerce and Industry,
- one representative of rail transport,
- one representative of road transport,
- one representative of shipping,
- one representative of inland waterways transport,
- one representative of air transport,
- one representative of banking institutions,
- one representative of insurance institutions,
- five representatives of customs agents (including specialized transport carriers),
- two representatives of tourist boards,
- four representatives of workers,
- three representatives of consumers (of which one shall be for consumer cooperatives),
- two representatives of other parties concerned with customs problems.'
This Decision shall take effect on 19 November 1986.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1927/2002
of 28 October 2002
fixing the minimum selling prices for beef put up for sale under the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1834/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 28(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Tenders have been invited for certain quantities of beef fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1834/2002(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 9 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2417/95(5), the minimum selling prices for meat put up for sale by tender should be fixed, taking into account tenders submitted.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The minimum selling prices for beef for the invitation to tender held in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1834/2002 for which the time limit for the submission of tenders was 22 October 2002 are as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 635/2002
of 12 April 2002
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 267th special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 124/1999(4), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter; Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.
(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 267th special invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90, the maximum aid and the amount of the end-use security shall be as follows:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 344/35
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1306/2008
of 17 December 2008
fixing the Community selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2009 fishing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 25(1) and (6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) A Community selling price is to be fixed for each of the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 before the beginning of the fishing year, at a level at least equal to 70 % and not exceeding 90 % of the guide price.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 1299/2008 (2) fixes the guide prices for the 2009 fishing year for all the products concerned.
(3) Market prices vary considerably depending on the species and how the products are presented, particularly in the case of squid and hake.
(4) Conversion factors should therefore be fixed for the different species and presentations of frozen products landed in the Community in order to determine the price level that trigger the intervention measure provided for in Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
The Community selling prices, as referred to in Article 25(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, applicable during the 2009 fishing year for the products listed in Annex II to that Regulation and the presentations and conversion factors to which they relate are set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1900/94 of 27 July 1994 setting the intervention threshold for apples for the 1994/95 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1121/89 of 27 April 1989 on the introduction of an intervention threshold for apples and cauliflowers (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1754/92 (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1121/89 specifies how the intervention threshold is to be determined; whereas it is for the Commission to set the intervention therehold by the percentages given in paragraph 1 of that Article to average  production for fresh consumption in the last five marketing years for which figures are available;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The intervention threshold for apples for the 1994/95 marketing year shall be 257 800 tonnes.
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 (EC) No 2090/2003
of 27 November 2003
fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products in the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1431/2003(4).
(3) As far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture. These quantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying the detailed rules set out above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
1.11.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 305/25
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 October 2012
appointing three United Kingdom members and two United Kingdom alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2012/675/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 United Kingdom 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) Three members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Jonathan BELL, Mr Iain MALCOLM and Ms Irene OLDFATHER. Two alternate members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Ted BROCKLEBANK and Mr Nicol STEPHEN,
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:
— Ms Patricia FERGUSON MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament,
— Mr Paul WATSON, Councillor,
— Mr Trevor CUMMINGS, Councillor,
(b) as alternate members:
— Mr Jim HUME MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament,
— Mr Jamie McGRIGOR MSP, Member of the Scottish Parliament.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 557/2003
of 27 March 2003
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1324/2002(5), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002 of 5 September 2002 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden(6), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2329/2002(7), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland and Sweden to all third countries, with the exception of Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002.
(2) According to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002 the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 21 to 27 March 2003 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1582/2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
4.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 116/62
COMMISSION DECISION
of 23 April 2007
fixing for the marketing year 2007/2008 the amounts of the aid for diversification and the additional aid for diversification to be granted under the temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry of the Community
(notified under document number C(2007) 1717)
(Only the Spanish, Czech, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish and Finnish texts are authentic)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/278/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 of 20 February 2006 establishing a temporary scheme restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 968/2006 of 27 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the Community (2), and in particular Article 13(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By 31 March 2007, the Commission has to fix the amounts attributed to each Member State concerned for the aid for diversification provided for in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006, the additional aid for diversification provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation and the transitional aid to certain Member States as provided for in Article 9 of that Regulation.
(2) The amounts of the aid for diversification and additional aid for diversification are calculated on the basis of the tonnes of sugar quota renounced in the 2007/2008 marketing year in the Member State concerned, as provided for in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 968/2006,
The amounts per Member State concerned of the aid for diversification and the additional aid for diversification provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 320/2006 respectively, as fixed in respect of the quotas renounced in the 2007/2008 marketing year, are set out in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Czech Republic, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Hungary, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Finland.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3861/91  of 23 December 1991  on an emergency measure to supply food products to the populations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 7 (5) and Article 8 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the market for certain agricultural products may feature production situations which make it possible to dispose of such products on special terms;
Whereas provision should be made to supply cereal products to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in order to improve the conditions of supply to the populations of those countries and maintain their livestock herds; whereas the Community has intervention  stocks of agricultural products; whereas such products should be used to implement the measure in question;
Whereas it is for the Commission to lay down the detailed rules for the application of the measure in question,
An emergency measure is hereby adopted, under the conditions laid down in the following Articles, for free supply to the populations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania of certain cereal products to be determined, available as a result of  intervention.
Expenditure on this measure shall be limited to ECU (budgetary) 45 million.
1. The products may be supplied unprocessed or in processed form.
2. The measure may also relate to food products obtained through a commercial exchange of products from intervention stocks against goods belonging to the same group of products.
3. The supply costs, including transport and, where applicable, processing, shall be determined by invitation to tender or, on account of the urgency of the situation, by direct agreement procedure.
4. The costs shall be reimbursed to the operators concerned in respect of the supply of products for which proof is provided that they have reached the delivery stage laid down.
5. Products consigned pursuant to this Regulation shall not qualify for export refunds and shall not be subject to the arrangements concerning monetary compensatory amounts.
The detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75.
The Commission shall be responsible for verifying the delivery operations and for the application of the criteria adopted when the aid is distributed to the populations concerned.
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.
30.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 172/68
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 769/2007
of 29 June 2007
fixing the minimum selling price for butter for the 66th individual invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
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(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter held by them.
(2) In the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award, in accordance with Article 24a of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999.
(3) In the light of the tenders received, a minimum selling price should be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 66th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 26 June 2007, the minimum selling price for butter is fixed at 365,20 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 June 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.4.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 115/17
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 364/2012
of 26 April 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.