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22.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 169/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 916/2006
of 21 June 2006
determining the extent to which applications for import rights lodged in respect of the quota for frozen meat of bovine animals, provided for in Regulation (EC) No 704/2006, can be accepted
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 704/2006 of 8 May 2006 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for frozen meat of bovine animals covered by CN code 0202 and products covered by CN code 0206 29 91 (1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007) (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 704/2006 fixes at 53 000 tonnes the quantity of the quota in respect of which Community importers can lodge an application for import rights based on the quantities of beef falling under CN code 0201, 0202, 0206 10 95 or 0206 29 91 imported by him/her or on his/her account under the relevant customs provisions, between 1 May 2005 and 30 April 2006. As the import rights applied for exceed the available quantity referred to in Article 1, a reduction coefficient should be fixed in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 704/2006,
Each application for import rights lodged in accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 704/2006 shall be accepted at a rate of 13,474095 % of the import rights applied for.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 June 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
28.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 299/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1604/2006
of 27 October 2006
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), 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 28 October 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
28.11.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 317/17
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1209/2013
of 25 November 2013
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Camembert de Normandie (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined France’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Camembert de Normandie’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.
(3) As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
6.6.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 147/63
COMMISSION DECISION
of 29 May 2008
on a financial contribution from the Community towards emergency measures to combat bluetongue in the United Kingdom in 2007
(notified under document number C(2008) 2161)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(2008/418/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (1) and in particular Article 9(2),
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (2), and in particular Article 3(3) and Article 3(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Decision 90/424/EEC lays down the procedures governing the Community’s financial contribution towards specific veterinary measures, including emergency measures. With a view to helping to eradicate bluetongue as rapidly as possible, Member States shall obtain a financial contribution towards the costs of certain measures to combat outbreaks of bluetongue.
(2) Article 3(5) of Decision 90/424/EEC lay down rules on the percentage of the costs incurred by the Member State that may be covered by the Community’s financial contribution.
(3) The payment of a Community financial contribution towards emergency measures to combat bluetongue is subject to the rules laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 349/2005 of 28 February 2005 laying down rules on the Community financing of emergency measures and of the campaign to combat certain animal diseases under Council Decision 90/424/EEC (3). That Regulation applies to Community financial contributions granted to Member States in respect of eligible expenditure as defined therein for certain disease eradication measures in the situations referred to in Article 3(1) of Decision 90/424/EEC.
(4) An outbreak of bluetongue occurred in the United Kingdom in 2007. The emergence of that disease represents a serious risk to the Community’s livestock population.
(5) Accordingly, the United Kingdom took the necessary emergency measures in order to avoid the spread of bluetongue.
(6) On 28 November 2007, the United Kingdom provided the financial information required prior to the granting of Community financial support in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.
(7) The United Kingdom has fully complied with its technical and administrative obligations as set out in Article 3 of Decision 90/424/EEC and Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 349/2005.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Financial contribution from the Community to the United Kingdom
Without prejudice to Article 10a of Decision 90/424/EEC, a financial contribution from the Community may be granted to the United Kingdom towards the costs incurred by that Member State in taking the measures referred to in Article 3(2) of Decision 90/424/EEC to combat bluetongue in 2007.
Addressee
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 519/2003
of 21 March 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 22 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 25 February 1975  on the reform of agricultural structures in Ireland in implementation of Directive No 72/161/EEC  (Only the English text is authentic)  (75/153/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Directive No 72/161/EEC (1) of 17 April 1972 concerning the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture, and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof;
Whereas on 27 November 1974 the Government of Ireland, acting in pursuance of Article 10 (4) of Directive No 72/161/EEC, forwarded the text of a Scheme of Vocational Training for Persons engaged in Agriculture;
Whereas under Article 11 (3) of Directive No 72/161/EEC the Commission must decide whether, having regard to the objectives of the said Directive and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the provisions notified comply with the Directive and thus satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community;
Whereas it is a basic aim of Title II of Directive No 72/161/EEC to give persons aged 18 or over engaged in agriculture the opportunity to acquire new agricultural skills, or to improve those which they already possess, so that they are in a position to integrate into modem agriculture;
Whereas to that end the Member States are therefore required under Articles 5 (1) and 6 (1) of Directive No 72/161/EEC to introduce, in addition to the normal agricultural training provided in their country, measures designed to give farmers and hired and family agricultural workers further training of a general, technical and economic nature;
Whereas under the third indent of Article 12 (2) of Directive No 72/161/EEC the Guidance Section of the EAGGF is to refund to Member States 25 % of the expenditure incurred in respect of such measures, up to a maximum of 1 500 units of account for each person engaged in agriculture having completed a course of basic or advanced vocational training;
Whereas the abovementioned Scheme of Vocational Training for Persons engaged in Agriculture is in conformity with Title II of the Directive and provided inter alia for basic and advanced training courses which satisfy the requirements imposed in respect of complete courses designed to enable persons engaged in agriculture generally to improve their occupational skills or to acquire new ones;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the Opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The Scheme of Vocational Training for Persons engaged in Agriculture as notified by the Government of Ireland satisfies the conditions for financial contribution from the Community to common measures as referred to in Article 8 of Directive No 72/161/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to Ireland.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1266/98 of 18 June 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 996/97 on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1), and in particular Article 1(1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 996/97 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/98 (3), lays down detailed rules for the application of an import quota of 1 500 tonnes of frozen thin skirt on a multiannual basis; whereas the way in which certificates of authenticity are to be filled in should be specified and the entries to be made in import licences relating thereto should be supplemented;
Whereas certain eligibility criteria for prospective operators should be clarified and harmonised in line with the criteria for other import schemes;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Regulation (EC) No 996/97 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
'Article 2
1. The import of the quantities of meat referred to in Article 1(3) shall be subject to the presentation of an import licence.
2. Licence applications and licences themselves shall contain the following entries:
(a) in Section 8, the country of origin;
(b) in Section 20, at least one of the following:
- Músculos del diafragma y delgados [Reglamento (CE) n° 996/97]
- Mellemgulv (forordning (EF) nr. 996/97)
- Saumfleisch (Verordnung (EG) Nr. 996/97)
- ÄéÜöñáãìá [êáíïíéóìüò (ÅÊ) áñéè. 996/97]
- Thin skirt (Regulation (EC) No 996/97)
- Hampe [règlement (CE) n° 996/97]
- Pezzi detti «hampes» [regolamento (CE) n. 996/97]
- Omloop (Verordening (EG) nr. 996/97)
- Diafragma [Regulamento (CE) nº 996/97]
- Kuveliha (asetus (EY) N:o 996/97)
- Mellangärde (förordning (EG) nr 996/97).
3. Import licences shall expire on 30 June following the date of issue.`
2. The following paragraph 4 is added to Article 3:
'4. The original and copies thereof may be typed or hand-written. In the latter case, they must be completed in black ink and in block capitals`.
3. In Article 5(3) the words 'referred to in Article 11(1)` are deleted.
4. Article 7(a) is replaced by the following:
'(a) applicants for import licences must be natural or legal persons who, when submitting their application, must prove to the satisfaction of the competent authorities of the Member State concerned that they have traded in beef and veal with non-member countries at least once during the previous 12 months; they must be entered on a national VAT register.`
5. Article 7(c) and (d) is repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 17 March 2004
amending Decision 2000/333/EC laying down special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, as regards the designation of the competent authority
(notified under document number C(2004) 824)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/263/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs(1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2000/333/EC of 25 April 2000 laying down special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam(2), states that the "National Fisheries Inspection and Quality Assurance Centre (NAFIQACEN) of the Ministry of Fisheries" is to be the competent authority in Vietnam for verifying and certifying compliance of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods with the requirements of Directive 91/492/EEC.
(2) Following a restructuring of the Vietnamese administration, the competent authority for verifying and certifying compliance of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods has changed to the "National Fisheries Quality Assurance and Veterinary Directorate (NAFIQAVED)". This new authority is capable of effectively verifying the application of the laws in force.
(3) Decision 2000/333/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In Decision 2000/333/EC Article 1 is replaced by the following:
"Article 1
The 'National Fisheries Quality Assurance and Veterinary Directorate (NAFIQAVED)' shall be the competent authority in Vietnam for verifying and certifying compliance of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods with the requirements of Directive 91/492/EEC."
This Decision shall apply from 3 May 2004.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2292/92  of 4 August 1992  amending Regulations (EEC) No 1105/68 and (EEC) No 1634/85 as regards the amount of aid granted for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder for use as feed
THE COMMISSION OF THE  EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of the Council of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2071/92 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 2a of Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 of the Council of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for granting aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder for use as feed (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1115/89 (4), determines the  factors required to fix that aid;
Whereas in view of recent developments on the market in skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder and the large reduction in public stocks resulting, the aid can be reduced; whereas Article 1a (3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68 of 27 July 1968 on  detailed rules for granting aid for skimmed milk for use as feed (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 992/91 (6), and Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1634/85 of 17 June 1985 fixing the amount of the aid for skimmed milk and  skimmed-milk powder for use as feed (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 992/91 should accordingly be amended;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
In Article 1a (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1105/68, 'ECU 52,74' is hereby replaced by 'ECU 48,65'.
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1634/85, 'ECU 5,27' is hereby replaced by 'ECU 4,86' and 'ECU 65' is replaced by 'ECU 60'.
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.
16.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 187/22
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 685/2011
of 15 July 2011
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year
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 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2010/11 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 676/2011 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 July 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
22.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 302/58
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 20 October 2014
amending Decision 2007/453/EC as regards the BSE status of Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Portugal and Slovakia
(notified under document C(2014) 7516)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2014/732/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 provides that Member States, third countries or regions thereof (‘countries or regions’) are to be classified according to their bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) status into one of three categories: negligible BSE risk, controlled BSE risk and undetermined BSE risk.
(2) The Annex to Commission Decision 2007/453/EC (2) lists countries or regions according to their BSE status.
(3) The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) plays a leading role in the categorisation of countries or regions according to their BSE risk. The list in the Annex to Decision 2007/453/EC takes account of Resolution No 20 — Recognition of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Risk Status of Member Countries — adopted by the OIE in May 2013.
(4) In May 2014, the OIE adopted Resolution No 18 — Recognition of the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Risk Status of Member Countries (3). In addition to the Member States already listed in the Annex to Decision 2007/453/EC, that Resolution recognised Bulgaria, Estonia, Croatia, Latvia, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Portugal, Romania and Slovakia as having a negligible BSE risk.
(5) In June 2014, the OIE suspended (4) the negligible BSE risk status for Romania, with effect from 27 June 2014, following a report received from the OIE Delegate of Romania on the detection of a BSE case in Romania.
(6) The list in the Annex to Decision 2007/453/EC should therefore be amended to be brought into line with the Resolution No 18 adopted by the OIE in May 2014 and to take account of the subsequent OIE decision to suspend the negligible BSE risk status for Romania.
(7) Decision 2007/453/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,
The Annex to Decision 2007/453/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.