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14.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 283/44
COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 October 2006
amending Decision 2005/710/EC concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in Romania
(notified under document number C(2006) 4321)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/689/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular Article 18(7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (2), and in particular Article 22(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Following the outbreak of avian influenza, caused by a highly pathogenic H5N1 virus strain, in south-east Asia starting in December 2003, the Commission adopted several protection measures in relation to that disease, in particular Commission Decision 2005/710/EC of 13 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to highly pathogenic avian influenza in Romania (3).
(2) Decision 2005/710/EC provides that Member States are to suspend imports of live poultry, ratites, farmed and wild feathered game, and hatching eggs of those species and certain other products of birds from the whole territory of Romania.
(3) Romania has now transmitted further information to the Commission on the avian influenza situation in that country, which shows that no further outbreaks of that disease have been detected since 7 June 2006.
(4) In the light of that information, it is appropriate to limit the suspension of the imports provided for in Decision of 2005/710/EC to certain areas of Romania that are still under direct threat of the disease.
(5) Decision 2005/710/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Annex to Decision 2005/710/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
The Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision and publish those measures. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1986/2003
of 12 November 2003
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 28 May 2003
amending for the second time Decision 2003/56/EC on health certificates for the importation of live animals and animal products from New Zealand
(notified under document number C(2003) 1788)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/385/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 97/132/EC of 17 December 1996 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on sanitary measures applicable to trade in live animals and animal products(1), as last amended by Decision 1999/837/EC(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon the importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001(4), and in particular Article 11(2) and Article 22(2) thereof, and the corresponding provisions of the other Directives establishing sanitary conditions and models of certificates for the importation of live animals and animal products from third countries,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2003/56/EC of 24 January 2003 on health certificates for the importation of live animals and animal products from New Zealand(5), as last amended by Decision 2003/331/EC(6), lays down the certification requirements and models of the official health certificates for the importation of live animals and animal products from New Zealand.
(2) In order to facilitate the changeover to the new official health certificates, Decision 2003/56/EC provides for a transitional period of a maximum of 90 days. This transitional period has been extended by 30 days to implement recommendations of the Joint Management Committee for the Agreement in its meeting of 27 and 28 February 2003 concerning certain amendments to the Annexes to the Agreement.
(3) Discussions are ongoing between the Parties to the Agreement concerning the scope of the recommendations of the Committee. The procedure to amend the Annexes to the Agreement also needs to be further clarified.
(4) Accordingly, it is appropriate to extend the transitional period provided for in Decision 2003/56/EC until 30 September 2003.
(5) Decision 2003/56/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Article 4 of Decision 2003/56/EC is replaced by the following:
"Article 4
For a transitional period, Member States shall authorise the importation of live animals and animal products set out in Annex I under the models of certificates previously applicable until 30 September 2003."
This Decision shall apply from 1 June 2003.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
10.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 39/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 232/2006
of 9 February 2006
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 for the 2005/2006 marketing year
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses (2), and in particular the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2005/2006 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 (3). These prices and duties were last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 225/2006 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95,
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 for the 2005/2006 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 18 February 1981 establishing that the apparatus described as "Sperry-Univac 1108 multiprocessor system" may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties (81/137/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 11 September 1980, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "Sperry-Univac 1108 multiprocessor system", to be used for electronic data processing, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 8 February 1981 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a computer;
Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities ; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus ; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus ; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,
The apparatus described as "Sperry-Univac 1108 multiprocessor system", which is the subject of an application by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany of 11 September 1980, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2064/2001
of 22 October 2001
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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1783/2001(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) 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.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature. Those rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.
(4) 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 issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the combined nomenclature and which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation, can continue to be invoked, under the provisions in Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the Council and of the European Parliament(4), for a period of 60 days by the holder.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are classified within the combined nomenclature under the 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 issued by the customs authorities of Member States which does not conform to the provisions of this Regulation can continue to be invoked under 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 20th 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.
6.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 133/29
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 454/2014
of 29 April 2014
repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1066/2010 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1066/2010 (2), as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 441/2013 (3), classifies a product consisting of an audio-frequency amplifier and a loudspeaker in a single housing under CN code 8518 40 80 as an audio-frequency electric amplifier.
(2) The Harmonized System (HS) Committee approved during its 52nd Session in September 2013 a classification opinion classifying an identical product in HS subheading 8518 22 as multiple loudspeakers, mounted in the same enclosure.
(3) The EU is, by Council Decision 87/369/EEC of 7 April 1987 (4), a contracting party of the International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (known as the Harmonized System or HS), drawn up by the Customs Cooperation Council (known as the World Customs Organisation or WCO).
(4) The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that, although the WCO opinions classifying goods in the HS do not have legally binding force, they amount, as regards the classification of those goods in the Combined Nomenclature (CN), to indications which are an important aid to the interpretation of the scope of the various tariff headings of the CN, insofar as they are not contrary to the wording of the respective heading (see, inter alia, the rulings of the CJEU in Cases C-206/03 (5), C-15/05 (6) and C-227/11 (7)).
(5) With a view to securing uniformity in the interpretation and application of the Harmonized System on an international level and considering that the decision is in conformity with the wording of HS subheading 8518 22, the EU should apply this classification opinion.
(6) Regulation (EU) No 1066/2010, as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 441/2013, should therefore be repealed.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1066/2010 is repealed.
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.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 861/1999
of 22 April 1999
amending Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (drilling platforms)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and, in particular Article 28 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), suspends customs duties in respect of particular goods intended for incorporation in drilling or production platforms: fixed, subheading ex843049, operating in the territorial sea of Member States;
Whereas it is in the Community interest to extend the suspension of customs duties to goods intended for connection to fixed drilling or production platforms of subheading ex843049, operating outside the territorial sea of Member States to take account of technological developments, simplify customs procedures and improve the competitiveness of European firms,
In the preliminary provisions of Annex I, first part, Title II to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, under point A.2(a)(1) of the special provisions, the words "fixed, subheading ex 8430 49, operating in the territorial sea of Member States" shall be replaced by "fixed, subheading ex843049, operating in or outside the territorial sea of Member States".
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
18.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 47/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 267/2005
of 17 February 2005
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 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the market in sugar (1), and in particular Article 27(5)(a) and (15),
Whereas:
(1) Article 27(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1260/2001 provides that the differences between the prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(1)(a), (c), (d), (f), (g) and (h) 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 V to that Regulation. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common implementing rules for 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 should be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001.
(2) In accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kg for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for each month.
(3) Article 27(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(4) 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.
(5) 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.
(6) 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 A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and in Article 1(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, are fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
15.1.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 11/49
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 January 2011
on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20(2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards sealants for non-structural use in joints in buildings and pedestrian walkways
(notified under document C(2011) 62)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/19/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products (1), and in particular Article 13(4) thereof,
After consulting the Standing Committee on Construction,
Whereas:
(1) The Commission is required to select, in accordance with Article 13(3) of Directive 89/106/EEC, one of two procedures for attesting the conformity of a product. That Article prescribes that the Commission should choose the least onerous possible procedure consistent with safety. It is therefore necessary to decide whether, for a given product or family of products, the existence of a factory production control system under the responsibility of the manufacturer is a necessary and sufficient condition for an attestation of conformity, or whether, for reasons related to compliance with the criteria set out in Article 13(4) of that Directive, the intervention of an approved body is required.
(2) Article 13(4) requires that the procedure thus determined shall be indicated in the mandates and in the technical specifications. It is therefore desirable to identify the products or family of products referred to in the technical specifications.
(3) The two procedures provided for in Article 13(3) of Directive 89/106/EEC are described in detail in Annex III to that Directive. It is therefore necessary to specify clearly the methods by which the two procedures shall be implemented, by reference to Annex III, for each product or family of products, since Annex III gives preference to certain systems.
(4) The procedure referred to in Article 13(3)(a) corresponds to the systems set out in the first possibility, without continuous surveillance, and the second and third possibilities of point (ii) of Section 2 of Annex III. The procedure referred to in Article 13(3)(b) corresponds to the systems set out in point (i) of Section 2 of Annex III, and in the first possibility, with continuous surveillance, of point (ii) of Section 2 of Annex III,
The products and families of products set out in Annex I shall have their conformity attested by a procedure whereby, in addition to a factory production control system operated by the manufacturer, an approved body is involved in assessment and surveillance of the production control or of the product itself.
The procedure for attesting conformity as set out in Annex II shall be indicated in the mandates for harmonised European standards.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.