razaulhaq/eurlex_sdg_coverage huggingface dataset:
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 545/97 of 25 March 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 2368/96 derogating from and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards public intervention measures
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2222/96 (2), and in particular Articles 6 (7) and 22a (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 1 (1) (a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2368/96 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 242/97 (4), lays down the list of additional products that may be bought in in Germany; whereas, as a result of a recovery of market prices for the products in question, those products should be excluded from the list of eligible qualities in that Member State;
Whereas Article 1 (3) of the above Regulation lays down maximum carcase weights in derogation from Article 3 (2) (h) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 (5); whereas that derogation should be maintained for invitations to tender in April, May and June 1997;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Regulation (EEC) No 2368/96 is amended as follows:
1. In Article 1:
(a) In paragraph 1 (a), the words 'GERMANY - category A, classes O2 and O3` are deleted.
(b) Paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
'3. Notwithstanding Article 4 (2) (h) of Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93, the maximum weight of carcases as referred to in the above provision shall be:
(a) 360 kilograms for carcases of animals in categories A and C, confirmation classes U, R and O;
(b) 450 kilograms for carcases of animals in category A, confirmation classes S and E.`
2. The second paragraph of Article 3 is replaced by the following:
'Article 1 shall apply to invitations to tender opened during April to June 1997.`
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.
24.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 104/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 351/2010
of 23 April 2010
implementing Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on migration and international protection as regards the definitions of the categories of the groups of country of birth, groups of country of previous usual residence, groups of country of next usual residence and groups of citizenship
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on Community statistics on migration and international protection and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 311/76 on the compilation of statistics on foreign workers (1), and in particular Article 10(2)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure that data from different statistical and administrative sources in the Member States are comparable, and to allow reliable Community-wide overviews to be drawn up, the categories of groups of country of birth, groups of country of previous usual residence, groups of country of next usual residence and groups of citizenship must be defined in the same way in all Member States. Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 therefore requires the Commission to define the above categories.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
This Regulation lays down the categories of groups of country of birth, groups of country of previous usual residence, groups of country of next usual residence and groups of citizenship as required by Regulation (EC) No 862/2007.
For the above categories, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) ‘country of previous usual residence’ means the country in which a person was usually resident immediately prior to immigration, regardless of the person’s citizenship or country of birth;
(b) ‘country of next usual residence’ means the country in which a person becomes usually resident following an emigration, regardless of the person’s citizenship or country of birth;
(c) ‘level of development’ means the relative degree of development of a country as defined by statistical measures of life expectancy, literacy, educational attainment, and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita;
(d) ‘native-born’ means a person who was born in the country of current usual residence, regardless of the person’s citizenship;
(e) ‘foreign-born’ means a person who was born outside of the country of current usual residence, regardless of the person’s citizenship.
The groups of country of birth, groups of country of previous usual residence, groups of country of next usual residence and groups of citizenship according to which Member States are required to transmit data to the Commission are listed in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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.
13.10.1987 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 289/32
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 July 1987
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning certain cheeses
(87/505/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning certain cheeses, negotiated under Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and approved by the Council by Decision 69/352/EEC (1), establishes, amongst other things, weight limits for the whole cheeses concerned; whereas, during bilateral consultations, it was decided that it would be advisable, in the light of experience, to amend the weight limits for Sbrinz cheese, as they have proved too restrictive;
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the aforesaid Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Swiss Confederation for certain cheeses is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
18.1.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 13/57
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 33/2011
of 17 January 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 Regulation (EU) No 30/2011 (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 18 January 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 7 April 2000
amending Decision 98/361/EC establishing the list of approved zones, with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia in Spain
(notified under document number C(2000) 943)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/311/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products(1), as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC(2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Member States may obtain for one or more continental or coastal zones the status of approved zones free of infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS).
(2) The status of approved continental zone and approved coastal zone in respect of IHN and VHS was granted to certain catchment areas and coastal areas in Spain, by Commission Decision 98/361/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2000/187/EC(4).
(3) Spain has submitted to the Commission evidence in support of granting the status of approved zone for certain other catchment areas in the Autonomous Region of Cantabria in respect of IHN and VHS, as well as the national provisions ensuring compliance with the rules on maintenance of approval.
(4) Scrutiny of this information allows this status to be granted for these catchment areas.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 98/361/EC is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Council Decision
of 18 June 2001
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria concerning the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria in the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network
(2001/589/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1), in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) The European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network were established by Regulation (EEC) No 1210/90(3).
(2) The Luxembourg European Council (December 1997) made participation in the Community programmes and agencies a way of stepping up the pre-accession strategy for the central and east European countries. In the case of the agencies, the European Council's conclusions provide that "the Community agencies in which applicant countries will be able to participate will be determined on a case-by-case basis".
(3) The Helsinki European Council (December 1999) reaffirmed the inclusive nature of the accession process, which now comprises 13 candidate countries within a single framework with the candidate countries participating in the accession process on an equal footing.
(4) The Council, on 14 February 2000, authorised the Commission to conduct negotiations on the participation in the European Environment Agency of the countries applying for accession. The Commission signed the Final Act of the negotiations on 9 October 2000.
(5) The Agreement as referred to in this Decision should be approved,
The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria concerning the participation of the Republic of Bulgaria in the European Environment Agency and the European environment information and observation network is approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is set out as an Annex to this Decision.
The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to deposit the notification provided for in Article 18 of the Agreement.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
14.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 139/14
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 495/2014
of 13 May 2014
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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 6 May 1996 amending Decision 89/540/EEC on the organization of a temporary experiment on the marketing of seeds and propagating material (Text with EEA relevance) (96/336/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 13a thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (2), as last amended by Commission Directive 96/18/EC (3), and in particular Article 13a thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (4), as last amended by Directive 95/6/EC (5), and in particular Article 13a thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 69/208/EEC of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants (6), as last amended by Commission Directive 96/18/EC, and in particular Article 12a thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 89/540/EEC of 22 September 1989 on the organization of a temporary experiment on the marketing of seeds and propagating material (7), as last amended by Decision 95/431/EC (8), set up a temporary experiment at Community level in relation to the feasibility of unofficial field inspections;
Whereas that experiment was stated to be for a duration of seven years ending on 30 June 1996;
Whereas the experiment did not in fact start until 1 July 1990;
Whereas certain conclusions can be drawn from the results obtained to date, but further details still need to be clarified;
Whereas the experiment should, therefore, be allowed to continue until 30 June 1997;
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,
In Article 3 of Decision 89/540/EEC '30 June 1996` is replaced by '30 June 1997`.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2836/89
of 21 September 1989
enabling Member States to authorize preventive withdrawals of apples
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1119/89 (2), and in particular Article 15a (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1596/79 of 26 July 1979 on preventive withdrawals of apples and pears (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2935/88 (4), lays down the circumstances under which preventive withdrawals may be authorized;
Whereas, for the 1989/90 marketing year, apple production is estimated at 6 826 000 tonnes; whereas expected surpluses in relation to production of 6 200 000 tonnes amount to 626 000 tonnes; whereas preventive withdrawals may relate to no more than 40 % of this quantity, that is, 250 000 tonnes;
Whereas this quantity should be distributed among the various Member States in proportion to the surpluses anticipated in each one of them in respect of varieties subject to withdrawals;
Whereas the prices communicated in accordance with the provisions of the first subparagraph of Article 17 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 have stood on several representative markets of the Community below the basic price;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
Member States may authorize producer organizations established on their territory to undertake preventive withdrawals of apples during the 1989/90 marketing year.
1. Preventive withdrawals may not relate to more than 250 000 tonnes distributed by Member States in the following manner:
Belgium 9 200 tonnes
Denmark 600 tonnes
Germany 14 400 tonnes
Greece 13 400 tonnes
France 95 900 tonnes
Ireland 500 tonnes
Italy 101 400 tonnes
Luxembourg 100 tonnes
Netherlands 8 000 tonnes
United Kingdom 6 500 tonnes
2. Preventive withdrawals may relate only to apples of class II of the varieties referred to in the Annex.
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 655/2003
of 10 April 2003
fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals
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 organization of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(8) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the export refund applicable to cereals on the day on which application for an export licence is made must be applied on request to exports to be effected during the period of validity of the export licence. In this case, a corrective amount may be applied to the refund.
(2) 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 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), allows for the fixing of a corrective amount for the products listed in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92. That corrective amount must be calculated taking account of the factors referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(3) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the corrective amount according to destination.
(4) The corrective amount must be fixed at the same time as the refund and according to the same procedure; it may be altered in the period between fixings.
(5) It follows from applying the provisions set out above that the corrective amount must be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The corrective amount referred to in Article 1(1)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 which is applicable to export refunds fixed in advance except for malt shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 7 September 1995  appointing three members and three alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (95/363/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a  thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision 94/65/EC of 26 January 1994 appointing members and alternate  members of the Committee of the Regions for the period 26 January 1994 to 25 January 1998  (1),
Whereas three members' seats have become vacant on the Committee following the resignations of Mr  José Marco Bérges, Mr Joan Lerma i Blasco and Mr Antonio Trevín Lombán, which were notified to the  Council on 20 March and 25 July 1995;
Whereas three alternate members' seats have become vacant on the Committee following the  resignations of Mr Ramón Tejedor Sanz, Mrs Antonia Fernández Felgueroso and Mrs Clementina Ródenas  Villena, which were notified to the Council on 11 April, 28 July and 22 August 1995;
Having regard to the proposals from the Spanish Government,
1.  Mr S. Lanzuela is hereby appointed a member of the Committee  of the Regions in place of Mr Marco Bérges for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which  runs until 25 January 1998.
2.  Mr E. Zaplana Hermández-Soro is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in  place of Mr Lerma i Blasco for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25  January 1998.
3.  Mr S. Marqués Fernández is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place  of Mr A. Trevín Lombán for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25  January 1998.
4.  Mr Giménez Abad is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in  place of Mr A. Tejedor Sanz for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25  January 1998.
5.  Mr J. R. García Cañal is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions  in place of Mrs A. Fernández Felgueroso for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which  runs until 25 January 1998.
6.  Mr J. L. Olivas Martínez is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the  Regions in place of Mrs C. Ródenas Villena for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which  runs until 25 January 1998.