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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3003/94 of 9 December 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 121/94 relating to the exemption from the import levy for certain products in the cereals sector laid down in the Agreements between the European Community and  the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3491/93 of 13 December 1993 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of  Hungary, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1866/94 (3), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, in order to permit greater flexibility in the management of certain quotas, extend their fields of application and further reduce certain levies, an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic  of Hungary amending Annexes VIII a, IX b and X b of the European Agreement was concluded between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part (4);
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 121/94 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1906/94 (6), relating to the exemption from the import levy for certain products in the cereals sector specify the quantities of barley, wheat flour, non-roasted  malt, common wheat and millet which enjoy preferential access under the Interim Agreement concluded with the abovementioned countries; whereas, to ensure that these quotas are properly managed, import licences must not be transferable;
Whereas the measure provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The table in point I of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 121/94 is hereby replaced by the table in the Annex hereto.
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.
2.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 201/40
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1272/2005
of 1 August 2005
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (1), and in particular Article 11 (b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 lists the persons covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) Council Decision 2005/592/CFSP (2) amends the Annex to Common Position 2004/161/CFSP (3). Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 should, therefore, be amended accordingly.
(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 is amended as set out 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 23 April 1999
amending Decision 97/296/EC drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorised for human consumption
(notified under document number C(1999) 997)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/277/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by Decision 98/603/EC(2), and in particular Article 2(2) and Article 7 thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Decision 97/296/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 1999/244/EC(4), lists the countries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised. Part I of the Annex lists the names of the countries and territories covered by a specific Decision and Part II names those qualifying under Article 2(2) of Decision 95/408/EC;
(2) Whereas Commission Decision 1999/276/EC(5), set specific import conditions for fishery and aquaculture products originating in Mauritius; Whereas Mauritius should therefore be added to Part I of the list of the Annex of countries and territories from which importation of fishery products for human consumption is authorised;
(3) Whereas New Caledonia has provided information that it satisfies the equivalent conditions and is able to guarantee that the fishery products it exports to the Community meet the health requirements of the Directive 91/493/EEC, it is therefore necessary to modify the above list to include this country and territory in Part II of the list;
(4) Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex of the present Decision replaces the Annex to Decision 97/296/EC.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
24.3.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/43
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2005/24/EC
of 14 March 2005
with regard to the use of ova and embryos and storage centres for semen from pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas:
(1) Article 4 of Council Directive 87/328/EEC of 18 June 1987 on the acceptance for breeding purposes of pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (3) requires semen for intra-Community trade to be collected, treated and stored in an officially approved artificial insemination centre.
(2) Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in, and imports of, semen of domestic animals of the bovine species (4) allows semen to be stored not only in semen collection centres but also in semen storage centres.
(3) In order to ensure consistency in Community legislation, Article 4 of Directive 87/328/EEC should be adapted to the extended scope of, and the newly introduced definitions in, Directive 88/407/EEC. On that occasion, Directive 87/328/EEC should be aligned on the other legislation on pure-breeding animals with regard to ova and embyros,
Directive 87/328/EEC shall be amended as follows:
1. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:
— the acceptance of pure-bred female animals of the bovine species for breeding purposes,
— the acceptance of pure-bred bulls for natural service, and
— the use of ova and embryos from pure-bred female animals of the bovine species.’;
2. Article 4 shall be replaced by the following:
1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive before 24 March 2007. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those measures, together with a table showing how the provisions of this Directive correspond to the national measures adopted.
When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
24.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 348/45
COUNCIL DECISION 2004/790/CFSP
of 22 November 2004
extending and amending Decision 2003/276/CFSP implementing Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP with a view to a European Union contribution to the destruction of ammunition for small arms and light weapons in Albania
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 23(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP of 12 July 2002 on the European Union's contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 14 April 2003 the Council adopted Decision 2003/276/CFSP concerning a European Union contribution to the destruction of ammunition for small arms and light weapons in Albania (2), which was aimed at implementing Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP and which made available EUR 820 000 for this purpose.
(2) Some objectives could not be fulfilled by 31 October 2004, the date on which Council Decision 2003/276/CFSP expires, and others should be consolidated and expanded after that date. The project in question is a multi-annual project lasting four years.
(3) Decision 2003/276/CFSP should therefore be extended and amended,
Decision 2003/276/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 2(1), the financial reference amount ‘EUR 820 000’ shall be replaced by ‘EUR 1 320 000’.
2. In Article 4(1) the second sentence shall be replaced by ‘It shall expire on 31 December 2005’.
This Decision shall take effect on 1 November 2004.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 93/3/EEC of 5 February 1993  amending Directive 66/403/EEC on the marketing of seed potatoes
THE COMMISSION OF  THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/403/EEC  (1) of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of seed  potatoes, as last amended by Commission Directive 92/17/EEC  (2), and in particular Article 15 (2a)  thereof,
Whereas in principle, with effect from certain dates, Member States may no longer determine for  themselves the equivalence of seed potatoes harvested in third countries with seed potatoes  harvested within the Community and complying with that Directive;
Whereas, however, since work to establish Community equivalence for all the third countries  concerned had not been completed, Article 15 (2a) of that Directive permitted Member States to  extend to 31 March 1992 the period of validity of equivalence which they had already of certain  countries not covered by the Community equivalences;
Whereas the said work is still incomplete;
Whereas the authorization may only be extended in accordance with Member States' obligations under  the common rules on plant health, laid down by Council Directive 77/93/EEC  (3), as last amended by  Commission Directive 92/10/EEC  (4);
Whereas by Commission Decisions 92/467/EEC  (5) and 92/468/EEC  (6) derogations provided for by  certain Member States from certain provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of seed potatoes  originating in Poland and Canada respectively have been approved until 31 December 1992;
Whereas Commission Decision 93/33/EEC  (7) extends that period further in respect of Canada until  31 March 1993;
Whereas the authorization granted to Member States by Article 15 (2a) should accordingly be  extended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the  Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
In Article 15 (2a) of Directive 66/403/EEC, '31 March 1992` is  replaced by '31 March 1993`.
1.  The Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative  provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 28 February 1993 at the latest. They shall  forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or  shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for  such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2.  Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law which they  adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 29 June 1988
concerning the areas referred to in Article 3 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 328/88 instituting a Community programme to assist the conversion of steel areas (Resider)
(Only the English text is authentic)
(88/444/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 328/88 of 2 February 1988 instituting a Community programme to assist the conversion of steel areas (Resider programme) (1), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 328/88 provides that the Community programme shall apply to those areas which meet the criteria laid down in Article 3 (1) and the thresholds laid down in Article 4 (1) of that Regulation;
Whereas the areas likely to be eligible to benefit from the Community programme must be the subject of an application by the Member State in question; whereas the United Kingdom has submitted such an application to the Commission;
Whereas the employment basin comprising the county of South Yorkshire (including the travel-to-work area of Sheffield) and the travel-to-work area of Scunthorpe in the counties of Humberside and Lincolnshire conforms to the abovementioned criteria and thresholds,
1. The employment basin comprising the county of South Yorkshire (including the travel-to-work area of Sheffield) and the travel-to-work area of Scunthorpe in the counties of Humberside and Lincolnshire in the United Kingdom satisfies the criteria stated in Article 3 (1) and the thresholds stated in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 328/88. The Community programme instituted by the Regulation in question shall therefore apply to that area.
2. The references to travel-to-work areas in paragraph 1 are to those areas as constituted on 27 September 1984.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1255/93 of 24 May 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3919/92 of 20 December 1992 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1993 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No  927/93 (4), provides for cod quotas for 1993;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member  State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES division III a Kattegat by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany have reached the quota allocated for 1993; whereas Germany  has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 7 May 1993; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division III a Kattegat by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Germany for 1993.
Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division III a Kattegat by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned  vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 7 May 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3268/93 of 25 November 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for hake by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3919/92 of 20 December 1992 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of stocks, the total allowable catches for 1993 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No  3177/93 (4), provides for hake quotas for 1993;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member  State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of hake in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone) and IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have reached the quota allocated for  1993; whereas Denmark has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 8 November 1993; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of hake in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone) and IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 1993.
Fishing for hake in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC zone) and IV (EC zone) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned  vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 8 November 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DIRECTIVE
of 20 June 1986
amending Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed
(86/320/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), as last amended by Directive 86/155/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 2 (1a) and 21a thereof,
Whereas, in the light of the development of scientific and technical knowledge concerning the hybrids resulting from the crossing of species covered by Directive 66/402/EEC, the hybrids resulting from the crossing of Sorghum bicolor and Sorghum sudanense should, owing to their increased importance in the Community, be included in the scope of the Directive;
Whereas, in the light of the development of scientific and technical knowledge, Annex I to the said Directive should be amended in order to adapt the conditions to be satisfied by crops of Sorghum species;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
Directive 66/402/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 2 (1) (A) the following is added:
'This definition shall also cover the following hybrids resulting from the crossing of species referred to above.
1.2 // Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Ă Sorghum sudanense (Piper) Stapf.   // Hybrids resulting from the crossing of Sorghum and Sudan grass.
Unless otherwise specified, seed of the aforementioned hybrids shall be subject to the standards or other conditions applicable to seed of each of the species from which they are derived.'
2. In Annex I (3) (C) (b) the words 'of hybrid varieties' are inserted after the words 'certified seed'.
3. In Annex I (3) (C) the following is added:
'(c) crops of open pollinated varieties or synthetic varieties of Sorghum spp. shall conform to the following standards: the number of plants of the crop which are recognizable as obviously not being true to the variety shall not exceed:
- one per 30 m2 for the producton of basic seed,
- one per 10 m2 for the production of certified seed'.
Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 July 1987. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 1176/86
of 21 April 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1322/85 as regards the date of transfer of skimmed-milk powder to the Greek intervention agency
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 7 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 1 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1322/85 of 23 May 1985 on the transfer to the Greek intervention agency of skimmed-milk powder held by the intervention agencies of other Member States (3) provides for the transfer of 7 000 tonnes of skimmed-milk powder to the Greek intervention agency before the end of the 1985/86 milk year; whereas, because of the difficulties which have arisen during the implementation of the transfer, the Greek intervention agency cannot take over the powder within the period specified; whereas the date for transfer should therefore be postponed,
In Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1322/85 the words 'before the end of the 1985/86 milk year' shall be replaced by the words 'before the end of the 1986/87 milk year'.
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.