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Commission Regulation (EC) No 249/2003
of 10 February 2003
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(2), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2201/2002(3) fixes the indicative quantities for system B export licences other than those sought in the context of food aid.
(2) In the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for oranges will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.
(3) To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for oranges after 10 February 2003 should be rejected until the end of the current export period,
Applications for system B export licences for oranges submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/2002, export declarations for which are accepted after 10 February 2003 and before 16 March 2003, are hereby rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 20/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 77/2007
of 26 January 2007
fixing a percentage for acceptance of contracts concluded for the optional distillation of table wine
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms (1), and in particular Article 63a(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 63a of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 lays down the detailed rules for applying the arrangements for distilling wine as referred to in Article 29 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 (2). This is optional, subsidised distillation intended to support the wine market and help ensure an uninterrupted supply to the potable alcohol sector. To that end, contracts are concluded between wine producers and distillers. These contracts were notified to the Commission by the Member States up to 15 January 2007.
(2) For the 2006/07 wine year, distillation was opened in the period 1 October to 23 December. The quantities of wine covered by distillation contracts notified to the Commission by the Member States exceed the limits imposed by available budget resources and the absorption capacity of the potable alcohol sector. A single percentage should therefore be fixed for acceptance of the quantities notified for distillation.
(3) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 63a(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000, the Member States are to approve distillation contracts within a period beginning on 30 January. This Regulation should therefore enter into force immediately,
The quantities of wine for which contracts were concluded and notified to the Commission under Article 63a(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 up to 15 January 2007 shall be accepted up to 86,99 %.
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 15 October 1991  amending Decisions 91/146/EEC concerning protective measures against cholera in Peru, 91/281/EEC concerning importations of fishery and aquaculture products from Ecuador and 91/282/EEC concerning  importations of fishery and aquaculture products from Colombia  (91/541/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as amended by Directive 91/496/EEC (2), and in  particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 91/146/EEC of 19 March 1991 concerning protective measures against cholera in Peru (3) prohibits imports to Community territory of marine and freshwater products from that country, with the exception of certain fishery  products accompanied by appropriate guarantees provided by the Peruvian official authorities;
Whereas Commission Decisions 91/281/EEC and 91/282/EEC of 5 June 1991 concerning importations of fishery and aquaculture products from Ecuador and Colombia respectively (4) authorize the importation of fishery and aquaculture products which are  accompanied by appropriate guarantees provided by the official authorities of Ecuador and Colombia;
Whereas, with a view to permitting the movement of these products in Community territory, it is necessary first to ensure that the lots imported really are accompanied by the required guarantees;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Article 3 of Decision 91/146/EEC and Articles 2 of Decisions 91/281/EEC and 91/282/EEC are hereby replaced by the following Article:
'Member States shall not authorize reconsignment to the territory of other Member States of the products referred to in the preceding Article until there has been an inspection of each lot imported, comprising at least a conformity check of the  documents and an identity check of the lots. This inspection shall be carried out without prejudice to any additional checks which may be performed by the competent authorities of the Member State of destination.'
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)  No 2253/95 of 26 September 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1596/79 on preventive withdrawals of  apples and pears
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95   (2), and in particular Article 15a (2) thereof,
Whereas the basic production referred to in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1596/79  (3), as last  amended by Regulation (EC) No 3451/93  (4), relates to the production in the Community excluding  the territory of the new German Laender;
Whereas to take account of production in Austria, in Finland and in Sweden the basic production of  apples and pears should be amended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
Regulation (EEC) No 1596/79 is hereby amended as follows:
1.  Article 1 is replaced by the following:
'Article 1 Preventive withdrawals may be authorized only if the crop is expected to exceed by 5  % or more a  basic production of:
-  8  510  000 tonnes for apples,
-  2  480  000 tonnes for pears.` 2.  Article 3 (1) is replaced by the following:
'1.  Preventive withdrawals of apples may not exceed 30  % of an expected surplus of up to 851  000  tonnes; they may not exceed 40  % of an expected surplus of between 851  000 and 1  276  500 tonnes  and not exceed 50  % of an expected surplus of over 1  276  500 tonnes, the expected surplus being  the difference between the expected crop and the basic production of 8  510  000 tonnes.
Preventive withdrawals of pears may not exceed 30  % of an expected surplus of up to 248  000  tonnes; they may not exceed 40  % of an expected surplus of between 248  000 and 372  000 tonnes  and not exceed 50  % of an expected surplus of over 372  000 tonnes, the expected surplus being the  difference between the expected crop and the basic production of 2  480  000 tonnes.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in  the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
22.9.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 248/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 868/2009
of 21 September 2009
amending Regulation (EC) No 748/2008 on the opening and administration of an import tariff quota for frozen thin skirt of bovine animals falling within CN code 0206 29 91 and Regulation (EC) No 810/2008 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat
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:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 748/2008 (2), provides that certificates of authenticity for meat from Argentina have to be issued before beef and veal may be imported into the Community. The list of authorities in Argentina empowered to issue these certificates is laid down in Annex III to that Regulation.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 810/2008 (3) lays down that certificates of authenticity have to be issued before beef and veal may be imported into the Community. The list of authorities in exporting countries empowered to issue these certificates is laid down in Annex II to that Regulation.
(3) Argentina has changed the name of the issuing authority for certificates of authenticity under Regulations (EC) No 748/2008 and (EC) No 810/2008.
(4) Regulations (EC) No 748/2008 and (EC) No 810/2008 should be amended accordingly.
(5) In order to avoid that the name of the authority mentioned on the certificates of authenticity recently issued does not correspond to the name of the authority listed in Regulations (EC) No 748/2008 and (EC) No 810/2008 this Regulation should apply as from 22 July 2009, the date on which Argentina notified to the Commission that new name.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 748/2008 is replaced by the text in Annex I to this Regulation.
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 810/2008 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 22 July 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 4265/88 of 21 December 1988 on the application of Decisions No 2/88, No 3/88 and No 4/88 of the EEC-Austria Joint Committee supplementing and amending Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ´originating  products' and methods of administrative cooperation
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 proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria was signed on 22 July 1972 and entered into force on 1 January 1973;
Whereas, by virtue of Article 28 of Protocol 3 concerning the definition of the concept of ´originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation, which forms an integral part of the above Agreement, the Joint Committee has adopted Decisions  No 2/88, No 3/88 and No 4/88 supplementing and amending Protocol 3;
Whereas it is necessary to apply this Decision in the Community,
Decisions No 2/88, No 3/88 and No 4/88 of the EEC-Austria Joint Committee shall apply in the Community.
The text of the Decisions is attached to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 22/2004
of 8 January 2004
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 9 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
1.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 32/6
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 89/2014
of 31 January 2014
approving bis(N-cyclohexyl-diazenium-dioxy)-copper (Cu-HDO) as an existing active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 8
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007 (2) establishes a list of active substances to be assessed, with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). That list includes bis(N-cyclohexyl-diazenium-dioxy)-copper (Cu-HDO).
(2) Cu-HDO has been evaluated in accordance with Article 11(2) of Directive 98/8/EC for use in product-type 8, wood preservatives, as defined in Annex V to that Directive, which corresponds to product-type 8 as defined in Annex V to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(3) Austria was designated as Rapporteur Member State and submitted the competent authority report, together with a recommendation, to the Commission on 25 February 2008 in accordance with Article 14(4) and (6) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007.
(4) The competent authority report was reviewed by the Member States and the Commission. In accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1451/2007, the findings of the review were incorporated, within the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products on 13 December 2013, in an assessment report.
(5) It appears from that report that biocidal products used for product-type 8 and containing Cu-HDO may be expected to satisfy the requirements laid down in Article 5 of Directive 98/8/EC.
(6) It is therefore appropriate to approve Cu-HDO for use in biocidal products for product-type 8.
(7) Since the evaluation did not address nanomaterials, the approval should not cover such materials pursuant to Article 4(4) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012.
(8) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before an active substance is approved, in order to permit Member States, interested parties, and the Commission where appropriate, to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements entailed.
(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Biocidal Products,
Bis(N-cyclohexyl-diazenium-dioxy)-copper (Cu-HDO) shall be approved as an active substance for use in biocidal products for product-type 8, subject to the specifications and conditions set out in the Annex.
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.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 14 January 1982
changing the import arrangements established by Commission Decision 81/248/EEC and applied in the Benelux countries, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Italy and the United Kingdom in respect of China regarding various industrial products
(82/45/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3286/80 of 4 December 1980 on import arrangements in respect of State-trading countries (1), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 81/248/EEC (2) established the list of products originating in State-trading countries whose release for free circulation in the Member States is subject to quantitative restrictions pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3286/80;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 7 (1) of the said Regulation, the Governments of the Benelux countries, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Italy and the United Kingdom have informed the other Member States and the Commission that they consider that the import arrangements applied in the Benelux countries, the Federal Republic of Germany, Greece, Italy and the United Kingdom in respect of imports of various industrial products from China should be amended in accordance with that Regulation;
Whereas the measure envisaged is such as to further the progressive harmonization of the import arrangements applied in the Member States,
The quantitative restrictions on the release for free circulation in the Member States specified in the Annex, of the goods therein indicated originating in China, are hereby abolished.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Hellenic Republic, the Italian Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2143/2001
of 31 October 2001
determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001(3). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.
(2) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.
(3) The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 17,512/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
7.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 38/45
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 6 February 2014
repealing Decision 2003/766/EC on emergency measures to prevent the spread within the Community of Diabrotica virgifera Le Conte
(notified under document C(2014) 467)
(2014/62/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), and in particular the fourth sentence of Article 16(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2003/766/EC (2) has failed to prevent the spread of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte as appears from the yearly surveys carried out by the Member States pursuant to that Decision. Those surveys further show that Diabrotica virgifera virgifera Le Conte has now established in a large part of the Union territory. In addition, it is not feasible to block its further spread and effective and sustainable means of control minimising the impact of that organism on maize yield exist, in particular the implementation of a crop rotation scheme.
(2) Decision 2003/766/EC should therefore be repealed.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,
Decision 2003/766/EC is repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
3.3.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 64/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 180/2012
of 2 March 2012
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Κουφέτα Αμυγδάλου Γεροσκήπου (Koufeta Amygdalou Geroskipou) (PGI))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Cyprus’s application to register the name ‘Κουφέτα Αμυγδάλου Γεροσκήπου’ (Koufeta Amygdalou Geroskipou) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no statement of objection pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
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.