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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1275/95 of 29  May 1995 on certain procedures for applying the Agreement on free trade and trade related matters  between the European Community, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and  Steel Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Estonia, of the other part
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113  thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas an Agreement on free trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the  European Atomic Energy Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and  the Republic of Estonia of the other part  (1) (hereinafter referred to as 'the Agreement`) was  signed in Brussels on 18 July 1994 and entered into force on 1 January 1995;
Whereas certain detailed rules should be introduced in order to implement the provisions of the  Agreement concerning the agricultural products,
Provisions for the application of Article 13 (2) and (3) of the  Agreement concerning agricultural products falling within Annex II of the Treaty and subject, in  the framework of the common market organization, to a system of levies or of import duties shall be  adopted in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68   (2) by the Commission applying the relevant provisions provided for in the Regulations establishing  the common organization of the market for the agricultural product concerned. Where the application  of the Agreement calls for close cooperation with Estonia, the Commission may take any measure  necessary to ensure such cooperation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the  Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2510/98 of 20 November 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1683/98 on the sale, at prices fixed in advance, of beef held by certain intervention agencies
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 organisation of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1633/98 (2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1683/98 (3) provides for a sale of intervention stocks held by certain intervention agencies; whereas the quantities and prices stated in that Regulation should be amended to take account of the stocks already sold;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Regulation (EC) No 1683/98 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 1:
(a) the first indent is replaced by the following:
'- approximately 400 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Belgian intervention agency,`;
(b) the second indent is replaced by the following:
'- approximately 400 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Danish intervention agency,`;
(c) the fourth indent is replaced by the following:
'- approximately 400 tonnes of bone-in hindquarters held by the Spanish intervention agency,`;
(d) the 10th indent is replaced by the following:
'- approximately 401 tonnes of boneless beef held by the French intervention agency,`;
(e) the 11th indent is replaced by the following:
'- approximately 1 800 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish intervention agency,`;
(f) the 12th indent is replaced by the following:
'- approximately 3 500 tonnes of boneless beef held by the United Kingdom intervention agency,`;
2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
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.
Commission Directive 2000/51/EC
of 26 July 2000
amending Directive 95/31/EC laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/107/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning food additives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption(1), as amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 94/34/EC(2), and in particular Article 3(3)(a) thereof,
After consulting the Scientific Committee on Food,
Whereas:
(1) European Parliament and Council Directive 94/35/EC of 30 June 1994 on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs(3), as amended by Directive 96/83/EC(4), lists those substances which may be used as sweeteners in foodstuffs.
(2) Commission Directive 95/31/EC of 5 July 1995 laying down specific criteria of purity concerning sweeteners for use in foodstuffs(5), as amended by Directive 98/66/EC(6), sets out the purity criteria for the sweeteners mentioned in Directive 94/35/EC.
(3) It is necessary, in the light of technical progress, to amend the purity criteria set out in Directive 95/31/EC for mannitol (E 421) and maltitol syrup (E 965(ii)). It is consequently necessary to adapt that Directive.
(4) It is necessary to take into account the specifications and analytical techniques for sweeteners as set out in the Codex Alimentarius by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA).
(5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Foodstuffs,
In the Annex to Directive 95/31/EC, the text concerning (E 421) mannitol and (E 965 (ii)) maltitol syrup shall be replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 June 2001 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following its publication in Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1413/87
of 22 May 1987
amending Regulations (EEC) No 368/77 and (EEC) No 443/77 on the sale of skimmed-milk powder for feed for animals other than young calves
THE COMMISSION 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 773/87 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas available quantities of skimmed-milk powder offered for sale under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 368/77 of 23 February 1977 on the sale by tender of skimmed-milk powder for use in feed for animals other than young calves (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1029/87 (4), are limited at present; whereas this situation is likely to cause speculative movements with respect to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 443/77 of 2 March 1977 on the sale at a fixed price of skimmed-milk powder for use in feed for animals other than young calves (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1029/87; whereas, in order to avoid such movements, there must be an increase on the one hand in the amount by which the minimum price is exceeded and on the other hand in the selling prices fixed under the two abovementioned Regulations;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
1. In Article 9 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 368/77, '1,5 ECU' is hereby replaced by '20 ECU'.
2. In Article 2 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 443/77, '1,5 ECU' is hereby replaced by '20 ECU'.
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 (EEC) No 1771/86
of 6 June 1986
concerning the stopping of fishing for sole by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the Member States (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3723/85 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3721/85 of 20 December 1985, fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, provisional total allowable catches for 1986 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 114/86 (4), provides for sole quotas for 1986;
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 sole in the waters of ICES division VII e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1986,
Catches of sole in the waters of ICES division VII e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1986.
Fishing for sole in the waters of ICES division VII e by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transphipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 June 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
30.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 347/75
COUNCIL DECISION
of 21 December 2005
on the conclusion of an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Japan pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994
(2005/958/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 March 2004 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with certain other Members of the WTO under Article XXIV:6 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, in the course of the accessions to the European Union of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic.
(2) Negotiations have been conducted by the Commission in consultation with the Committee established by Article 133 of the Treaty and within the framework of the negotiating directives issued by the Council.
(3) The Commission has finalised negotiations for an agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Japan pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994. The said agreement should therefore be approved,
The agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and Japan pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the GATT 1994 with respect to the withdrawal of specific concessions in relation to the withdrawal of the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of their accession to the European Union is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the agreement in order to bind the Community (1).
7.5.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 120/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 403/2008
of 6 May 2008
provisionally setting delivery obligations for cane sugar to be imported under the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India for the 2008/2009 delivery period
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 31 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2006/2007, 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 marketing years for the import and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements (2) provides for detailed rules for setting delivery obligations at zero duty for products falling within CN code 1701, expressed in white-sugar equivalent, for imports originating in the countries that are signatories to the ACP Protocol and to the Agreement with India.
(2) Application of Articles 3 and 7 of the ACP Protocol, Articles 3 and 7 of the Agreement with India and Article 12(3) and Articles 14 and 15 of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 has resulted in the Commission calculating delivery obligations for each exporting country for the 2008/2009 delivery period, on the basis of the information currently available.
(3) It is therefore necessary to provisionally determine the delivery obligations for the period 2008/2009 in accordance with point (a) of Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The delivery obligations for imports originating in the countries that are signatories to the ACP Protocol and to the Agreement with India in respect of products falling within CN code 1701, expressed in white-sugar equivalent, in the 2008/2009 delivery period for each exporting country concerned, are provisionally determined as set out in the Annex.
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.
8.11.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 308/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1031/2012
of 26 October 2012
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Abensberger Spargel/Abensberger Qualitätsspargel (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, Germany’s application to register the name ‘Abensberger Spargel’/‘Abensberger Qualitätsspargel’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no statement of objection under 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 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.
21.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 217/3
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 August 2009
amending Decision 2005/779/EC as regards the inclusion of the region of Abruzzo in the list of Italian regions free of swine vesicular disease
(notified under document C(2009) 6388)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/620/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), and in particular the third sentence of Article 10(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2005/779/EC of 8 November 2005 concerning animal health protection measures against swine vesicular disease in Italy (2) was adopted in response to the presence of that disease in Italy. That Decision lays down animal health rules as regards swine vesicular disease for regions of that Member State that are recognised as free from swine vesicular disease and those not recognised as free from that disease. Those regions are listed in the Annexes to Decision 2005/779/EC.
(2) A programme for the eradication and monitoring of swine vesicular disease has been implemented in Italy for several years, with a view to achieving disease-free status in all regions of Italy.
(3) Italy has submitted information to the Commission as regards the swine vesicular disease-free status of the region of Abruzzo, demonstrating that the disease has been eradicated from that region.
(4) Following the examination of that information and given the favourable results of the implementation of the yearly eradication and monitoring programmes in Italy, it is appropriate that the region of Abruzzo be recognised as free from swine vesicular disease.
(5) Decision 2005/779/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,
Decision 2005/779/EC is amended as follows:
1. in Annex I, the following entry is inserted before the entry for Basilicata:
‘— Abruzzo’;
2. in Annex II, the entry for Abruzzo is deleted.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3426/91  of 26 November 1991  laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the credit guarantee of ECU 500 million for exports of agricultural products and foodstuffs to the Soviet Union
THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 599/91 of 5 March 1991 introducing a credit guarantee for exports of agricultural products and foodstuffs from the Community, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Latvia  and Estonia to the Soviet Union (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3281/91 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 599/91 provides for the guarantee to cover not only contracts for supply of agricultural products and foodstuffs between the Soviet Union and undertakings in the Community, but also contracts between the Soviet Union  and undertakings in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia;
Whereas the possibilities for deliveries under the credit guarantee from Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia requires a decision as regards the amount up to which the credit may be used for  purchases in these countries;
Whereas the availability for export in the countries concerned of the relevant agricultural products and foodstuffs shall be specifically taken into account when fixing the share that may be used for the said purchases;
Whereas the deliveries from these countries shall cover to the widest extent possible the products which are listed in the Annex to the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Union of Soviet  Socialist Republics on a credit guarantee for exports of agricultural products and foodstuffs to the Soviet Union (3);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Soviet Union Credit Guarantee Committee,
Up to a maximum of 25 % of the credit which is available for exports of agricultural products and foodstuffs to the Soviet Union may be used for the purchase of these products originating in Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania,  Yugoslavia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and for their transport into the Soviet Union.
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.
24.4.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 104/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 331/2009
of 23 April 2009
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 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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 April 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.