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COMMISSION DECISION of 8 September 1995 amending  Decision 94/724/EC derogating from the definition of the concept of 'originating products` to take  account of the special situation of Montserrat with regard to connections and contact elements for  wire and cables falling within CN code 8536  90  10 (95/375/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF  THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 91/482/EEC of 25 July 1991 on the association of the overseas  countries and territories with the European Economic Community  (1), and in particular Article 30  (8) of Annex II thereto,
Whereas Article 30 of Annex II to Decision 91/482/EEC, concerning the definition of the concept of  'originating products` and methods of administrative cooperation provides that derogations from the  rules of origin may be adopted where the development of existing industries or the creation of new  industries in a country or territory justifies them;
Whereas the Government of Montserrat has requested an amendment to Commission Decision 94/724/EC   (2);
Whereas the Government of Montserrat has based its request on the increase in national production  capacity and the current shortfall in the Community's sources of supply;
Considering the prospect of an increase in the Community sources concerned over the next four  years; and that the increase requested is significant, namely 50 times more than the quantities in  the initial derogation, that it is necessary that the derogation should be granted for a limited  period only;
Whereas the requested amendment is justified in part under the terms of the provisions concerned in  Article 30 of Annex II to Decision 91/482/EEC, notably with regard to the development of the  industry in question in Montserrat, and the fact that there would be no injury to Community  industry, provided that certain conditions relating to quantities and duration are respected;
Whereas a one time increase in the derogation from 21  000 kg to 35  000 kg for the period between  1  November 1994 and 31 October 1995 would not cause serious injury to established Community  industry;
Whereas according to Article 30 (8) of Annex II to Decision 91/482/EEC the procedure laid down in  Council Decision 90/523/EEC of 8 October 1990 on the procedure concerning derogations from the  rules of origin set out in Protocol No 1 to the fourth ACP-EEC Convention  (3), is to apply mutatis  mutandis to the overseas countries and territories; whereas therefore a draft of the measures to be  taken was submitted to the Committee on the Customs Code - Origin Section which voted in favour of  this Decision,
Article 2 of Decision 94/724/EC shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 2 The derogation specified in Article 1 shall relate to a quantity exported from Montserrat to the  Community of:
-  35  000 kilos between 1 November 1994 and 31 October 1995,
-  21  000 kilos annual between 1 November 1995 and 31 October 1999.`
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1923/96 of 3 October 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1602/96 (4), provides for mackerel quotas for 1996;
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 mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC-zone), III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 22 September 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC-zone), III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1996.
Fishing for mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC-zone), III a, III b, c, d (EC-zone), IV by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned 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 22 September 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
10.9.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 234/44
COMMISSION DECISION
of 8 September 2011
amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards exemptions for applications containing lead or cadmium
(notified under document C(2011) 6309)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/534/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2002/95/EC prohibits the use of lead and cadmium in electrical and electronic equipment put on the market after 1 July 2006.
(2) The substitution of lead in PZT based dielectric ceramic materials for capacitors being part of integrated circuits or discrete semiconductors is still technically impracticable. The use of lead in those materials should therefore be exempted from the prohibition.
(3) The substitution of cadmium in photoresistors for analogue optocouplers applied in professional audio equipment is still technically impracticable. The use of cadmium in those photoresistors should therefore be exempted from the prohibition. However, that exemption should be limited in time as the research for cadmium free technology is in progress and substitutes could become available within the next 3 years.
(4) Directive 2002/95/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) Pursuant to Article 5(2) of Directive 2002/95/EC, the Commission has consulted the relevant parties.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 18 of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2),
The Annex to Directive 2002/95/EC is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 17 September 1974  exempting the Kingdom of Denmark from applying to certain species the Council Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants  (Only the Danish text is authentic)  (74/491/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to the Council Directive of 30 June 1969 (1) on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants, as last amended by the Council Directive of 11 December 1973 (2), and in particular Article 22 thereof;
Having regard to the request submitted by the Kingdom of Denmark;
Whereas groundnut, hemp, soya bean, cotton and sunflower are species not normally cultivated in the Kingdom of Denmark ; whereas the seeds of these species are not propagated or marketed there;
Whereas for as long as these conditions obtain it is appropriate to exempt the Kingdom of Denmark from applying the provisions of this Directive to the species in question;
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,
The Kingdom of Denmark is exempted from applying the Council Directive of 30 June 1969 on the marketing of seed of oil and fibre plants, with the exception of the provisions of Article 13 (1), thereof, to the species listed below.
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This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1904/2000
of 7 September 2000
supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 on the entry of certain names in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1509/2000(2), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, Italy has sent the Commission applications for the registration of certain names as designations of origin and geographical indications.
(2) In accordance with Article 6(1) of that Regulation, the applications have been found to meet all the requirements laid down therein and in particular to contain all the information required in accordance with Article 4 thereof.
(3) No statements of objection have been received by the Commission under Article 7 of that Regulation in respect of the names given in the Annex to this Regulation following their publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3).
(4) The names should therefore be entered in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" and hence be protected throughout the Community as protected designations of origin or protected geographical indications.
(5) The Annex to this Regulation supplements the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2400/96(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1651/2000(5),
The names in the Annex hereto are added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 and entered as protected designations of origin (PDO) or protected geographical indications (PGI) in the "Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications" provided for in Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
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 428/2004
of 4 March 2004
fixing the amount of the carry-over aid and the flat-rate aid for certain fishery products for the 2004 fishing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2814/2000 of 21 December 2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the grant of carry-over aid for certain fishery products(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 939/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 as regards the grant of flat-rate aid for certain fishery products(3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 provides that aid may be granted for quantities of certain fresh products withdrawn from the market and either processed to stabilise them and stored or preserved.
(2) The purpose of that aid is to give suitable encouragement to producers' organisations to process or preserve products withdrawn from the market so that their destruction can be avoided.
(3) The aid level should not be such as to disturb the balance of the market for the products in question or distort competition.
(4) The aid level should not exceed the technical and financial costs associated with the operations essential to stabilising and storage recorded in the Community during the fishing year preceding the year in question.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
For the 2004 fishing year, the amounts of the carry-over aid referred to in Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 and the amounts of the flat-rate aid referred to in Article 24(4) of that Regulation are set out in the Annex 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 1 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 23 January 2001
amending Decision 96/333/EC establishing health certification of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision
(notified under document number C(2001) 127)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/65/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs(1), as amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 96/333/EC of 3 May 1996 establishing health certification of live bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision(3), as amended by Decision 98/740/EC(4), is applicable until 31 December 2000.
(2) Commission Decision 97/20/EC(5), as amended by Decision 2001/38/EC(6), establishes the list of third countries fulfilling the equivalence conditions for the production and placing on the market of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods. Part II of that list contains the third countries which might be the subject of a provisional decision based on Council Decision 95/408/EC(7), as last amended by Decision 2001/4/EC(8).
(3) Under Decision 95/408/EC, the list of countries is applicable until 31 December 2003. Therefore the date of validity of Decision 96/333/EC should be amended to bring it in line with the date of validity of the provisional list.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In Article 5 of Decision 96/333/EC "to 31 December 2000" is replaced by "to 31 December 2003".
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2750/93 of 5 October 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for saithe by vessels flying the flag of France
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 saithe 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 saithe in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have reached the quota allocated for  1993,
Catches of saithe in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1993.
Fishing for saithe in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France 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 entry into force of this Regulation.
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.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 1999/8/EC of 18 February 1999 amending Council Directive 66/402/EEC on the marketing of cereal seed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), as last amended by Council Directive 98/96/EC (2), and in particular Article 21(a) thereof,
Whereas, in the case of triticale seed intended for marketing in their own territory, Member States may reduce to 80 % the minimum germination required under Annex II;
Whereas this possibility will be no longer granted from 1 February 2000, pursuant to the abovementioned Directive;
Whereas, according to present scientific and technical knowledge, it appears difficult to produce in the Community seed of triticale with a germination capacity equal to that required under Annex II;
Whereas, in the light of the development of scientific and technical knowledge it is appropriate to reduce the minimum germination capacity of pure seed to 80 %;
Whereas the measures provided in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on seeds and propagating material for agriculture, horticulture and forestry,
Section (2)(A) of Annex II to Directive 66/402/EEC is amended as follows: In the case of triticosecale the figures '85` in the column 2 shall be replaced by '80`.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with the provisions of this Directive by 1 February 2000 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.
17.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 276/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1012/2008
of 14 October 2008
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Baltic Sea subdivisions 25-32 (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Poland
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 1404/2007 of 26 November 2007 fixing the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea for 2008 (3), lays down quotas for 2008.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
23.10.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 998/2009
of 22 October 2009
granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 619/2008
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), and in particular Article 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 619/2008 of 27 June 2008 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain milk products (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1454/2007 of 10 December 2007 laying down common rules for establishing a tender procedure for fixing export refunds for certain agricultural products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the tendering period ending on 20 October 2009.
(3) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
For the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 619/2008, for the tendering period ending on 20 October 2009, no export refund shall be granted for the products and destinations referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 1 and in Article 2 of that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 October 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.