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28.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 202/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 July 2012
on the position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement
(2012/442/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) and Article 168(4)(b), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.
(2) Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, among others, Annex II to the EEA Agreement.
(3) Annex II to the EEA Agreement contains provisions and arrangements concerning technical regulations, standards, testing and certification.
(4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1274/2011 of 7 December 2011 concerning a coordinated multiannual control programme of the Union for 2012, 2013 and 2014 to ensure compliance with maximum residue levels of pesticides and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin (3) is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1213/2008 of 5 December 2008 concerning a coordinated multiannual Community control programme for 2009, 2010 and 2011 to ensure compliance with maximum levels of and to assess the consumer exposure to pesticide residues in and on food of plant and animal origin (4) was incorporated into the EEA Agreement with certain adaptations for the EEA EFTA States.
(6) Since the Regulation (EC) No 1213/2008 has been repealed and should consequently be repealed under the EEA Agreement, those adaptations should be carried over to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1274/2011. They concern the number of pesticides to be monitored by Iceland and the number of samples of each product to be taken and analysed by Iceland and Norway and take into account, in particular, the limited capacity of Icelandic laboratories.
(7) Annex II to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly.
(8) The position of the Union in the EEA Joint Committee should be based on the attached draft Decision,
The position to be taken by the European Union in the EEA Joint Committee on amending Annex II (Technical regulations, standards, testing and certification) to the EEA Agreement shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
19.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 338/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1253/2009
of 18 December 2009
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission 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 19 December 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1872/2003
of 22 October 2003
authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of Korea
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/2003(2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Korea on trade in textile products, initialled on 7 August 1986 and approved by Council Decision 87/471/EEC(3), as last amended by an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters, initialled on 22 December 1994 and approved by Council Decision 95/131/EC(4), provides that transfers may be made between quota years.
(2) The Republic of Korea submitted a request for transfers between quota years on 22 September 2003.
(3) The transfers requested by the Republic of Korea fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 and set out in Annex VIII thereto.
(4) It is appropriate to grant the request.
(5) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force on the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee set up by Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,
Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the Republic of Korea are authorised for the quota year 2003 in accordance with the Annex.
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.
8.2.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 32/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 106/2011
of 7 February 2011
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Cerezas de la Montaña de Alicante (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) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 and having regard to Article 17(2) thereof, the Commission has examined Spain's application for approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Cerezas de la Montaña de Alicante’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (3), as required by the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of that Regulation. As no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been notified to the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
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 REGULATION (EEC) No 2511/92  of 27 August 1992  fixing, for unginned cotton, the actual production for the 1991/92 marketing year, the estimated production and the reduction in the aid for the 1992/93 marketing year and the amount by  which the guide price is to be reduced for the 1993/94 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton, as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Protocol 14 annexed thereto,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of aid for cotton (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2053/92 (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 provides that the actual production in each marketing year is to be determined each year, taking account in particular of the quantities for which the aid has been applied for; whereas the application  of that criterion gives the actual production for the 1991/92 marketing year indicated below;
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 provides that the estimated production of cotton must be established before the beginning of each marketing year; whereas, on the basis of the figures available, the estimated production for the 1992/93  marketing year should be fixed at the figure given below;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1964/87 of 2 July 1987 adjusting the system of aid for cotton introduced by Protocol 4 annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2052/92 (4),  where the maximum guaranteed quantity is exceeded by the estimated production, the aid should be reduced in accordance with the criteria laid down in that paragraph; however, the reduction in aid for the 1992/93 marketing year is limited to 15 % of the  guide price but any reduction exceeding that limit is deducted from the guide price of the following marketing year up to a maximum of 5 %; whereas the application of the abovementioned provisions leads to the fixing of a reduction in the aid for the  1992/93 marketing year equal to that indicated below;
Whereas this Regulation is in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,
1. For the 1991/92 marketing year, actual production of unginned cotton is hereby determined at 999 024 tonnes.
2. For the 1992/93 marketing year:
- the estimated production is hereby fixed at 1 145 717 tonnes,
- the reduction in the amount of the aid is hereby fixed at ECU 15,419 per 100 kg.
3. For the 1993/94 marketing year, the guide price shall be reduced by ECU 5,140 per 100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2190/2001
of 9 November 2001
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/1999(4), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001(5) opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to Réunion.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders submitted from 5 to 8 November 2001 in response to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001 for the subsidy on exports to Réunion of husked long grain rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
4.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 258/4
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 September 2005
delegating to the Deputy Secretary-General the power to issue laissez-passer to officials of the General Secretariat of the Council
(2005/682/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 207(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28(1) and 41(1) thereof,
Having regard to the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities of 8 April 1965, and in particular Article 7(1) thereof,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials and the Conditions of employment of other servants of the European Communities, laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 (2), and in particular Article 23 of the Staff Regulations and Article 11 of the Conditions of employment of their servants,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities, it is for the President of the Council to issue laissez-passer to officials and other servants of the General Secretariat of the Council, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 23 of the Staff Regulations.
(2) The President of the Council should delegate this power to the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council,
The powers conferred on the President of the Council by Article 7(1) of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities for the issuing of laissez-passer to officials and other servants of the General Secretariat of the Council shall be exercised by the Deputy Secretary-General of the Council.
The Deputy Secretary-General shall be authorised to delegate these powers to the Director-General of Administration.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 2903/89
of 25 September 1989
amending Regulation (EEC) No 591/79 laying down general rules concerning the production refund for olive oils used in the manufacture of certain preserved foods
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2902/89 (2), and in particular Article 20a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2902/89 has amended Article 20a of Regulation No 136/66/EEC, providing for a production refund for olive oil used in the manufacture of preserved foods; whereas, in the light of technological developments in production and consumers' eating habits, eligibility for refunds should be extended to oil used in the manufacture of preserved crustaceans and molluscs; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 591/79 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3788/85 (4), should accordingly be amended,
Regulation (EEC) No 591/79 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1, 'fish and vegetables' is repalced by 'foods'.
2. Article 2 is replaced by the following:
'Article 2
A production refund shall be granted in respect of olive oil used in the manufacture of preserved fish falling within CN code 1604 (with the exception of CN code 1604 30) (preserved crustaceans and molluscs falling within CN code 1605 and preserved vegetables falling within CN codes 2001 and 2002).'
3. Article 8 (2) is replaced by the following:
'2. The Member States shall ensure by means of a supervisory system that the production refund is granted solely in respect of olive oil used in the manufacture of preserved foods referred to in Article 2.'
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 DECISION of 4 March 1996 amending Decision 92/195/EEC on the organization of a temporary experiment under Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed with regard to increasing the maximum weight of a lot (96/203/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 13a thereof,
Whereas Directive 66/401/EEC provides for the maximum weight of a lot in the context of seed testing;
Whereas the development of seed marketing practices and in particular methods of transporting seed including by way of bulk shipment require that the maximum prescribed lot weight should be increased;
Whereas current international practice permits procedure whereby the maximum weight of a lot may be increased for certain species;
Whereas Commission Decision 92/195/EEC (2) on the organization of a temporary experiment under Council Directive 66/401/EEC on the marketing of fodder plant seed with regard to increasing the maximum weight of a lot organized a temporary experiment under specific conditions with the aim of seeking improved alternatives to the present provisions in respect of the maximum weight of a lot;
Whereas that experiment will end on 31 December 1995;
Whereas in respect of Lupinus spp., Pisum sativum and Vicia spp. the results of the said experiment may be considered conclusive;
Whereas current international practice continues to permit procedures whereby the maximum weight of a lot may be increased for certain species of Graminae and Leguminosae other than Lupinus spp., Pisum sativum and Vicia spp.;
Whereas in the light of the experience gained during the experiment it seems desirable to continue it, in part, until 1 March 1999;
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,
Decision 92/195/EEC is amended as follows:
1. Article 2 (2) is deleted;
2. in Article 3 (3), '31 December 1995` is replaced by '1 March 1999`.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 17 February 1997 on the procedure for attesting the conformity of construction products pursuant to Article 20 (2) of Council Directive 89/106/EEC as regards metal anchors for use in concrete for fixing lightweight systems (Text with EEA relevance) (97/161/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/106/EEC of 21 December 1988 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to construction products (1), as amended by Directive 93/68/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13 (4) thereof,
Whereas the Commission is required to select, as between the two procedures under Article 13 (3) of Directive 89/106/EEC for attesting the conformity of a product, the 'least onerous possible procedure consistent with safety`; whereas this means that it is necessary to decide whether, for a given product or family of products, the existence of a factory production control system under the responsibility of the manufacturer is a necessary and sufficient condition for an attestation of conformity, or whether, for reasons related to compliance with the criteria mentioned in Article 13 (4), the intervention of an approved certification body is required for that purpose;
Whereas Article 13 (4) requires that the procedure thus determined must be indicated in the mandates and in the technical specifications; whereas, therefore, it is desirable to define the concept of products or family of products as used in the mandates and in the technical specifications;
Whereas the two procedures provided for in Article 13 (3) are described in detail in Annex III to Directive 89/106/EEC; whereas it is necessary therefore to specify clearly the methods by which the two procedures must be implemented, by reference to Annex III, for each product or family of products, since Annex III gives preference to certain systems;
Whereas the procedure referred to in point (a) of Article 13 (3) corresponds to the systems set out in the first possibility, without continuous surveillance, and the second and third possibilities of point (ii) of Section 2 of Annex III, and the procedure referred to in point (b) of Article 13 (3) corresponds to the systems set out in point (i) of Section 2 of Annex III, and in the first possibility, with continuous surveillance, of point (ii) of Section 2 of Annex III;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Construction,
The products set out in Annex I shall have their conformity attested by a procedure whereby, in addition to a factory production control system operated by the manufacturer, an approved certification body is involved in assessment and surveillance of the production control or of the product itself.
The procedure for attesting conformity as set out in Annex II shall be indicated in mandates for guidelines for European technical approvals.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
29.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 108/60
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 669/2005
of 28 April 2005
fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004 of 3 September 2004 on a special intervention measure for oats in Finland and Sweden for the 2004/2005 marketing year (3),
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland or Sweden to all third countries with the exception of Bulgaria, Norway, Romania and Switzerland was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004.
(2) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should be fixed.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 22 to 28 April 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1565/2004, the maximum refund on exportation of oats shall be 32,95 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.