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COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2336/87
of 30 July 1987
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on urea containing more than 45 % by weight of nitrogen on the dry anhydrous product falling within subheading 31.02 B, originating in Venezuela, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 to Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 13 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of urea containing more than 45 % by weight of nitrogen on the dry anhydrous product, falling within subheading 31.02 B, originating in Venezuela, the individual ceiling was fixed at 380 000 ECU; whereas, on 28 July, 1987, imports of these products into the Community originating in Venezuela reached the ceiling in question after being charged there against; whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against
As from 4 August 1987, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Venezuela:
1.2 //  //  // CCT heading No  // Description  //  //  // 31.02 B (NIMEXE code 31.02-15)   // Urea containing more than 45 % by weight of nitrogen on the dry anhydrous product   //    //
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.
22.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1833/2004
of 21 October 2004
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 10th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1) and in particular the second indent of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 of 19 July 2004 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar (2), for the 2004/2005 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar to certain third countries.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 10th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1327/2004 the maximum amount of the export refund shall be 45,758 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 October 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 721/2004
of 16 April 2004
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled round grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003
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), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003(2).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(3) 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 Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 a maximum refund 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 12 to 15 April 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the export refund on wholly milled round grain A rice to certain third countries issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 2790/82
of 18 October 1982
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79 on interest subsidies for certain loans granted under the European monetary system
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79 (4) introduced for a period of five years from 1 January 1979 a system of interest subsidies financed from the general budget of the European Communities for investments in the less prosperous Member States effectively and fully participating in the mechanisms of the European monetary system;
Whereas this system applies to loans granted by the European Investment Bank from its own resources, and to loans granted under Council Decisions empowering the Commission to contract loans for the purpose of promoting investment within the Community, taking into account the limits fixed by Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79;
Whereas Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79 refers to Decision 78/870/EEC (5); whereas it is necessary to ensure the continuity of the measure by bringing successive Council Decisions empowering the Commission to contract loans for the purpose of promoting investment within the Community under the scope of that Regulation,
Regulation (EEC) No 1736/79 shall be amended as follows:
1. Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 1
Loans granted from its own resources by the European Investment Bank, hereinafter referred to as 'the Bank', and loans granted under Decisions 78/870/EEC and 82/169/EEC (6), and also under other possible future Council Decisions empowering the Commission to contract loans for the purpose of promoting investment within the Community, during the period of application and within the limits of the amounts fixed by Article 7 of this Regulation to aid investments in the less prosperous Member States, may carry an interest subsidy financed by the budget of the European Communities, provided that these States effectively and fully participate in the mechanisms of the European monetary system.'
The following footnote shall be inserted:
'(6) OJ No L 78, 24. 3. 1982, p. 19.'
2. Article 6 shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 6
The subsidized loans covered by this Regulation shall be made and administered in accordance with the Bank's statute and, where appropriate, with the provisions of Decisions 78/870/EEC, 82/169/EEC and other possible future Council Decisions empowering the Commission to contract loans for the purpose of promoting investment within the Community.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 15 March 1982.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 19 April 1991  laying down rules for the implementation of an appraisal of the national veterinary services and the financial contribution from the Community  (91/242/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas the Community has to adopt measures with a view to the gradual completion of the internal market over the period up to 31 December 1992;
Whereas to that end the Community is undertaking technical and scientific measures necessary for developing Community legislation;
Whereas the new arrangements which are being set up entail increased interdependence between the veterinary services in the Community and require them to function efficiently;
Whereas the Council, in Resolution 90/C 288/01 of 15 October 1990 on measures to be taken in the veterinary field with a view to the completion of the internal market (2), stressed the aforementioned prerequisites with a view to the future development  of Community legislation;
Whereas in this framework the Community is to undertake action with the national veterinary services to assess their operating capacities in the light of the resources available to them at present and the new tasks to be entrusted to them; whereas, to  carry out such an appraisal, the Commission should be able to conclude a contract with a consultant who, for a fee, would undertake to make the requisite study;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
  Article 1
The Community shall undertake an appraisal of the national veterinary services to assess their resources, equipment, organization and capacity to undertake duties and carry out activities in accordance with Community legislation.  Article 2
The appraisal provided for in Article 1 shall be carried out by a consultant within 12 months from the date of conclusion of a contract between the Commission and the consultant.  Article 3
The Community shall pay 100 % of the costs of the appraisal referred to in Article 1.  Article 4
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Decision No 2066/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
of 10 November 2003
on the continued application of areal-survey and remote-sensing techniques to the agricultural statistics for 2004 to 2007 and amending Decision 1445/2000/EC
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal by the Commission,
In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 251 of the Treaty(1),
Whereas:
(1) Decision No 1445/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2000 on the application of areal-survey and remote-sensing techniques to the agricultural statistics for 1999 to 2003(2) will lapse on 31 December 2003.
(2) The need to have adequate information on land use and on the condition of crops is especially felt in the context of new developments in the common agricultural policy and with a view to enlargement, particularly for the analysis of interactions between agriculture, the environment and rural areas.
(3) The Commission's report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of these measures over the period from 1999 to 2003 shows that it would be useful to continue them for a further four years.
(4) The procedures for implementing the measures contained in Decision 1445/2000/EC should be continued and enhanced in the light of the experience gained and the results achieved.
(5) The remote-sensing activities requiring further research and development in the period 2004 to 2007 are covered by the Sixth Framework Programme in the field of research and development(3).
(6) This Decision lays down, for the entire duration of the programme, a financial framework constituting, for the budgetary authority, the principal point of reference within the meaning of point 33 of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 6 May 1999(4) on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure, for the budgetary authority during the annual budgetary procedure,
Decision 1445/2000/EC shall be amended as follows:
1. the following shall be added at the end of Article 1(1):"These measures shall be continued for a period of four years beginning on 1 January 2004";
2. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following:
"Article 3
The financial framework for the implementation of this programme for the period 2004 to 2007 is hereby set at EUR 7,85 million.
The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspective.";
3. in Article 6, "31 July 2003" shall be replaced by "31 July 2007";
4. in Article 7, "31 December 2003" shall be replaced by "31 December 2007".
This Decision shall take effect on the 20th day following the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COUNCIL DECISION of 22 December 1995 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement constituted in the form of an agreed minute, an exchange of letters, an exchange of notes and the Annexes thereto between the European Community and Canada on fisheries in the context of the NAFO Convention (95/586/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 in conjunction with Article 228 (3), first subparagraph thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the European Community and Canada are committed to enhanced cooperation in the conservation and rational management of fish stocks, in particular in the framework of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO);
Whereas, with a view to increasing cooperation in that field, the European Community and Canada have agreed to collaborate further on management arrangements for species covered by the NAFO Convention, and in particular for Greenland halibut;
Whereas their Agreement is reflected in the Agreement constituted in the form of an agreed minute, an exchange of letters, an exchange of notes and the Annexes thereto between the European Community and Canada on fisheries in the context of the NAFO Convention, which was signed on 20 April 1995;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve the said Agreement,
The Agreement constituted in the form of an agreed minute, an exchange of letters, an exchange of notes and the Annexes thereto between the European Community and Canada on fisheries in the context of the NAFO Convention is approved.
The text of the acts referred to in the first paragraph are attached to this Decision.
The Council agrees hereby to conclude the Agreement on behalf of the Community (3).
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
17.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 47/57
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 February 2006
appointing a member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2006/107/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2002/758/EC, Euratom of 17 September 2002 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2002 to 20 September 2006 (1),
Whereas a member’s seat on the above Committee has fallen vacant following the resignation of Mr Ib WISTISEN, of which the Council was informed on 15 November 2005,
Having regard to the nomination submitted by the Danish government,
Having obtained the opinion of the European Commission,
Ms Marie-Louise KNUPPERT is hereby appointed a member of the European Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Ib WISTISEN for the remainder of his term of office, namely until 20 September 2006.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 2001/85
of 16 July 1985
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1943/81 on a common measure to improve the processing and marketing conditions in the cattlefeed sector in Northern Ireland
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the agricultural production sectors which depend on animal feed continue to be of vital importance for the agricultural economy of Northern Ireland;
Whereas Article 7 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1943/81 (3) specify an estimated time required for carrying out the common measure of four years beginning on 1 January 1981, and an estimated cost of this measure of six million ECU;
Whereas the serious problems of the agricultural production sectors in Northern Ireland depending on animal feed have been solved only in part by the said common measure; whereas an appropriate extension of the time envisaged for the said measure is necessary and the estimated cost requires a corresponding revision;
Whereas Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1943/81 provides that projects which receive aid under Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural products are processed and marketed (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1932/84 (5), or which may receive Community aid under other common measures shall not fall within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 1943/81; whereas, during the period of extension of the said Regulation, projects which may receive aid under Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 should also be excluded from aid within the scope of Regulation (EEC) No 1943/81,
Regulation (EEC) No 1943/81 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 6 (2) is replaced by the following:
'2. Projects which may receive Community aid under Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 (1) or under other common measures within the meaning of Article 6 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall not fall within the scope of this Regulation.'
2. Article 7 (1) and (2) are replaced by the following:
'1. The estimated time required for carrying out the common measure shall be seven years as from 1 January 1981.
2. The estimated cost of the common measure financed for the period 1 January 1981 to 31 December 1987 shall be 10,5 million ECU.'
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 2 May 2002
amending for the ninth time Decision 2000/284/EC establishing the list of approved semen collection centres for imports of equine semen from third countries
(notified under document number C(2002) 1583)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/339/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992, laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC(1), as last amended by Commission Decision 2001/298/EC(2), and in particular Article 17(3)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2000/284/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2002/297/EC(4), established the list of approved semen collection centres for imports of equine semen from third countries.
(2) The competent authorities of the United States of America officially informed the Commission of the approval in accordance with the provisions of Directive 92/65/EEC of two additional equine semen collection centres.
(3) It is appropriate to amend the list in the light of new information received from the third country concerned, and to highlight the amendments in the Annex for clarity.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The Annex to Decision 2000/284/EC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
25.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 198/14
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 683/2012
of 24 July 2012
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.