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COUNCIL  DIRECTIVE
of 9 October 1990
adapting to technical progress for the 11th time Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances
(90/517/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Directive 67/548/EEC (1), as last amended by Directive 79/831/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 19, 20 and 21 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Denmark has requested a change in the labelling of dichloromethane and notified the Commission accordingly under Article 23 of Directive 67/548/EEC;
Whereas the Commission has examined the evidence for the carcinogenicity of dichloromethane, and has consulted the appropriate experts designated by Member States and having special qualifications with respect to carcinogenicity;
Whereas this classification reflects a majority of current scientific opinion;
Whereas it is recognized that a greater understanding of the mechanisms of action of chemical substances in man and the extrapolation of effects seen in other species to man are under continuous development; whereas in the case of further scientific evidence or change in the criteria for classification relating especially to the carcinogenic or neurotoxicological effects of this substance, the classification will be reviewed in the light of this new information;
Whereas the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives for the Elimination of Technical Barriers to Trade in Dangerous Substances and Preparations gave an unfavourable opinion on the draft of the measure which was submitted to it by the Commission;
Annex I (list of dangerous substances) to Directive 67/548/EEC:
No 602-004-00-3: The designation, CAS-number, classification and labelling of the substance are replaced by the following:
1.2.3 //  //  //  // Cas No 75-09-2   //   // No 602-004-00-3   //    //   //    //   // H Cl - C - Cl H  // 1.2 // ES:  // diclorometano; cloruro de metileno   // DA:  // dichlormethan; methylenchlorid   // DE:   // Dichlormethan; Methylenchlorid   // EL:   // Dichloromethánio; methylenodichlorídio   // EN:   // dichloromethane; methylene chloride; methylene dichloride   // FR:   // Dichlorométhane; chlorure de méthylène   // IT:   // diclorometano; metilene cloruro   // NL:   // dichloormethaan; methyleenchloride  // PT:   // diclorometano; cloreto de metileno
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Not later than 7 June 1991 Member States shall adopt and publish the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. They shall apply such provisions with effect from 7 December 1991.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 November 1999
appointing a United Kingdom member of the Committee of the Regions
(1999/736/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas a seat as a member of the Committee has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Ian Hughton, of which the Council was notified on 12 January 1999;
Having regard to the proposal from the United Kingdom Government,
Mr Keith Brown is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Ian Hughton for the remainder of his term of office, which expires on 25 January 2002.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 26 January 1965  laying down specific criteria of purity for preservatives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption  (65/66/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to the Council Directive of 5 November 1963 (1) on the approximation of the laws of the Member States concerning the preservatives authorised for use in foodstuffs intended for human consumption, and in particular Article 8 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas, under Article 7 of the Directive of 5 November 1963, preservatives must satisfy certain specific criteria of purity laid down, where appropriate, and in accordance with Article 8 (1) of that Directive;
Whereas it is necessary to lay down specific criteria of purity for all the preservatives listed in the Annex to the Directive of 5 November 1963 ; whereas in certain Member States it is not possible to apply such criteria simultaneously with the laws amended in pursuance of that Directive and it is therefore desirable to set 1 June 1966 as the date by which the criteria are to apply;
The specific criteria of purity referred to in Article 7 (b) of the Directive of 5 November 1963 are given in the Annex to this Directive.
Member States shall so amend their laws in accordance with the provisions of Article 1 that by 1 June 1966 the new measures apply to preservatives placed on the market.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1925/92  of 13 July 1992  altering, for the 1992/93, marketing year, the adjustment aid and additional aid to the sugar refining industry
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 61/92 (2), and in particular the seventh indent of Article 9 (6) thereof,
Whereas Article 9 (4b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that during the 1991/92 to 1992/93 marketing years adjustment aid of ECU 0,08 per 100 kilograms of sugar expressed as white sugar is to be granted as an intervention measure to the  Community's preferential raw cane sugar refining industry; whereas, as provided for in those provisions, additional aid equal to that amount is to be granted during the same period for the refining of raw cane sugar produced in the French overseas  departments and for the refining of quantities of raw beet sugar harvested in the Community and qualifying for the refining aid pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 9 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 and in accordance with Commission  Regulation (EEC) No 3695/91 (3);
Whereas the fourth subparagraph of Article 9 (4b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that the adjustment aid and the additional aid referred to above may be altered in respect of a given marketing year in the light in particular of the storage levy  fixed for that year; whereas the storage levy for the 1992/1993 marketing year was fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1799/92 (4) at ECU 2,50 per 100 kilograms of white sugar; whereas this amount is identical to that applicable for the 1991/1992  marketing year;
Whereas account should, however, be taken in the alteration in the aid in question that has already been made for the 1990/91 and 1991/92 marketing years in order to neutralize the effect of successive storage levy reductions on the refining margin for  the 1992/93 marketing year;
Whereas these provisions must apply from the beginning of the 1992/93 marketing year on 1 July 1992;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The amounts of the adjustment aid and of the additional aid provided for respectively in the second and third subparagraphs of Article 9 (4b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 shall be fixed at ECU 1,58 per 100 kilograms of sugar expressed as  white sugar for the 1992/93 marketing year.
For the same marketing year, the amount referred to in the first subparagraph shall also be granted, as additional aid, for the refining of the quantity of raw beet sugar referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 3695/91.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 610/2004
of 31 March 2004
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of the second subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in an adjustment of the import duties that have been fixed as from 15 May 2003 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 832/2003(3) as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be adjusted in compliance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 and fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
30.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 328/73
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1902/2004
of 29 October 2004
amending the specification of a name appearing in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin (Les Garrigues)
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), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the Spanish authorities have requested amendments to the geographical area for ‘Les Garrigues’, registered as a protected designation of origin (PDO) by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 of 12 June 1996 on the registration of geographical indications and designations of origin under the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 (2).
(2) Following examination of this request for amendment, it has been decided that the amendments concerned are not minor.
(3) In accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 and since the amendments are not minor, the Article 6 procedure applies mutatis mutandis.
(4) It has been decided that the amendments in this case comply with Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. No statement of objection, within the meaning of Article 7 of the Regulation, has been sent to the Commission following the publication in the the Official Journal of the European Union
 (3) of the abovementioned amendments.
(5) Consequently, these amendments must be registered and published in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The amendments set out in Annex I to this Regulation shall be registered and published in accordance with Article 6(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.
A summary of the main points of the specification is given in Annex II to this Regulation.
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.
8.1.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/15
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/23
of 5 January 2015
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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.
27.11.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 312/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1148/2009
of 26 November 2009
concerning tenders lodged under the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 677/2009
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 144(1) in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 677/2009 (2).
(2) Under Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 of 18 December 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal (3) the Commission, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, may decide to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1296/2008 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
No award shall be made for the tenders lodged from 13 November to 26 November 2009 under the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 677/2009.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 November 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.12.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 336/81
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 November 2012
establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the accession of the Republic of Tajikistan to the WTO
(2012/759/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 91, 100(2) and 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 29 May 2001 the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan applied for accession to the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO), pursuant to Article XII of that Agreement.
(2) A Working Party on the accession of the Republic of Tajikistan was established on 18 July 2001 in order to reach agreement on terms of accession acceptable to the Republic of Tajikistan and all WTO Members.
(3) The Commission, on behalf of the Union, has negotiated a comprehensive series of market opening commitments on the part of the Republic of Tajikistan which satisfy the Union’s requests.
(4) These commitments are now embodied in the Protocol of Accession of the Republic of Tajikistan to the WTO.
(5) Accession to the WTO is expected to make a positive and lasting contribution to the process of economic reform and sustainable development in the Republic of Tajikistan.
(6) The Protocol of Accession should therefore be approved.
(7) Article XII of the Agreement establishing the WTO provides that the terms of accession are to be agreed between the acceding Member and the WTO, and that the Ministerial Conference of the WTO approves the terms of accession on the WTO side. Article IV.2 of the Agreement establishing the WTO provides that in the intervals between meetings of the Ministerial Conference, its functions shall be conducted by the General Council.
(8) Accordingly, it is necessary to establish the position to be taken on behalf of the Union within the General Council of the WTO on the accession of Tajikistan to the WTO,
The position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the accession of the Republic of Tajikistan to the WTO is to approve the accession.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1970/91  of 4 July 1991  amending Regulation (EEC) No 879/91 laying down detailed rules for urgent action for the supply of butter and skimmed-milk powder to Bulgaria and Romania and amending Regulation (EEC) No  569/88
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 of 5 March 1991 on urgent action for the supply of agricultural and medical products intended for the people of Romania and Bulgaria (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 879/91 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1440/91 (3), provides for certain time limits for effecting the supply of skimmed-milk powder to Romania; whereas, in order to make it easier for the recipient to take  delivery of the products, the deadlines for the delivery of the products should be extended by 60 days;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
As regards the supply of skimmed-milk powder to Romania provided for in Article 1 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 879/91, the dates '1 June 1991' and '1 July 1991' in Articles 2 (2) (e) and 5 (4) of that Regulation are hereby replaced by '1 August  1991' and '31 August 1991' respectively.
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.
21.3.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 81/42
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 248/2012
of 20 March 2012
withdrawing the suspension of submission of applications for import licences for sugar products under certain tariff quotas
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 891/2009 of 25 September 2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Submission of applications for import licences concerning order number 09.4318 were suspended as from 19 January 2012 by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 41/2012 of 18 January 2012 suspending submission of applications for import licences for sugar products under certain tariff quotas (3), in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 891/2009.
(2) Following notifications on unused and/or partly used licences, quantities became available again for that order number. The suspension of applications should therefore be withdrawn,
The suspension laid down by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 41/2012 of submission of applications for import licences for order number 09.4318 as from 19 January 2012 is withdrawn.
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.