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14.8.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 218/24
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 779/2013
of 13 August 2013
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.
25.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 52/36
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 321/2005
of 24 February 2005
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2276/2004
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 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2276/2004 (2).
(2) Pursuant to Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 18 to 24 February 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2276/2004, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 31,69 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 43 700 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  DECISION
of 7 August 1987
concerning the conclusion of the Settlement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the United States of America on Community exports of pasta products to the United States of America
(87/482/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the United States of America on the Mediterranean preferences, citrus and pasta (1), approved by the Council on 3 November 1986, provides that both parties agree to proceed in good faith in seeking a prompt solution to their dispute over Community pasta export refunds;
Whereas on 5 August 1987 both sides reached an agreement on the settlement of the issue and this Settlement should therefore be approved,
The Settlement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Economic Community and the United States of America on Community exports of pasta products to the United States is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Settlement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Settlement in order to bind the Community.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1635/1999
of 26 July 1999
fixing the exchange rate applicable to certain direct aids
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1),
(1) Whereas the operative event for the exchange rate applicable to aid for arable crops and grain legumes is to be the commencement of the marketing year in respect of which the aid is granted, as defined in Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999(3);
(2) Whereas that exchange rate is defined in Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 as the average of the exchange rates applicable during the month preceding the date of the operative event, calculated pro rata temporis; whereas that date is 1 July 1999;
(3) Whereas the exchange rate to be applied to aid for hops as provided for in Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(5), is also defined in the above manner by Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1793/93 of 30 June 1993 regarding the operative event for the agricultural conversion rates used in the hops sector(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999;
(4) Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1410/1999 stipulates that the exchange rate to be applied is to be fixed by the Commission,
The exchange rate to be applied to:
- the aids referred to in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 having an operative event on 1 July 1999, and
- the aid for hops provided for in Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71,
shall be that indicated 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 Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 30 June 1997 amending Decision 97/296/EC drawing up the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorized for human consumption (Text with EEA relevance) (97/429/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorized to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1), as last amended by Decision 97/34/EC (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 97/296/EC (3) established the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorized for human consumption;
Whereas Commission Decision 97/426/EC (4) laid down special conditions for the import of fishery and aquaculture products originating in Australia;
Whereas, therefore, Australia should be added to the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products is authorized;
Whereas Article 3 (4) (b) of Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (5), as last amended by Directive 96/23/EC (6), lays down that processed bivalve molluscs must, before processing, satisfy the requirements laid down in Directive 91/492/EEC; whereas, therefore, the list of third countries satisfying the conditions laid down in Directive 91/492/EEC also applies to imports of processed bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 97/296/EC is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
31.8.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 225/23
COMMISSION DECISION
of 26 August 2005
establishing a form for the transmission of legal aid applications under Council Directive 2003/8/EC
(2005/630/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2003/8/EC of 27 January 2003 to improve access to justice in cross-border disputes by establishing minimum common rules relating to legal aid for such disputes (1), in particular Article 16(1) thereof,
After consulting the committee established by Article 17 of Directive 2003/8/EC,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2004/844/EC (2) established the standard form for legal aid applications under Directive 2003/8/EC.
(2) Under Directive 2003/8/EC the Commission should also establish a standard form to facilitate the transmission of legal aid applications between the judicial authorities of the Member States.
(3) Under Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark did not participate in the adoption of Directive 2003/8/EC and is accordingly neither bound by it nor required to give effect to it,
The standard form for the transmission of legal aid applications set out in the Annex to this Decision is adopted.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2122/2001
of 29 October 2001
setting the amounts of aid for the supply of rice products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the Azores and Madeira(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1449/2001(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the requirements of the Azores and Madeira for rice are to be covered in terms of quantity, price and quality by the mobilization, on disposal terms equivalent to exemption from the levy, of Community rice, which involves the grant of an aid for supplies of Community origin. This aid is to be fixed with particular reference to the costs of the various sources of supply and in particular is to be based on the prices applied to exports to third countries.
(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1696/92(3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2596/93(4), lays down common detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products, including rice, to the Azores and Madeira. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1983/92 of 16 July 1992 laying down detailed rules for implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of rice products to the Azores and Madeira and establishing the forecast supply balance for these products(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1683/94(6), lays down detailed rules which complement or derogate from the provisions of the aforementioned Regulation.
(3) As a result of the application of these detailed rules to the current market situation in the rice sector, and in particular to the rates of prices for these products in the European part of the Community and on the world market the aid for supply to the Azores and Madeira should be set at the amounts given in the Annex.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92, the amount of aid for the supply of rice of Community origin under the specific arrangements for the supply of the Azores and Madeira shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
//  //  // REGULATION (EEC) No 2736/86
of 3 September 1986
rectifying Regulation (EEC) No 2094/86 laying down detailed rules for the use of tartaric acid for deacidification of specified wine products in certain regions of zone A
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 of 5 February 1979 of 5 February 1979 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3805/85 (2), and in particular Article 46 (6) thereof,
Whereas verification has shown that, as a result of an error, the text of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2094/86 (3) does not correspond to the measures submitted for the opinion of the Management Committee on Wine; whereas the Regulation in question therefore has to be rectified;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2094/86 is replaced by the following:
'2. The wine-growing regions referred to in the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 46 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 337/79 are the following:
- Ahr,
- Rheingau,
- Mittelrhein,
- Mosel-Saar-Ruwer,
- Nahe,
- Rheinhessen,
- Rheinpfalz,
- Moselle luxembourgeoise.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 September 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 3 March 1998 concerning the extension of an exemption granted to Germany pursuant to Article 8(2)(c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the German text is authentic) (98/207/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 97/27/EC (2), and in particular Article 8(2)(c) thereof,
Whereas by Decision 96/212/EC (3) the Commission approved the request for an exemption submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany pursuant to Article 8(2)(c) of Directive 70/156/EEC concerning one type of gas discharge lamp for three types of headlamp for motor vehicles, meeting the requirements of UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulations Nos 8, 98 and 99, with a view to the granting of EC type approval;
Whereas the request for an extension of the exemption submitted by Germany on 13 October 1997 is justified by the fact that the measures needed to adapt the Directives which were the subject of that exemption have not yet come into force and the exemption should therefore be extended until the entry into force of the adaptations to those directives and, in any case, for a maximum period of 24 months;
Whereas the measure provided for by this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Adaptation to Technical progress set up by Directive 70/156/EEC,
The exemption granted to Germany by Decision 96/212/EC is hereby extended until the entry into force of the adaptations to the directives concerned and, in any case, for a period not exceeding twenty-four months.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
18.7.1989 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 206/10
COUNCIL DECISION
of 3 May 1989
on the conclusion of the Third Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community
(89/434/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas a total suspension by the Kingdom of Norway of duties on imports from Spain would facilitate trade between the two countries;
Whereas the Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (1) consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community, signed in Brussels on 14 May 1973 does not make provision for the Kingdom of Norway to suspend customs duties on goods imported from Spain;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to approve a Third Additional Protocol to the abovementioned Agreement in order to provide for the total suspension of duties on products covered by that Agreement imported into Norway from Spain,
The Third Additional Protocol to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 3 of the Protocol (2).
This Decision shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1225/92  of 12 May 1992  re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category No 36 order of 40.0360, originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation  (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile product originating in developing countries (1), extended into 1992 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3387/91  (2) and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for each category of products in Annexes I and II thereto individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of  Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulaiton providesd that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community  level;
Whereas, in respect of products of category No 36 (order No 40.0360), originating in China, the relevant ceiling amounts to 12 tonnes;
Whereas on 17 January 1992 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in China, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to China,
As from 17 May 1992 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in China:
Order No  Category
(unit)  CN code  Description           40.0360  36 (tonnes)  5408 10 00
5408 21 00
5408 22 10
5408 22 90
5408 23 10
5408 23 90
5408 24 00
5408 31 00
5408 32 00
5408 33 00
5408 34 00
ex 5811 00 00
ex 5905 00 70  Woven fabrics of continuous artificial fibres, other than those for tyres of category 114
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.
FIRST COMMISSION DIRECTIVE  of 29 March 1976  amending the Annexes to Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed  (76/331/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard for the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/400/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of beet seed (1), as last amended by Council Directive 75/444/EEC (2), and in particular Article 21a thereof,
Whereas in the light of developments in scientific and technical knowledge Annex I to the said Directive should be amended for the reasons set out below;
Whereas the monogerm varieties of beets, which are being used more and more frequently, show a tendency to hybridization;
Whereas, in order to avoid any risks which could result from this, the minimum distance between neighbouring cultures shall be extended in certain specified cases;
Whereas, improvements in the quality of sugar-beet seeds allows the minimum requirements in respect of the germination capacity and monogermity to be raised;
Whereas certain provisions shall be adapted to the conditions for official examination of seeds carried out according to current international methods;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
In Part A (5) of Annex I, the text of the table is hereby replaced by the following:  (1)OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2290/66. (2)OJ No L 196, 26.7.1975, p. 6.
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In Part B (3) (a) of Annex I, the text of the table is hereby replaced by the following: >PIC FILE= "T0009115">
1. In Part B (3) (b) of Annex I, the following sentence is hereby added to (aa):
"The percentage of clusters giving three or more seedlings shall not exceed five, calculated on the germinated clusters."
2. In Part B (3) (b) of Annex I, the following (a) shall be added after (aa):
"(aa)(a) Precision seed of sugar beet:
At least 70 % of the germinated clusters shall give single seedlings. The percentage of clusters giving three or more seedlings shall not exceed five, calculated on the germinated clusters."
3. In Part B (3) (b) of Annex I, the heading (bb) shall be replaced by the following:
"(bb) Precision seed of fodder-beet."
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive on:    - 1 July 1978 in the case of Article 1;
- 1 July 1977 in the case of the other provisions of this Directive.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.