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19.3.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 76/41
DIRECTIVE 2008/13/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 11 March 2008
repealing Council Directive 84/539/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electro-medical equipment used in veterinary medicine
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),
Whereas:
(1) Community policies on better regulation stress the importance of simplification of national and Community legislation as a crucial element in improving the competitiveness of enterprises and achieving the objectives of the Lisbon Agenda.
(2) The method of conformity assessment provided for by Council Directive 84/539/EEC (3) is no longer necessary for the purposes of the internal market and trade with third countries.
(3) The functioning of the internal market and the protection of users and animals can be better ensured by other Community legislation.
(4) Directive 84/539/EEC should therefore be repealed.
(5) The repeal of Directive 84/539/EEC entails that after 31 December 2008 the specimen mark of conformity of Annex III to that Directive will no longer be used and that the corresponding national implementing measures have to be repealed accordingly,
Directive 84/539/EEC is hereby repealed with effect from 31 December 2008.
Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 December 2008. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those measures and a correlation table between them and this Directive.
When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 776/2002
of 7 May 2002
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2002(4), and in particular Article 173(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
14.9.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 245/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 July 2013
amending Decision 2000/125/EC concerning the conclusion of the Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles (‘Parallel Agreement’)
(2013/454/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in particular Article 207(4) thereof, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) By Council Decision 2000/125/EC of 31 January 2000 concerning the conclusion of the Agreement concerning the establishing of global technical regulations for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted and/or be used on wheeled vehicles (‘Parallel Agreement’) (1) the Union acceded to the Parallel Agreement, in the framework of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
(2) Changes to the Treaties on which the Union is founded occurred after the adoption of Decision 2000/125/EC. The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has substantially altered the procedure to be followed for the conclusion of Agreements between the Union and international organisations, making it necessary to adapt Decision 2000/125/EC to the new procedures.
(3) The procedure for establishing the position to be adopted on the Union’s behalf in the United Nations concerning the adoption of UNECE Regulations or amendments to UNECE Regulations should be adapted to the new procedures set out in Article 218(9) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
(4) It is appropriate that the procedure for adopting proposed amendments to the Parallel Agreement submitted by the Union, as well as the decision whether to raise an objection to a proposed amendment, be the same as the procedure for the accession to international agreements.
(5) Decision 2000/125/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
Decision 2000/125/EC is amended as follows:
(1) Article 5 is hereby amended as follows:
(a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
(b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
(2) Article 6 is replaced by the following:
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
29.11.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 344/27
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 24 November 2014
amending Decision ECB/2013/46 on the approval of the volume of coin issuance in 2014
(ECB/2014/47)
(2014/856/EU)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 128(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The European Central Bank (ECB) has the exclusive right from 1 January 1999 to approve the volume of euro coins issued by the Member States whose currency is the euro.
(2) Based on the estimates of demand for euro coins in 2014 that the Member States whose currency is the euro submitted to the ECB, the ECB approved the total volume of euro coins intended for circulation and euro collector coins not intended for circulation in 2014 in Decision ECB/2013/46 (1).
(3) On 8 October 2014, the Central Bank of Cyprus requested that the volume of euro coins that Cyprus may issue in 2014 be increased from EUR 5,1 million to EUR 10 million to be able to respond to an unexpected rise in the demand for coins.
(4) The ECB approves the abovementioned request for an increase in the volume of euro coins intended for circulation that Cyprus may issue in 2014.
(5) On 24 October 2014, the Bank of Greece requested that the volume of euro coins that Greece may issue in 2014 be increased from EUR 6,856 million to EUR 12,856 million to be able to respond to an unexpected rise in the demand for coins.
(6) The ECB approves the abovementioned request for an increase in the volume of euro coins intended for circulation that Greece may issue in 2014.
(7) Therefore, Decision ECB/2013/46 should be amended accordingly,
Amendment
The table in Article 1 of Decision ECB/2013/46 is replaced by the following:
(EUR million)
Issuance of coins intended for circulation and issuance of collector coins (not intended for circulation) in 2014
Belgium 24,925
Germany 655
Estonia 11,14
Ireland 48,96
Greece 12,856
Spain 201,24
France 267
Italy 58,36
Cyprus 10
Latvia 80,91
Luxembourg 45
Malta 10,04
Netherlands 97,5
Austria 247
Portugal 20,4
Slovenia 12
Slovakia 21,4
Finland 60’
Taking effect
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification to the addressees.
Addressees
This Decision is addressed to the Member States whose currency is the euro.
COUNCIL DECISION of 3 April 1995 appointing two members of the  Committee of the Regions (95/122/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198  A  thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1994 appointing members and alternate members  of the Committee of the Regions for the period 26 January 1994 to 25  January 1998  (1),
Whereas two members' seats have become vacant on the Committee of the Regions following the  resignations of Mr Florian Gerster and Mr Juergen Gramke, which were notified to Council on 13  January and 13 February 1995;
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
Mr Karl-Heinz Klaer and Dr Rembert Behrendt are hereby appointed  members of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Florian Gerster and Mr Juergen Gramke for the  remainder of their term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.
29.11.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 329/18
COUNCIL DECISION
of 26 November 2012
appointing a Belgian member and a Belgian alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2012/736/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Belgian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015.
(2) A member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Charles PICQUÉ.
(3) An alternate member’s seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Alain HUTCHINSON as member of the Committee of the Regions,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
(a) as member:
— Mr Alain HUTCHINSON, Membre du Parlement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale,
(b) as alternate member:
— Mr Charles PICQUÉ, Ministre-Président du Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 414/2003
of 5 March 2003
amending for the 15th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 370/2003(2), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 4 March 2003, the Sanctions Committee decided to amend the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply and, therefore, Annex I should be amended accordingly.
(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended in accordance with 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.
16.3.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 77/8
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 227/2012
of 15 March 2012
concerning the authorisation of Lactococcus lactis (NCIMB 30117) as a feed additive for all animal species
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation.
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, an application was submitted for the authorisation of Lactococcus lactis (NCIMB 30117). That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(3) The application concerns the authorisation of Lactococcus lactis (NCIMB 30117) as a feed additive for all animal species, to be classified in the additive category ‘technological additives’.
(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 16 November 2011 (2) that, under the proposed conditions of use, the preparation of Lactococcus lactis (NCIMB 30117) does not have an adverse effect on animal health, human health or the environment, and that the use of the preparation has the potential to improve the production of silage from all forages by reducing the pH and increasing the preservation of dry matter. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additives in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.
(5) The assessment of Lactococcus lactis (NCIMB 30117) shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of this preparation should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The preparation specified in the Annex belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional group ‘silage additives’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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 2056/83
of 20 July 1983
on the classification of goods within heading No 84.25 of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, provisions must be laid down for the tariff classification of oscillating connecting-rods for lawnmowers or grasscutters, which receive the rotating motion of the drive shaft and transform it into a lateral, reciprocating motion which is in turn transmitted to the cutter bar of the lawnmower or grass-cutter;
Whereas the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 604/83 (3) classifies under tariff heading No 84.25 hay or grass mowers, and under heading No 84.63 transmission shafts, gears and gearing; whereas, pursuant to Note 2 (b) to Section XVI, these two headings also cover components and spare parts when these are recognized as being suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery covered by these headings;
Whereas these two headings must be taken into consideration in the classification of the aforementioned articles;
Whereas, although they perform the function of energy transmission, these oscillating connecting-rods cannot be regarded as transmission shafts or as components or parts of gears but must, because of their specialized construction, be regarded as components or parts recognizable as being for lawnmowers or grass-cutters;
Whereas these oscillating connecting-rods are excluded from heading No 84.63 by the customs Cooperation Council explanatory notes;
Whereas the aforementioned oscillating connecting-rods must therefore be classified in heading No 84.25;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,
Oscillating connecting-rods for lawnmowers or grass-cutters, which receive the rotating motion of the drive shaft and transform it into a lateral, reciprocating motion which is in turn transmitted to the cutter bar of the lawnmower or grass-cutter, must be classified in the Common Customs Tariff under heading:
84.25 Harvesting and threshing machinery; straw and fodder presses: hay or grass mowers: winnowing and similar cleaning machines for seed, grain or leguminous vegetables and egg-grading and other grading machines for agricultural produce (other than those of a kind used in the bread grain milling industry falling within heading No 84.29).
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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 10 June 1992
amending Decision 91/643/EEC establishing a list of semen  collection centres in the United States of America approved for the export to the Community of  deep-frozen semen of domestic animals of the bovine species
(92/349/EEC)
THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 88/407/EEC of 14 June 1988 laying down the animal health  requirements applicable to intra-Community trade in and imports of deep-frozen semen of domestic  animals of the bovine species  (1), as last amended by Council Directive 90/425/EEC  (2), and in  particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 91/643/EEC  (3) established a list of semen collection centres in the  United States of America approved for the export to the Communities of deep frozen semen of  domestic animals of the bovine species;
Whereas the competent veterinary services of the United States of America have forwarded a modified  list of semen collection centres officially approved for export of bovine semen to the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the  Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 91/643/EEC is hereby  replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member  States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 466/96 of 14 March 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 laying down detailed rules concerning the aid for fibre flax and hemp
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 of 29 June 1970 on the common organization of the market in flax and hemp (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 4 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1741/95 (4), provides that the aid for flax and hemp provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 shall be granted only if the operation aimed at terminating the growing cycle of the plant has been carried out after seed formation; whereas the phrase 'after seed formation` may give rise to different interpretations in producer Member States; whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the aid scheme, the exact meaning of that phrase should be specified;
Whereas Annexes A and B to Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 contain a list of the varieties of flax grown mainly for fibre and of the varieties of hemp eligible for aid; whereas, since new varieties are now being used, those Annexes should be supplemented;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,
Regulation (EEC) No 1164/89 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 4 (a) the following is inserted after the third indent:
'Seed formation as referred to in the first indent shall be considered to be terminated if the number of hemp seeds or flax seed capsules found to have reached their final shape and volume is greater than the number of other hemp seeds or flax seed capsules;`
2. Annex A is replaced by the following Annex:
'ANNEX A
List of varieties of flax grown mainly for fibre
Aino
Argos
Ariane
Belinka
Bertelin
Diane
Electra
Elise
Escalina
Evelin
Hermes
Ilona
Laura
Marina
Martta
Natasja
Nike
Nynke
Opaline
Raisa
Regina
Saskia
Silva
Viking
Viola`.
3. The varieties 'Epsilon 68` and 'Santhica 23` are added to Annex B.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.