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COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1648/87
of 12 June 1987
re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1), and in particular Protocol 1 thereto,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4054/86 of 22 December 1986 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain goods originating in Yugoslavia (1987) (2), and in particle Article 1 thereof,
Whereas Article 1 of the abovementioned Protocol provides that the products listed below, imported under reduced duty rates according to Article 15 of the Cooperation Agreement are subject to the annual ceiling indicated below, above which the customs duties applicable to third countries may be re-established:
(tonnes)
1.2.3.4 //  //  //  //  // Order No   // CCT heading No  // Description  // Ceiling   //    //   //   //   // 01.0010  // 31.02   // Mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous: B. Urea containing more than 45 % by weight of nitrogen on the dry anhydrous product   // 2 806   //    //   //   //
Whereas imports into the Community of those products, originating in Yugoslavia, have reached that ceiling; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be re-established,
From 16 June to 31 December 1987, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products:
1.2.3.4 //  //  //  //  // Order No   // CCT heading No  // Description  // Origin   //    //   //   //   // 01.0010  // 31.02   // Mineral or chemical fertilizers, nitrogenous: B. Urea containing more than 45 % by weight of nitrogen on the dry anhydrous product   // Yugoslavia   //    //   //   //
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.
COUNCIL DECISION of 30 March 1998 on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the accession partnership with the Czech Republic (98/267/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 622/98 of 16 March 1998 on assistance to the applicant countries in the framework of the pre-accession strategy, and in particular on the establishment of accession partnerships (1), and in particular to Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Luxembourg European Council stated that the accession partnership is a new instrument, the key feature of the enhanced pre-accession strategy;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 622/98 sets out that the Council shall decide, by a qualified majority and following a proposal from the Commission, on the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the individual accession partnerships, as they are submitted to each applicant country, as well as on subsequent significant adjustments applicable to them;
Whereas Community assistance is conditional on the fulfilment of essential elements, and in particular on the respect of the commitments contained in the Europe Agreements and on progress towards fulfilment of the Copenhagen criteria; whereas, where an essential element is lacking, the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, may take appropriate steps with regard to any pre-accession assistance;
Whereas the Luxembourg European Council decided that the implementation of the accession partnership and progress in adopting the acquis will be examined in the Europe Agreement bodies;
Whereas the Commission's opinion presented an objective analysis on the Czech Republic's preparations for membership and identified a number of priority areas for further work;
Whereas, in order to prepare for membership, the Czech Republic should draw up a national programme for the adoption of the acquis; whereas this programme should set out a timetable for achieving the priorities and intermediate objectives established in the accession partnership,
In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 622/98, the principles, priorities, intermediate objectives and conditions contained in the accession partnership for the Czech Republic are set out in the Annex hereto, which forms an integral part of this Decision.
The implementation of the accession partnership will be examined in the Europe Agreement bodies and through the appropriate Council bodies to which the Commission will report regularly.
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
9.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 239/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1262/2004
of 8 July 2004
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses (2), and in particular the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2004/2005 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 (3). These prices and duties have been amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1253/2004 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95,
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1210/2004 for the 2004/2005 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 9 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Directive 2004/34/EC
of 23 March 2004
amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annexes I and II to Directive 96/74/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on textile names
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 96/74/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 on textile names(1), and in particular Article 16(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 96/74/EC lays down rules governing the labelling or marking of products as regards their textile fibre content, in order to ensure that consumer interests are thereby protected. Textile products may be placed on the market within the Community only if they comply with the provisions of that Directive.
(2) In view of recent findings by a technical working group, it is necessary, for the purposes of adapting Directive 96/74/EC to technical progress, to add the fibre polylactide to the list of fibres set out in Annexes I and II to that Directive.
(3) Directive 96/74/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Directives relating to Textile Names and Labelling,
Directive 96/74/EC is amended as follows:
1. In Annex I the following row 33a is inserted:
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2. In Annex II the following entry 33a is inserted:
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1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 March 2005 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
17.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 370/80
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 December 2004
amending Council Decision 2002/883/EC providing further macro-financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina
(2004/861/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 308 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas:
(1) Council Decision 2002/883/EC (3) of 5 November providing further macro-financial assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina includes a loan component of a maximum principal of EUR 20 million and a grant component of a maximum of EUR 40 million.
(2) Due to delays in the implementation of the required policy reforms as agreed between the European Commission and Bosnia and Herzegovina, so far only a first (EUR 15 million) and a second tranche (EUR 20 million) could be released. A third and final tranche of up to EUR 25 million is still outstanding.
(3) Bosnia and Herzegovina is committed to a continued economic stabilisation and reform path. Following the successful completion of the previous IMF Standby Arrangement in February 2004 negotiations were under way on a new IMF-supported programme.
(4) The country continues to require external financial support in addition to what can be provided by international financial institutions.
((5) Decision 2002/883/EC should be amended to permit the commitments and the payments of grant funds and loan disbursements beyond 9 November 2004.
(6) The Treaty does not provide, for the adoption of this decision, powers other than those of Article 308.
(7) After consulting the Economic and Financial Committee,
The second subparagraph of Article 6 of Decision 2002/883/EC is replaced by the following:
‘It shall apply as from 8 November 2004 and until 30 June 2005’.
4.10.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 258/27
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2007/61/EC
of 26 September 2007
amending Directive 2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) In view of the growing need for harmonisation in the international trade in milk and milk products, provision should be made to allow the standardisation of the protein content of certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk to a minimum content of 34 %, by weight, expressed on fat-free dry matter.
(2) While allowing standardisation, it is necessary to define raw materials as well as the composition of raw materials used for protein adjustment.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods (2) aims at regulating the addition of such substances to food and establishes the list of vitamins and minerals that may be added to food. Council Directive 2001/114/EC (3) should therefore be amended to allow the addition of vitamins and minerals as provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1925/2006.
(4) Directive 2001/114/EC should be amended accordingly,
Directive 2001/114/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 2 shall be deleted.
2. Annexe I shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 31 August 2008. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of such laws, regulations and administrative provisions together with a table showing the correlation between them and this Directive.
When they are adopted by Member States, these measures shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods for making such reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 983/2002
of 7 June 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund 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,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 31 Μay to 6 June 2002 at 110,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
15.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 330/29
DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND OF THE COMMISSION
of 22 November 2007
on the position to be taken by the Communities in the Governing Board of the International Science and Technology Centre as regards the accession of the Swiss Confederation to the Agreement establishing an International Science and Technology Centre between the United States of America, Japan, the Russian Federation and, acting as one Party, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Economic Community
(2007/834/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 101 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3955/92 of 21 December 1992 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Economic Community of an Agreement establishing an International Science and Technology Centre between the United States of America, Japan, the Russian Federation and, acting as one Party, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Economic Community (1), and in particular Article 3(1), (3) and (4) thereof, and to Commission Regulation (Euratom) No 3956/92 of 21 December 1992 on the conclusion by the European Atomic Energy Community of an Agreement establishing an International Science and Technology Centre between the United States of America, Japan, the Russian Federation, and, acting as one Party, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 3 thereof (2),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Acting as one Party, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Economic Community (hereinafter the Communities) concluded on 21 December 1992 the Agreement establishing an International Science and Technology Centre (hereinafter the Agreement).
(2) On 27 February 2007, the Swiss Confederation notified the Governing Board of the International Science and Technology Centre (hereinafter the Governing Board) of its intention to become a Party to the Agreement.
(3) In accordance with Article XIII of the Agreement, it is the responsibility of the Governing Board to approve this accession.
(4) The Communities are represented on the Governing Board by the Presidency of the Council and by the Commission,
The accession of the Swiss Confederation to the Agreement establishing an International Science and Technology Centre between the United States of America, Japan, the Russian Federation and, acting as one Party, the European Atomic Energy Community and the European Economic Community, is hereby approved on behalf of the Communities.
The representatives of the Council Presidency and of the Commission on the Governing Board are hereby authorised to approve the accession of the Swiss Confederation to the Agreement.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1085/85
of 26 April 1985
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on oxalic acid and its salts and esters falling within subheading 29.15 A I, originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84 of 18 December 1984 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1985 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III, other than those 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 11 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 oxalic acid and its salts and esters, falling within subheading 29.15 A I, the individual ceiling was fixed at 152 000 ECU; whereas, on 24 April 1985, imports of these products into the Community, originating in China reached that ceiling after being charged thereagainst;
Whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against China,
As from 30 April 1985, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3562/84, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in China:
1.2 //   //   // CCT heading No  // Description  //   //  // 29.15 A I (NIMEXE code 29.15-11)  // Oxalic acid and its salts and esters  //   //
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 Regulation (EC) No 1009/2003
of 12 June 2003
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 698/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 698/2003(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, 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 6 to 12 June 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 698/2003, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 44,47 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 70300 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.