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Commission Decision
of 13 April 2000
amending Decision 97/222/EC laying down the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise the importation of meat products
(notified under document number C(2000) 1016)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/338/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(1), as last amended by Council Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Articles 21(a) and 22 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/222/EC(3), as amended by Decision 1999/62/EC(4), lays down the list of third countries from which the Member States authorise the importation of meat products.
(2) This list must be updated in order to take into account the health situation in the exporting third countries; it is therefore necessary to correct the country code for Brazil; furthermore, in view of the presence of CSF in parts of the Czech Republic, to require heat treatment at 70 Â°C to pigmeat products derived from wild; and to require the same heat treatment at 70 Â°C to pigmeat products coming from Yugoslavia in order to be consistent with the EC animal health rules.
(3) Decision 97/222/EC must be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Annex to Decision 97/222/EC is amended as follows:
1. part I is replaced by part I of Annex to the present Decision;
2. part II is replaced by part II of Annex to the present Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Decision
of 6 April 2000
for purchase by the Community of bluetongue vaccine for emergency stock
(notified under document number C(2000) 936)
(2000/292/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field(1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999(2), and in particular Articles 6 and 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Bluetongue is an arthropod-borne viral disease of ruminants which can cause great economic losses to livestock production.
(2) During 1998 and 1999 outbreaks of bluetongue were recorded in Greece.
(3) During 1999 outbreaks of bluetongue were recorded in Bulgaria and in Turkey.
(4) During 2000 outbreaks of bluetongue have been reported in Tunisia.
(5) Several serotypes of bluetongue virus are recognised.
(6) During 1998 and 1999 the serotypes reported by Bulgaria, Greece, Tunisia and Turkey were 2, 4 and 9.
(7) The laboratories recognised by the "Office International des Epizooties" (OIE) as reference laboratories for bluetongue include a laboratory located in Pirbright, United Kingdom and one at Ondersteport, South Africa.
(8) The use of vaccine can be an important tool in combating the spread of bluetongue.
(9) No bluetongue vaccine is produced by the pharmaceutical industry based in the Member States.
(10) For the protection of susceptible livestock some bluetongue vaccine should be kept in stock by the Community and be available for emergency use.
(11) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. The Community shall make arrangements for the purchase of 500000 doses of bluetongue vaccine for emergency use.
2. The arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 shall include:
- consultation of OIE recognised bluetongue reference laboratories on spread of bluetongue virus type(s) circulating in areas considered to present a special risk to the susceptible livestock population in the European Union,
- purchase of vaccines which provide protection against the virus type(s) causing the greatest threat to livestock kept in the Member States,
- storage of vaccines in such a manner that they can be dispatched without delay to the area designated for vaccination.
The maximum cost of the measures referred to in Article 1 shall be up to EUR 70000.
1. To meet the objectives of Articles 1 and 2 the Commission shall conclude contracts without delay.
2. The Director-General of the Directorate-General for Health and Consumer Protection shall be authorised to sign the contracts on behalf of the European Commission.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
13.8.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 213/33
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 728/2010
of 12 August 2010
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 Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 August 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
11.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 8/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 5 December 2013
on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and Georgia, on the general principles for the participation of Georgia in Union programmes
(2014/7/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 212 in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 18 June 2007, the Council authorised the Commission to negotiate a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part (1), on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the general principles for the participation of Georgia in Union programmes (‘the Protocol’).
(2) The negotiations have been concluded.
(3) The objective of the Protocol is to lay down the financial and technical rules enabling Georgia to participate in certain Union programmes. The horizontal framework established by the Protocol constitutes an economic, financial and technical cooperation measure which allows for access to assistance, in particular financial assistance, to be provided by the Union pursuant to the Union programmes. This framework applies only to those Union programmes for which the relevant constitutive legal acts provide for the possibility of Georgia’s participation. The signing and provisional application of the Protocol therefore does not entail the exercise of powers under the various sectoral policies pursued by the programmes, which are exercised when establishing the programmes.
(4) The Protocol should be signed on behalf of the Union and it should be applied on a provisional basis pending the completion of the procedures for its conclusion,
The signing on behalf of the Union of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the general principles for the participation of Georgia in Union programmes (‘the Protocol’) is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Protocol.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Protocol on behalf of the Union.
The Protocol shall be applied on a provisional basis from the date of its signature (2), pending the procedures necessary for its conclusion.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
3.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 62/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 370/2006
of 2 March 2006
fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 28 February 2006.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 28 February 2006, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 March 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2173/2002
of 5 December 2002
providing for the rejection of applications for export licences for certain milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1472/2002(4), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,
Whereas:
Uncertainty is a feature of the market in certain milk products. It is necessary to prevent speculative applications that may lead to a distortion in competition between traders. Applications for export licences for the products concerned should be rejected,
Applications for export licences for milk products falling within CN codes 0402 10, 0402 21, and 0402 29 made between 29 November and 4 December 2002 inclusive, shall be rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 December 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 27 July 1994 amending Commission Decision 93/507/EEC on protection measures in relation to Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis in Mexico (Text with EEA relevance) (94/478/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC  (1), as last amended by Decision 92/438/EEC (2), and in particular Article 18 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and imports from third countries of equidae (3), as last amended by Directive 92/36/EEC (4), and in particular Article 12,
Whereas following outbreaks of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis in Mexico in 1993 the Commission adopted Decision 93/507/EEC (5) on protection measures in relation to Venezuelan equine encephalitis in Mexico and amended Council Decision 79/542/EEC;
Whereas in view of the guarantees provided by the Mexican authorities it is appropriate to authorize the re-entry of registered horses after temporary export to the metropolitan area of Monterrey (Mexico);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Article 2 of Commission Decision 93/507/EEC is replaced by the following article:
'Article 2
However, Member States authorize the reintroduction of registered horses after temporary export to the metropolitan area of Monterrey.'
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION  of 22 July 1976  setting up an Advisory Committee on the Joint Data Processing Projects adopted in Council Decision 76/632/EEC  (76/633/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the draft Decision submitted by the Commission,
Whereas the establishment of a Community policy on data processing is one of the objectives of the Community, as recognized in the Council resolution on 15 July 1974 (1);
Whereas, in order that the Commission may have the necessary data for the satisfactory implementation of the projects adopted by the Council as part of this policy, there must be provision for enlisting the aid of a body consisting of representatives of the Member States;
Whereas an Advisory Committee on the Joint Data Processing Projects adopted in Decision 76/632/EEC (2)should be set up for this purpose,
An Advisory Committee on the Joint Data Processing Projects, hereinafter called "the Committee", is hereby set up.
The Committee shall consist of representatives who are appointed by the Member States and who may call on the assistance of experts or advisers according to the nature of the project. The Committee shall be chaired by a representative of the Commission.
The Commission shall provide the secretariat services for the Committee.
The Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.
The Committee shall assist the Commission in the execution of the joint data processing projects adopted in Decision 76/632/EEC.
The Committee shall be consulted in particular on the following:    - choice of project directors,
- choice of the organizations to which the work is to be entrusted,
- composition and responsibilities of the technical subcommittees.
For each of the projects adopted by Decision 76/632/EEC a technical subcommittee shall be set up to assist and advise the project director in carrying out the project. The Committee shall, at its request, be assisted by the technical subcommittees and the project directors.
11.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 6/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 12/2007
of 10 January 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 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 the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 6 December 2000
terminating the review of Council Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of stainless steel bars originating in India
(notified under document number C(2000) 3680)
(2000/768/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
1. PROCEDURE
(1) Definitive countervailing duties were imposed on the above product on 14 November 1998 by Council Regulation (EC) No 2450/98(2). Subsequent to the imposition of definitive measures, the Commission received a request for an interim review, pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97, from an Indian exporting producer, Chandan Steel Ltd, which participated in the original investigation and is currently subject to a countervailing duty rate of 19,0 %. The company concerned provided sufficient evidence that the continued imposition of the measure was no longer necessary to offset the countervailable subsidy.
(2) Accordingly, the Commission, after consultation with the Advisory Committee, announced in a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities(3) the initiation of an interim review of Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 with regard to Chandan Steel Ltd.
2. WITHDRAWAL OF THE REQUEST FOR REVIEW
(3) On 10 May 2000, the company concerned withdrew its request for a review. The Commission has therefore decided to terminate this review without amending the measures in relation to Chandan Steel Ltd,
The interim review of Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 concerning imports of stainless steel bright bars originating in India is hereby terminated.
6.3.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 62/29
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/365
of 4 March 2015
granting derogations to certain Member States with respect to the transmission of statistics pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards statistics on healthcare expenditure and financing
(notified under document C(2015) 1377)
(Only the Dutch, English, Romanian and Spanish texts are authentic)
(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 1338/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 establishes a common framework for the systematic production of European statistics on public health and health and safety at work.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008 requires Member States to provide statistics on healthcare expenditure and financing as defined in Annex II to that Regulation.
(3) According to Article 9(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008, derogations and transition periods may be adopted, where necessary, for Member States, provided they are based upon objective grounds.
(4) The Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Romania and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland have requested derogations due to the need for major adaptations in their national statistical systems in order to comply with Regulation (EC) No 1338/2008.
(5) The derogations requested by these Member States should therefore be granted.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
Derogations set out in the Annex shall be granted to the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Romania and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Romania and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1553/98 of 17 July 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 introducing a system of import licences for certain fruit and vegetables imported from third countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2520/97 (2), and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 of 30 July 1996 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 947/98 (4), introduced a system of import licences for certain fruit and vegetables imported from third countries and set the list of products covered;
Whereas examination of the market situation for these products indicates that the list should be amended by abolishing the licence requirement for table grapes;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1556/96 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 22 February 1999 appointing a member of the Committee of the Regions (1999/161/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 98/110/EC 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 Peter J. Peacock, notified to the Council on 4 January 1999;
Having regard to the proposal from the United Kingdom Government,
Mr Lewis Smith is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Peter J. Peacock for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.