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COMMISSION DECISION of 28 November 1994 amending Decisions 94/143/EC, 94/187/EC, 94/309/EC, 94/344/EC, 94/446/EC and 94/435/EC laying down the animal health requirements and certification for the import of certain products covered by Council  Directive 92/118/EEC (Text with EEA relevance) (94/775/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community  rules referred to in Annex A (I) to directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (1), and in particular Article 10 (2) (c) thereof,
Whereas Commission Decisions 94/143/EC (2), 94/187/EC (3), 94/309/EC (4), 94/344/EC (5), 94/446/EC (6) and 94/435/EC (7) respectively lay down the animal health conditions and the veterinary certification for import of serum from equidae, animal casing,  certain petfoods and certain untanned edible products for pets, containing low risk materials, processed animal protein including products containing this protein intended for animal consumption, bones and bone products, horns and horn products and  hooves and hoof products for futher processing not intended for human or animal consumption, and pig bristles from third countries;
Whereas Commission Decision 94/461/EC (8) amends the abovementioned Decisions, providing for their application from 1 December 1994; whereas it appears that third countries will not be able to fulfil the new import conditions by that date; whereas in  order to avoid disruptions in trade, it is necessary to postpone the date of application of those Decisions to 28 February 1995;
Whereas Decisions 94/143/EC, 94/187/EC, 94/309/EC, 94/344/EC, 94/446/EC and 94/435/EC must be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In Article 2 of Decision 94/143/EC, the date '1 December 1994' is replaced by '28 February 1995'.
In Article 2 of Decision 94/187/EC, the date '1 December 1994' is replaced by '28 February 1995'.
In Article 2 of Decision 94/309/EC, the date '1 December 1994' is replaced by '28 February 1995'.
In Article 2 of Decision 94/344/EC, the date '1 December 1994' is replaced by '28 February 1995'.
In Article 4 of Decision 94/446/EC, the date '1 December 1994' is replaced by '28 February 1995'.
In Article 5 of Decision 94/435/EC, the date '1 December 1994' is replaced by '28 February 1995'.
This decision is addressed to the Member States.
3.9.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 236/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 862/2008
of 1 September 2008
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters of I and II by vessels flying the flag of Germany
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 40/2008 of 16 January 2008 fixing for 2008 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2008.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2008.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2008 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
23.5.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 136/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 470/2013
of 22 May 2013
opening a tariff quota for certain quantities of industrial sugar for the 2013/14 marketing year
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), and in particular Article 142, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure that the supply necessary for the production of the products referred to in Article 62(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 is available at a price that corresponds to the world price, it is in the interest of the Union to suspend the import duties on sugar intended for the production of those products for the 2013/14 marketing year, for a quantity that would correspond to half of its industrial sugar needs.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 of 25 September 2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector (2) provides for the administration of the tariff quotas for imports of sugar products under Article 142 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 with order number 09.4390 (industrial import sugar). However, in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 the quantities of those products for which import duties are to be suspended has to be determined by a separate legal act.
(3) The import quantities of industrial sugar for which no import duties should apply for the 2013/14 marketing year, need to be set accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
The import duties for industrial sugar falling within CN 1701 and with order number 09.4390 shall be suspended for a quantity of 400 000 tonnes from 1 October 2013 to 30 September 2014.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 October 2013.
It shall expire on 30 September 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2358/84
of 10 August 1984
amending quantitative limits fixed for imports of certain textile products originating in India
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82 of 31 December 1982 on common rules for imports of certain textile products originating in third countries (1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3762/83 (2), and in particular Articles 7 and 9 (2) thereof,
Whereas, by Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82, quantitative limits agreed with third countries are shared between the Member States for 1984;
Whereas, in the bilateral agreements, the Community has given undertakings to the supplier countries to adjust the allocation of limits among Member States in such a way as to ensure optimum utilization and to establish efficient and speedy procedures for adjusting the allocations;
Whereas India has asked that the allocation of Community quantitative limits among the Member States be adjusted in order to take account of the trend of trade flows, and to enable suppliers to utilize agreed Community limits more fully;
Whereas under Article 9 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3589/82, quantitative limits may be increased where it appears that additional imports are required;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee,
The quantitative limits for textile products originating in India, as fixed in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 3762/83, are hereby amended for 1984 as laid down in 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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 22 February 1995 amending Commission Decision 94/169/EC establishing an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 as defined by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 (95/47/EC)
THE COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the  other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,
Whereas by Decision 94/169/EC (3) the Commission adopted an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 as defined by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 for 1994-1996 for the Member States of the European Community as it was  constituted prior to 1 January 1995; whereas that list should be enlarged to include the new Member States from 1 January 1995;
Whereas technical work on determining the areas of Sweden concerned by Objective 2 has not yet been completed; whereas at the moment the Commission can therefore take decisions only on the lists concerned by this Objective in Austria and Finland;
Whereas Article 9 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, as amended, provides that, on an exceptional basis, the Commission can accede to a request from Austria, Finland or Sweden that assistance under Objective 2 be planned and implemented for the whole  period from 1995 to 1999; whereas Austria and Sweden have requested implementation of this provision and accordingly the list for these two new Member States will cover the period 1995-1999;
Whereas the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions has been consulted,
The two parts annexed to this Decision are added to the Annex to Decision 94/169/EC.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 571/2003
of 28 March 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine, as regards production potential
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001(2), and in particular Article 80 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to resolve a particular practical problem, the time limit laid down in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for derogating from Article 2(2) should be amended. Applying the various provisions regarding the grant of the derogation imposes a serious and complex administrative burden, particularly as regards checks and penalties. In the interests of sound administration, the date in question should thus be postponed to 31 July 2003.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 315/2003(4), should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 is hereby replaced by the following:
"1(a) The deadline of 31 July 2002 laid down in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 shall be postponed to 31 July 2003."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 Decision
of 24 January 2003
amending Decision 2000/258/EC designating a specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines, as regards the approval of laboratories in third countries
(notified under document number C(2003) 325)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/60/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 2000/258/EC, of 20 March 2000, designating a specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines(1), and, in particular, Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Afssa Nancy is the reference laboratory for post-antirabies-vaccination serological testing and is in charge of the organisation of the inter-laboratories aptitude test for the approval of laboratories willing to perform those serological tests.
(2) Afssa Nancy has proposed to the Commission that laboratories in third countries which have passed the proficiency test should be approved.
(3) It is therefore necessary to provide for a procedure for the communication of the approval of laboratories in third countries.
(4) Decision 2000/258/EC should be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In Annex II to Decision 2000/258/EC, the fifth indent is replaced by the following:
"- collaborate with the laboratories responsible for carrying out these analyses in third countries and communicate to the Commission the list of these laboratories which have passed the inter-laboratory aptitude test (proficiency test). These lists will be published on the following website:
http://forum.europa.eu.int/ Public/irc/sanco/vets/information".
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3400/89  of 13 November 1989  on the supply of white sugar to the World Food Programme (WFP) as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1750/89 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (3), lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations  and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
Whereas, by its Decision of 3 March 1989 on the supply of food aid to the WFP, the Commission allocated to that organization 57 tonnes of sugar to be supplied free at port of shipment;
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying-out of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be  supplied as Community food aid (4); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs,
A tendering procedure is hereby initiated for the award of a contract for the supply of sugar to the WFP in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and with the conditions laid down in 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.
1.4.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 86/63
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 317/2011
of 31 March 2011
amending for the 147th 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
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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), and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and 7a(1) 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 23 March 2011 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to add one natural person to its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.
(3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly.
(4) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force immediately,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/2000
of 16 November 2000
prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required and amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1902/2000(4), lays down quotas for herring for 2000.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of herring in the waters of ICES zones Vb (EC zones), VIaN(5) and VIb by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2000. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 17 October 2000. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of herring in the waters of ICES zones Vb (EC waters), VIaN and VIb by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated for 2000.
Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES zones Vb (EC waters), VIaN and VIb by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of 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 17 October 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
19.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 318/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1808/2004
of 18 October 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 2138/97 delimiting the homogenous olive oil production zones
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation No 136/66/EEC of the Council of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organisation of the market in oils and fats (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organisations (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 stipulates that olive yields and oil yields are to be fixed by homogenous production zones on the basis of the figures supplied by producer Member States.
(2) The production zones are delimited in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2138/97 (3). For administrative and structural reasons the homogeneous production zones in Greece, Spain and Italy should be amended for the 2003/04 marketing year.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2138/97 is amended as follows:
1. in point A the parts relating to the provinces of Brescia, Perugia, Lecce, Catanzaro and Messina are replaced respectively by the texts in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. point C is amended as follows:
(a) under heading ‘Νομός Ζακύνθου’, the municipality of Μαχαιράδου is removed from zone 2 and added to zone 3;
(b) under heading ‘Νομός Ημαθίας’, the municipality of Φυτείας is removed from zone 1 and added to zone 2;
(c) under heading ‘Νομός Κιλκίς’, the municipality of Βαφειοχωρίου is removed from zone 2 and added to zone 1;
(d) under heading ‘Νομός Κορινθίας’, the municipality of Κορφιώτισσας is removed from zone 8 and added to zone 1;
(e) under heading ‘Νομός Λασηθίου’:
— the municipalities of Λακωνίων, Αγίου Ιωάννη, Καλαμαύκα, Ζήρου, Παπαγιαννάδων, Χανδρών, Λιθίνων, Ορεινού, Πεύκων, Σχινοκαψάλων, Χρυσοπηγής, Αγίου Γεωργίου, Κατσιδονίου, Μαρωνιάς, Πισκοκεφάλου, Σητείας, Αγίου Στεφάνου, Σταυροχωρίου, Σταυρωμένου and Προυσσού are removed from zone 2 and added to zone 1,
— the municipalities of Μεσελέρων and Πρίνων are removed from zone 1 and added to zone 2, and
— the municipality of Αγίου Σπυρίδωνα is added to zone 1;
(f) under heading ‘Νομός Πρέβεζας’, the municipality of Ριζών is removed from zone 2 and added to zone 7;
3. in point D, under the heading ‘Comunidad autónoma: Aragón’, the municipality of La Portellada is added to zone 4 of the province of Teruel.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.