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4.6.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 144/35
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 495/2008
of 2 June 2008
establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue whiting in EC and international waters of I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIIIa, VIIIb, VIIId, VIIIe, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Spain
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 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.
18.9.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 247/11
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 887/2013
of 11 July 2013
replacing Annexes II and III to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the citizens’ initiative
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the citizens’ initiative (1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 provides that the organisers of a proposed citizens’ initiative are required to register it with the Commission, providing the information set out in Annex II to that Regulation.
(2) The information in Annex II needs to be modified in order to facilitate the verification by the Commission that the criteria for registration set out in point (a) of Article 4(2) are fulfilled, ensure an appropriate administrative handling of the registration requests and facilitate communication between the organisers and the Commission throughout the citizens’ initiative procedure.
(3) Six Member States requested modifications in the data required in the forms set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011.
(4) The Commission is empowered to amend Annexes II and III to the Regulation in accordance with Article 290 TFEU. As regards Annex III, the Commission should take into account information forwarded to it by Member States.
(5) Several organisers of initiatives registered with the Commission are currently collecting statements of support in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011; it is necessary to allow them to equally use the forms as set out in Annex II to this Regulation and their previous versions,
Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 is amended as follows:
(a) Annex II is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation;
(b) Annex III is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Forms complying with Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 in the version in force prior to the entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be used for the collection of statements of support from signatories for proposed citizens’ initiatives which have been registered in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 before the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
4.3.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 59/18
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 February 2008
appointing a new member of the Commission of the European Communities
(2008/184/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 128 thereof,
Whereas:
In a letter dated 28 February 2008, followed by a letter dated 29 February 2008, Mr Markos KYPRIANOU resigned from his post as a member of the Commission, with effect from midnight on 2 March 2008. He should be replaced for the remainder of his term of office,
Ms Androula VASSILIOU is hereby appointed a member of the Commission for the period from 3 March 2008 to 31 October 2009.
This Decision shall take effect on 3 March 2008.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
22.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 261/23
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1398/2006
of 21 September 2006
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1278/2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1278/2006 of 25 August 2006 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden for the 2006/2007 marketing year (3),
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland and Sweden to all third countries, with the exception of Bulgaria, Norway, Romania and Switzerland was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1278/2006.
(2) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund should not be fixed.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 15 to 21 September 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats issued in Regulation (EC) No 1278/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 September 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States
15.11.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 296/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1158/2011
of 11 November 2011
establishing a prohibition of fishing for haddock in IIIa; EU waters of Subdivisions 22-32 by vessels flying the flag of Sweden
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (2), lays down quotas for 2011.
(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 2011.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
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 2011 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities 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. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
1.9.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 282/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1555/2004
of 31 August 2004
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 September 2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 as regards import duties in the cereals sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the representative market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in Annex I to this Regulation,
The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1572/92  of 19 June 1992  re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 3904, originating in Mexico, to which the preferential arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No  3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended into 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No  3587/91 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties is accorded for 1992 to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the  preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 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 products falling within CN code 3904, originating in Mexico, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 5 513 000; whereas, on 5 May 1992, imports of these products into the Community originating in Mexico reached the ceiling in  question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Mexico,
As from 23 June 1992, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Mexico:
Order No  CN code  Description         10.0458  3904 10 00
3904 21 00
3904 22 00  Polymester of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms
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 (EEC) No 1960/89  of 30 June 1989  fixing for the 1989/89 marketing year the production aid for tinned pineapple and the minimum price to be paid to pineapple producers
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 of 14 March 1977 establishing a system of production aid for tinned pineapple (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1699/85 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas, under Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of the minimum price applicable during the preceding marketing year, and the trend of production costs in the fruit and  vegetable sector;
Whereas Article 5 of the said Regulation lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed for the previous marketing year adjusted to take account of changes in the minimum  price to be paid to producers, the non-member country price and, if necessary, the pattern of processing cost assessed on a flat-rate basis;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 1989/90 marketing year:
(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 525/77 to be paid to producers for pineapples; and
(b) the production aid referred to in Article 5 of the said Regulation for tinned pineapple;
shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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.
11.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 332/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1280/2013
of 9 December 2013
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Cítricos Valencianos/Cítrics Valencians (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Cítricos Valencianos/Cítrics Valencians’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 865/2003 (2).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (3) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.
(3) As no statement of objection under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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.
18.10.1978 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 292/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2415/78
of 17 October 1978
on the statistical threshold in the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1736/75 of 24 June 1975 on the external trade statistics of the Community and statistics of trade between Member States (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2845/77 (2), and in particular Articles 24 and 41 thereof,
Whereas, since Council Regulation (EEC) No 2845/77 of 19 December 1977 has now entered into force and fixed the new statistical threshold at 300 European Units of Account (EUA), this latter should be converted into national currencies;
Whereas the rate of conversion for each currency in relation to the EUA varies from day to day; whereas to determine the value of the statistical threshold the application of a fixed rate of conversion is required; whereas this latter rate may be based on the average exchange rates during the period January to December 1977;
Whereas in the interests of simplification the amounts so obtained should be rounded off;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on External Trade Statistics,
The statistical threshold, within the meaning of Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) No 1736/75, expressed in national currencies, shall not exceed:
for the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union: Bfrs/Lfrs 12 500
for Denmark: Dkr 2 000
for France: FF 1 700
for Germany: DM 800
for Ireland: £ 200
for Italy: Lit 300 000
for the Netherlands: Fl 850
for the United Kingdom: £ 200
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 (EEC) No 1325/76  of 8 June 1976  supplementing Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1063/69 establishing the list of bodies authorized to issue certificates pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1062/69
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 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1062/69 of 6 June 1969 specifying the requirements relating to certificates which must be produced in order for preparations known as cheese fondues to be included under subheading 21.07 E of the Common Customs Tariff (3),
Whereas in accordance with Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1062/69 a certificate is valid only if it is duly certified by one of the bodies shown in a list to be prepared;
Whereas such a list was established by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1063/69 (4);
Whereas a body may be included in the list only if it satisfies the requirements of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1062/69;
Whereas Austria recognizes the Österreichische Hartkäse Export Ges. mbH Innsbruck, as an issuing body;
Whereas that body has undertaken:    - to verify the details shown in the certificates, a specimen form of which is annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 1062/69;
- to supply to the Commission and to Member States, upon request, all necessary information to enable them to assess the details shown in the certificates;
- to send direct to the competent authorities of the importing Member State the second copy of each certificate, within three days from the date of issue;
Whereas it is therefore appropriate to add the Österreichische Hartkäse Export Ges. mbH to the above-mentioned list;
Whereas the provisions of this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,
The list of issuing bodies set out in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1063/69 is hereby amended to include the following:
"Österreichische Hartkäse Export Ges. mbH, Innsbruck, Austria."
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 1976.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.