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26.1.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 23/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 66/2008
of 25 January 2008
opening a yearly tariff quota for 2008 and the following years applicable to the importation into the European Community of certain goods originating in Norway resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), and, in particular, Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 96/753/EC of 6 December 1996 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway (2), and, in particular, Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Norway, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway, approved by Decision 96/753/EC, provides for an annual tariff quota for imports originating in Norway of chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa. It is necessary to open that quota for 2008 and the following years.
(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (3), lays down rules for the management of tariff quotas. It is appropriate to provide that the tariff quota opened by this Regulation is to be managed in accordance with those rules.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee on horizontal questions concerning trade in processed products not listed in Annex I to the Treaty,
From 1 January to 31 December 2008 and the years after, the goods originating in Norway and imported into the Community which are listed in the Annex shall be subject to the duties set out in that Annex within the limits of the annual quota indicated therein.
The tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with Articles 308a, 308b and 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall be applicable from 1 January 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
16.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/21
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 879/2006
of 15 June 2006
amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
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 markets in the milk and milk products sector (1), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 25 May 2006 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 782/2006 (2).
(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 782/2006 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 782/2006 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 June 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2217/1999
of 19 October 1999
reintroducing normal customs duties on certain flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, for which a tariff ceiling was opened by Regulation (EC) No 273/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 77/98 of 9 January 1998 on certain procedures for applying the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(1), and in particular Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 273/98 of 2 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas and tariff ceilings and establishing a Community surveillance of reference quantities for certain products originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia(2), provides in its Article 2 an exemption from customs duties in the framework of tariff ceilings for the products listed in its Annex B.
(2) Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 77/98 provides that the Commission may, as soon as a tariff ceiling is reached, adopt a regulation reintroducing, until the end of the calendar year, the customs duties applicable to third countries in respect of imports of the products concerned.
(3) The Community surveillance provided by Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 273/98 has shown that preferential imports of products in the framework of the tariff ceilings with order Nos 25.0210 and 25.0230 have exceeded these ceilings.
(4) This situation is liable to cause serious damage to the Community sector concerned and requires the reintroduction of normal customs duties.
(5) The levying of normal customs duties for these products should therefore be reintroduced,
From 23 October until 31 December 1999, the levying of normal customs duties shall be reintroduced on imports into the Community of products listed in the Annex and originating in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, for which a tariff ceiling was opened by Regulation (EC) No 273/98.
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.
23.1.1998 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 18/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 148/98
of 22 January 1998
laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2005/97 laying down certain rules for the application of the special arrangements for imports of olive oil originating in Algeria
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2005/97 of 9 October 1997 laying down certain rules for the application of the special arrangements for imports of olive oil originating in Algeria (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agricultural sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1161/97 (3), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas the reduction in the rate of customs duty provided for in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2005/97 applies to all imports of olive oil in respect of which the importer provides proof on import that the special export charge is reflected in the import price; whereas, for the purposes of applying the abovementioned arrangements, provision should be made for the importer to provide proof that the charge in question has been reimbursed to the exporter;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2146/95 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/97 (5), relating, inter alia, to the transitional adjustment of the special arrangements for imports of olive oil originating in Algeria lays down provisions applying to those arrangements; whereas those provisions should be repealed in view of the detailed implementing rules laid down herein;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
1.   The arrangements provided for in Article 2(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 2005/97 shall apply to all imports in respect of which the importer provides proof, on acceptance of the declaration of release for free circulation, that the special export charge is reflected in the import price and that he has reimbursed that charge to the exporter up to the amount deductible on import into the Community as provided for in Article 2(2) of that Regulation.
2.   Proof for the purposes of paragraph 1 may consist in any administrative, commercial or bank document acceptable to the customs authorities.
3.   For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘exporter’ means the person shown in the EUR.1 certificate for Algeria.
Regulation (EC) No 2146/95 is hereby repealed.
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 REGULATION (EC) No 957/96 of 30 May 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 773/96 laying down special measures derogating from Regulations (EEC) No 3665/87, (EEC) No 3719/88 and (EEC) No 1964/82 in the beef and veal sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 894/96 (2), and in particular Article 13 (12) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/96 (3) lays down special measures for the regularization of certain export transactions in the wake of the measures taken by several third countries to safeguard against bovine spongiform encephalopathy;
Whereas, under Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 773/96, the time limit within which products are to leave the customs territory of the Community was extended from 60 to 120 days; whereas, under Article 5 (2) of that Regulation, the time during which products may be placed under suspension arrangements in a free zone or free warehouse is 60 days;
Whereas those periods have proved too short for operators to find other outlets for these products; whereas they should thus be extended to 150 and 120 days respectively;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Regulation (EC) No 773/96 is amended as follows:
1. in Article 5 (1), the period '120 days` is replaced by '150 days`;
2. in Article 5 (2), the period '60 days` is replaced by '120 days`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 30 May 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
21.10.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 276/13
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1051/2011
of 20 October 2011
implementing Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning European statistics on tourism, as regards the structure of the quality reports and the transmission of the data
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 concerning European statistics on tourism (1), and in particular Articles 6(4) and 9(2) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 692/2011 established a common framework for the systematic development, production and dissemination of European statistics on tourism.
(2) Reasonable level of quality should be ensured in the disseminated information and the maintenance of existing statistical series on tourism.
(3) The arrangements for and structure of the quality reports, as well as the practical arrangements for the data transmission should be laid down.
(4) It is appropriate to use the European statistics on tourism as fully as possible while respecting the confidentiality of the individual data records.
(5) Certain data should be made available to Member States in order to complete the statistical coverage of tourism at national level.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,
The arrangements for and structure of the quality reports shall be as set out in Annex I.
The exchange standard for aggregate tables shall be as set out in Annex II.
The exchange standard for micro-data files shall be as set out in Annex III.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
28.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 345/19
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2005/92/EC
of 12 December 2005
amending Directive 77/388/EEC with regard to the length of time during which the minimum standard rate of VAT is to be applied
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 93 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),
Whereas:
(1) The second subparagraph of Article 12(3)(a) of the sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes — Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (2), lays down that the Council shall decide on the level of the standard rate to be applied after 31 December 2005.
(2) The standard rate of value added tax (VAT) currently in force in the various Member States, combined with the mechanisms of the transitional system, has ensured that this system has functioned to an acceptable degree. It is nonetheless important to prevent a growing divergence in the standard rates of VAT applied by the Member States from leading to structural imbalances within the Community and distortions of competition in some sectors of activity.
(3) It is therefore appropriate to maintain the minimum standard rate at 15 % for a further period long enough to cover the ongoing implementation of the strategy to simplify and modernise current Community legislation on VAT.
(4) Directive 77/388/EEC should be amended accordingly,
The first and second subparagraphs of Article 12(3)(a) of Directive 77/388/EEC shall be replaced by the following:
‘The standard rate of value added tax shall be fixed by each Member State as a percentage of the taxable amount and shall be the same for the supply of goods and for the supply of services. From 1 January 2006 until 31 December 2010, the standard rate may not be less than 15 %.
The Council shall decide, in accordance with Article 93 of the Treaty, on the level of the standard rate to be applied after 31 December 2010.’
1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive with effect from 1 January 2006. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2.   When Member States adopt the measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.
3.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2746/89
of 12 September 1989
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on gloves, mittens and mitts of leather or composition leather falling within CN code 4203 29 10 originating in India and those originating in Pakistan to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88 of 19 December 1988 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1989 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded 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 ceiling fixed in column 7 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 13 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 gloves, mittens and mitts of leather or composition leather falling within CN code 4203 29 10 the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 5 250 000; whereas, on 4 August 1989, imports of these products into the Community originating in India and those originating in Pakistan 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 India and those against Pakistan,
As from 16 September 1989, the levying of customs duties suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4257/88, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in India and those originating in Pakistan:
1.2.3 //  //  //  // Order No  // CN code   // Description  //  //  //  // 10.0590   // 4203 29 10   // Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, of leather or composition leather   //   //   // - Gloves, mittens and mitts   //   //  // - Protective for all trades   //    //   //
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.
31.10.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 302/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1004/2012
of 25 October 2012
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Spalt Spalter (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Germany's application to register the name ‧Spalt Spalter‧ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1637/2003
of 18 September 2003
fixing production refunds on cereals and rice
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 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 of 30 June 1993 laying down detailed rules for the arrangements concerning production refunds in the cereals and rice sectors(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1786/2001(6), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 establishes the conditions for granting the production refund. The basis for the calculation is established in Article 3 of the said Regulation. The refund thus calculated must be fixed once a month and may be altered if the price of maize and/or wheat changes significantly.
(2) The production refunds to be fixed in this Regulation should be adjusted by the coefficients listed in the Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93 to establish the exact amount payable.
(3) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The refund referred to in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1722/93, expressed per tonne of starch extracted from maize, wheat, barley, oats, potatoes, rice or broken rice, shall be EUR 11,86/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 902/95 of 24 April 1995 repealing  certain Regulations classifying goods in the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff which was in  force on 31 December 1987
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical  nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3115/94   (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 of 28 June 1968 on the Common Customs Tariff  (3),  repealed by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, established the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff  on the basis of the Convention of 15 December 1950 on Nomenclature for the Classification of Goods  in Customs Tariffs;
Whereas the Commission adopted a number of Regulations classifying goods in the nomenclature of the  Common Customs Tariff on the basis of Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on  measures to be taken for the uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff   (4), repealed by Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87;
Whereas some of the said Regulations are redundant as a result in particular of the changes  resulting from the replacement of the Common Customs Tariff based on the Convention of 15 December  1950 by the Combined Nomenclature; whereas, for reasons of clarity and legal certainty, the said  Regulations should be formally repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,
The Regulations listed in the Annex are hereby repealed.
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.