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Commission Regulation (EC) No 71/2002
of 15 January 2002
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2700/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2),
Having regard to 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 993/2001(4), and in particular Article 173(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 197/2004
of 4 February 2004
concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 of 28 July 2003, laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 provides, where this paragraph is specifically referred to when an export refund is fixed, for an interval of three working days between the day of submission of applications and the granting of export licences with advance fixing of the refund and provides that the Commission is to fix a uniform percentage reduction in the quantities if applications for export licences exceed the quantities which may be exported. Commission Regulation (EC) No 163/2004(4) fixes refunds under the procedure provided for in the abovementioned paragraph for 1000 tonnes for all the destinations 064 and 066 defined in the Annex to that Regulation.
(2) For all the destinations 064 and 066, quantities applied for on 3 February 2004 are in excess of the available quantity. A percentage reduction should therefore be fixed for export licence applications submitted on 3 February 2004.
(3) In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect from the day of its publication in the Official Journal,
For all the destinations 064 and 066 defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 163/2004, applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund submitted pursuant to that Regulation on 3 February 2004 shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for to which a percentage reduction of 27,08 % has been applied.
For all the destinations 064 and 066 defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 163/2004, applications for export licences for rice and broken rice submitted from 4 February 2004 shall not give rise to the issue of export licences pursuant to that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 February 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
1.5.1993 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 109/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 15 March 1993
concerning the conclusion of the Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden, of the other part, on the provisional application of the Agreements on certain arrangements in the field of agriculture, signed by the said parties in Oporto on 2 May 1992
(93/239/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, during the discussion on the adjustment of the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA) following the decision of the Swiss Confederation not to ratify that Agreement, it proved possible to negotiate Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden, of the other part, on the provisional application, as from 15 April 1993, of the bilateral agreements on certain arrangements in the field of agriculture, signed by the same parties in Oporto on 2 May 1992;
Whereas the Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters refer to Article 15 of the Free Trade Agreements between the European Economic Community and each of those countries;
Whereas the Agreements in question should be approved,
The Agreements in the form of exchanges of letters between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Austria, the Republic, of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway and the Kingdom of Sweden, of the other part, on the provisional application as from 15 April 1993 of the bilateral agreements on certain arrangements in the field of agriculture, signed by the said parties in Oporto on 2 May 1992 (1) are hereby approved by the Community.
The texts of the Agreements are attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreements in order to bind the Community.
13.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 92/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 302/2010
of 12 April 2010
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2009/10 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 288/2010 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 April 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 6 December 1999
appointing a German member of the Committee of the Regions
(1999/818/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas a seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Josef Hattig notified to the Council on 9 November 1999,
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
Mr Erik Bettermann is hereby appointed a member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Josef Hattig for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.
COUNCIL DECISION of 20 December 1996 repealing Directive 75/339/EEC obliging the Member States to maintain minimum stocks of fossil fuel at thermal power stations (97/7/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 103a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Directive 75/339/EEC (4) was adopted in the wake of the oil crisis in the 1970s in order to help to improve the Community's security of supply;
Whereas the objective was to place an obligation on the Member States to take all appropriate measures to oblige electricity producers to maintain, permanently, a level of fossil fuel stocks sufficient to ensure the continuation of electricity supplies for at least 30 days;
Whereas the electricity industry keeps the fuel stocks which it needs in order to guarantee supplies to power stations, regardless of the aforementioned Directive;
Whereas the Commission has not requested the information on existing stocks from the Member States for many years, since it does not consider this information very useful;
Whereas if a crisis were to arise, the Directive would no longer be useful to improve electricity supplies,
Directive 75/339/EEC is hereby repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
28.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 283/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1057/2008
of 27 October 2008
amending Appendix II of Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003 concerning the Airworthiness Review Certificate (EASA Form 15a)
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 February 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC (1), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003 of 20 November 2003 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appliances, and on the approval of organisations and personnel involved in these tasks (2) has been amended by Regulation (EC) No 1056/2008 (3).
(2) The Airworthiness Review Certificate set out in Appendix II of Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003 of 24 September 2003 laying down implementing rules for the airworthiness and environmental certification of aircraft and related products, parts and appliances, as well as for the certification of design and production organisations (4) should be replaced in order to reflect the changes made to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are based on the opinion issued by the Agency (5) in accordance with Articles 17(2)(b) and 19(1) of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 65 of Regulation (EC) No 216/2008,
Appendix II (Airworthiness Review Certificate, EASA Form 15a) of the Annex (Part 21) to Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 20 December 1993 concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community of the Additional Protocol between the Community and the Czech Republic to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related  matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part (94/52/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 95 thereof,
Having regard to the conclusions of the European Council which has taken place in Copenhagen on 21 and 22 June 1993,
Whereas the Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Communities with the Czech Republic an Additional Protocol to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters;
Whereas it is necessary to approve this Additional Protocol;
Whereas the conclusion of the Additional Protocol is necessary to attain the objectives of the Community set out in particular in Articles 2 and 3 of the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community;
Whereas the Treaty did not make provision for all the cases covered by this Decision;
Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the unanimous assent of the Council,
The Additional Protocol between the Community and the Czech Republic to the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the one part, and the Czech and Slovak  Federal Republic of the other part is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community.
This text is attached to this Decision (1).
The President of the Commission shall give the notification provided for in Article 8 of the Additional Protocol on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community.
29.8.1980 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 226/11
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2211/80
of 27 June 1980
on the conclusion of the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas by its resolution of 3 November 1976 on certain external aspects of the creation of a 200-mile fisheries zone in the Community with effect from 1 January 1977, the Council agreed that fishing rights for Community fishermen in the waters of third countries must be obtained and preserved by appropriate Community Agreements;
Whereas the Agreement on fisheries between the Community and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands signed on 15 March 1977 should be concluded,
The Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 11 of the Agreement (2).
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 30 December 1975  authorizing the French Republic to restrict the marketing of seed or propagating material of certain varieties of agricultural plant species  (Only the French text is authentic)  (76/219/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/457/EEC of 29 September 1970 on the common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species (1), as last amended by Council Directive 73/438/EEC of 11 December 1973 (2), and in particular Article 15 (2) and (3) thereof,
Having regard to the application lodged by the French Republic,
Whereas under Articles 15 (1) and 16 of the said Directive, seed and propagating material of varieties of agricultural plant species which have been officially accepted before 1 January 1974 in one or more of the Member States and which fulfil the conditions provided for in this Directive, are, after 31 December 1975, no longer subject to any marketing restrictions relating to variety within the Community;
Whereas, however, Article 15 (2) of the said Directive provides that a Member State may be authorized upon application to prohibit the marketing of seed and propagating material of certain verieties;
Whereas the French Republic has applied for such authorization in respect of varieties of maize;
Whereas the varieties of maize concerned have an FAO maturity class index of 700 or over ; whereas it is well know that the varieties of maize which have an FAO maturity class index of 700 or over at present are not yet suitable for cultivation in the French Republic (Article 15 (3) (c), second case thereof);
Whereas therefore the application of the French Republic in respect of all these varieties should be granted in full;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seed and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
The French Republic shall be authorized to prohibit the marketing in all of its territory of seed or propagating material of the following varieties listed in the 1976 common catalogue of varieties of agricultural plant species:
CEREALS
Zea mais L.
ASX 92
Cise X 7
Coral
Dekalb KR 638
Dekalb XL 75
Dekalb XL 640 A
Emerald
Funk's G 44
Funk's G H.O. 605
Mercurio
Nike U 383
Strength UC 8800
The authorization given in Article 1 shall be withdrawn once it is established that the conditions thereof are no longer being satisfied.  (1)OJ No L 225, 12.10.1970, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 356, 27.12.1973, p. 79.
The French Republic shall notify the Commission of the date from which it is making use of the authorization given under Article 1 and the detailed methods to be followed. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
21.4.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 104/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 438/2007
of 20 April 2007
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
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), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3 of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2 of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
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.
18.1.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 15/20
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 35/2012
of 17 January 2012
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed 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.