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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1340/1999
of 24 June 1999
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 708/98 on the taking over of paddy rice by the intervention agencies and fixing the corrective amounts and the price increases and reductions to be applied, with respect to the period for delivery to the intervention agency in the 1998/99 marketing year
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 Regulation (EC) No 2072/98(2), and in particular Article 8(b) thereof,
(1) Whereas the conditions for the taking over of paddy rice by the intervention agencies are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 708/98(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 691/1999(4); whereas Article 6(1) of that Regulation provides that delivery must be effected not later than the end of the second month following receipt of the offer and in any case not later than 31 August of the current marketing year;
(2) Whereas during the 1998/99 marketing year the intervention agencies encountered difficulties in setting up a good system for the storage, checking and reception of goods; whereas these difficulties delayed the acceptance of offers made and the taking over of deliveries; whereas, for the 1998/99 marketing year, these difficulties justify a derogation from the time limit set in the abovementioned provisions for delivery to the intervention agency;
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Notwithstanding Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 708/98, delivery of paddy rice for taking over by the intervention agency in respect of the 1998/99 marketing year must be effected no later than 30 September 1999.
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.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 27 July 1982
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Nicolet - Data Acquisition System, model MED-80' may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/551/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 22 January 1982, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Nicolet - Data Acquisition System, model MED-80', ordered on 25 August 1980 and to be used for the study of the ontogenetic development of the olfactory faculty in the mouse, the derivation of olfactory evoked potentials of bulbus olfacorius and for the determination of olfactory threshold for natural and artificial scents as a function of age, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 8 June 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a data acquisition system; whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus; whereas the duty-free admission of the apparatus in question is therefore not justified,
The apparatus described as 'Nicolet - Data Acquisition System, model MED-80', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 22 January 1982, may not be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
29.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 312/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1946/2005
of 14 November 2005
amending Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union’s Stabilisation and Association process
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 (1) expires on 31 December 2005.
(2) Since Stabilisation and Association Agreements have not yet been concluded with all the Western Balkan countries, it is appropriate to prolong the period of validity of Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000.
(3) Continued market opening is expected to contribute to the process of political and economic stabilisation in the region while not creating negative effects for the Community. Accordingly, these preferences should apply for a further period, from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2010.
(4) A Constitutional Charter was adopted in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on 4 February 2003, changing the name of that country to Serbia and Montenegro and establishing the division of competences between the State Union and the two constituent Republics.
(5) The trade measures provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 should also take into account that the Republic of Montenegro, the Republic of Serbia and Kosovo, as defined in the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999), each constitute separate customs territories.
(6) The Community has concluded an agreement on trade in textile products with the Republic of Serbia (2),
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 1(1) and (2), ‘and Serbia and Montenegro, including Kosovo’ shall be replaced by ‘and in the customs territories of Montenegro, Serbia or Kosovo’;
2. in Article 3(1) and (2), ‘the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’ shall be replaced by ‘the customs territories of Montenegro or Kosovo’;
3. Article 4 shall be amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 2, point (d), ‘in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia including Kosovo’ shall be replaced by ‘in the customs territories of Montenegro, Serbia or Kosovo’;
(b) in paragraph 4, introductory phrase and point (c), ‘Serbia and Montenegro, including Kosovo’ shall be replaced by ‘the customs territories of Montenegro, Serbia or Kosovo’;
4. in Article 17, ‘31 December 2005’ shall be replaced by ‘31 December 2010’;
5. in Annex I, in the column ‘Beneficiaries’, all references to the ‘Federal Republic of Yugoslavia including Kosovo’ shall be replaced by ‘customs territories of Montenegro, Serbia or Kosovo’.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 784/86
of 6 March 1986
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning the import into the Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Tunisia (1986)
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 recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia (1) was signed on 25 April 1976 and entered into force on 1 November 1978;
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning the import into the Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Tunisia should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Tunisia concerning the import into the Community of preserved fruit salads originating in Tunisia is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement for the purpose of binding the Community.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1611/89 of 29 May 1989 concerning application of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 to the cork sector
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Communities,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1760/87 (2), and in  particular Article 7 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),
Whereas the expansion of cork-oak growing and of the cork sector may help in improving agricultural structures, especially in certain Mediterranean regions of the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 currently concern only those cork products which are listed in Annex II to the Treaty, namely those falling
within CN code 4501; whereas these measures should therefore be extended to include processed cork products falling within CN codes 4502, 4503 and 4504, in order that the expansion of the cork sector may have the desired effects in improving the  situation of agriculture,
The projects referred to in Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 may also concern the production of the processed products falling within CN codes 4502, 4503 and 4504.
This Regulation shall enter into force of 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 (EC) No 536/2004
of 23 March 2004
determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2004 for import licences for certain poultrymeat products under the regime provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 of 22 June 1994, laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001(2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for April 2004 are greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 to 30 April 2004 submitted under Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
2. Applications for import licences for the period 1 May to 30 June 2004 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
25.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 133/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 563/2007
of 24 May 2007
fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(b) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3) The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 May 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
6.2.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 32/180
COMMISSION DECISION
of 20 December 2006
on the prolongation of certain State aid decisions
(notified under document number C(2006) 6927)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2007/72/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 87 and 88 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The period of validity of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2204/2002 of 5 December 2002 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for employment (1), Commission Regulation (EC) No 70/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to State aid for small and medium-sized enterprises (2) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 68/2001 of 12 January 2001 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the EC Treaty to training aid (3) has been extended by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1976/2006 of 20 December 2006 amending Regulations (EC) No 2204/2002, (EC) No 70/2001 and (EC) No 68/2001 as regards the extension of the periods of application (4) until 30 June 2008.
(2) In order to avoid unnecessary administrative work and to guarantee legal security it is appropriate to extend the validity of decisions of the Commission approving aid schemes notified on the basis of the exemption regulations being subject of this prolongation regulation,
Without prejudice to the appropriate measures contained in the third indent of point 107 of the Guidelines on national regional aid for 2007–2013 of 4 March 2006 (5) and accepted by all Member States, the validity of the Decisions of the Commission approving State aid schemes on the basis of Regulations (EC) No 2204/2002, (EC) No 70/2001 or (EC) No 68/2001 before the entry into force of this Decision shall be extended until 30 June 2008.
This decision is addressed to the Member States.
It shall be applicable from 1 January 2007.
15.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 44/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 251/2006
of 14 February 2006
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 17 June 1996 adjusting the weightings applicable from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 1995 to the remuneration of officials of the European Communities serving in third countries (96/394/Euratom, ECSC, EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities and the conditions of employment of other servants of the Communities laid down by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2963/95 (2), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X,
Whereas, pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations, Council Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 579/96 (3) laid down the weightings to be applied from 1 July 1995 to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries, payable in the currency of their country of employment;
Whereas the Commission has made a number of adjustments to these weightings (4) in recent months, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 13 of Annex X to the Staff Regulations;
Whereas some of these weightings should be adjusted with effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 1995 given that the statistics available to the Commission show that in certain third countries the variation in the costs of living measured on the basis of the weighting and the corresponding exchange rate has exceeded 5 % since weightings were last laid down or adjusted,
Sole Article
With effect from 1 August, 1 September, 1 October, 1 November and 1 December 1995 the weightings applicable to the remuneration of officials serving in third countries payable in the currency of their country of employment are adjusted as shown in the Annex.
The exchange rates for the calculation of such remuneration shall be those used for implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the month preceding the date referred to in the first paragraph.
5.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 33/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 204/2005
of 4 February 2005
determining to what extent import right applications submitted during the month of January 2005 for live bovine animals weighing between 80 and 300 kg as part of a tariff quota provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1204/2004 may be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1204/2004 of 29 June 2004 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota for live bovine animals weighing between 80 and 300 kg and originating in Bulgaria or Romania (1 July to 30 June 2005) (2), and in particular Articles 1(4) and 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1(3)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1204/2004 lays down the number of head of live bovine animals weighing between 80 and 300 kg falling within CN code 0102 90 05 and originating in Bulgaria or Romania which may be imported under special conditions in the period 1 January to 31 March 2005. The quantities covered by import licence applications submitted are such that applications may by accepted in full.
(2) The quantities in respect of which licences may be applied for from 1 April 2005 should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 153 000 animals, conforming to Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1204/2004,
1.   All applications for import certificates made in the month of January 2005 pursuant to Article 3(3), second subparagraph, third indent, of Regulation (EC) No 1204/2004 are hereby met in full.
2.   The number of animals referred to in Article 1(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 1204/2004 is 66 495.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
11.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 70/27
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION EU OPERATIONS CENTRE/1/2014
of 27 February 2014
on the appointment of the Head of the EU Operations Centre for the Common Security and Defence Policy missions and operation in the Horn of Africa
(2014/126/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular the third paragraph of Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2012/173/CFSP of 23 March 2012 on the activation of the EU Operations Centre for the Common Security and Defence Policy missions and operation in the Horn of Africa (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By virtue of Article 3(1) of Decision 2012/173/CFSP, Captain (Navy) Ad VAN DER LINDE was appointed Head of the EU Operations Centre until 23 March 2014.
(2) By Decision 2013/725/CFSP (2), the Council amended Decision 2012/173/CFSP. Pursuant to Article 3(1a) of Decision 2012/173/CFSP, the Political and Security Committee is authorised, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take decisions on the appointment of the subsequent Heads of the EU Operations Centre.
(3) On 28 November 2013, Spain proposed Captain (Navy) Francisco CORNAGO as the new Head of the EU Operations Centre to succeed Captain (Navy) Ad VAN DER LINDE.
(4) On 19 December 2013 the EU Military Committee agreed to recommend that the Political and Security Committee appoint Captain (Navy) Francisco CORNAGO as Head of the EU Operations Centre,
Captain (Navy) Francisco CORNAGO is hereby appointed Head of the EU Operations Centre for the Common and Defence Policy missions and operation in the Horn of Africa as from 24 March 2014.
This Decision shall enter into force on 24 March 2014.