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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 592/95 of 17 March 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2828/93 laying down common rules on verification of the use and/or destination of imported products falling within CN codes 1515 90 59 and 1515 90 99
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 16 (6) thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2828/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3061/94 (4), the verifications do not apply to the placing in free circulation of quantities of less than 500 kg;
Whereas experience with the verification arrangements shows that the level of the quantity exempted can be increased without significant risk to the effectiveness of the arrangements; whereas, therefore, the level should be increased to 1 000 kilograms;
Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2828/93, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2206/94 (5), the physical and chemical characteristics of certain oils are such as to preclude any confusion with olive oil, and as result those oils are excluded from the scope of that Regulation; whereas, given that there has never been any risk that those particular oils might improperly be diverted to other uses, the securities lodged for the quantities placed in free circulation before the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 2206/94 should be released without presentation of a T 5 control copy;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Regulation (EEC) No 2828/93 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 1, the second subparagraph of the first paragraph is replaced by the following:
'However, the placing in free circulation of a quantity of the abovementioned oils less than 1 000 kg or presented in packagings meeting the conditions of the first indent of Article 3 shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.`
2. In Article 3 the following paragraph is added:
'Notwithstanding the above, the securities lodged for the products listed in the Annex hereto and placed in free circulation before 17 September 1994 shall be released at the request of the interested party without being subject to presentation of the T 5 control copy.`
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.
16.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 76/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 271/2007
of 15 March 2007
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 16 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2072/2003
of 26 November 2003
fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons, table grapes and apples)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(4), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1482/2003(5) fixed the indicative quantities for the issue of B system export licences.
(2) In the light of information now available to the Commission, the indicative quantities have been exceeded in the case of lemons, table grapes and apples.
(3) These overruns are without prejudice to compliance with the limits resulting from the agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty. The definitive rate of refund for tomatoes, oranges, lemons, table grapes and apples covered by licences applied for under system B between 17 September and 14 November 2003 should be fixed at the indicative rate, and the percentage of licences to be issued for the quantities applied for should be laid down,
For applications for B system export licences submitted under Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1482/2003 between 17 September and 14 November 2003, the percentages of licences to be issued and the rates of refund applicable are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 682/2001
of 3 April 2001
granting a temporary derogation from Regulations (EC) No 1371/95 and (EC) No 1372/95 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the egg and poultrymeat sectors
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1516/96(2), and in particular Article 3(2), Article 8(13) and Article 15 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in poultrymeat(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2916/95(4), and in particular Article 3(2), Article 8(12) and Article 15 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1371/95(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2336/1999(6), and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1372/95(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2337/1999(8), provides that export licences are to be issued on the Wednesday following the week in which the licence applications are lodged provided that no particular measures have been taken by the Commission in the meantime.
(2) Because of public holidays in 2001 and the irregular publication of the Official Journal of the European Communities during those holidays, the period for consideration will be too brief to guarantee proper administration of the market. It should therefore be extended temporarily.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
By derogation from Article 3(3) of Regulations (EC) No 1371/95 and (EC) No 1372/95, licences for which applications are lodged during the periods specified below shall be issued on the corresponding dates provided that no specific action as indicated in paragraph 4 of that Article has been taken prior to those dates:
- from 9 to 13 April 2001, to be issued on 19 April 2001,
- from 23 to 27 April 2001, to be issued on 4 May 2001,
- from 28 May to 1 June 2001, to be issued on 7 June 2001,
- from 17 to 21 December 2001, to be issued on 3 January 2002,
- from 24 to 28 December 2001, to be issued on 7 January 2002.
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  DECISION
of 16 March 1983
adjusting the boundaries of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC in France
(Only the French text is authentic)
(83/121/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), as last amended by Directive 82/786/EEC (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Directive 75/271/EEC of 28 April 1975 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (France) (3), as last amended by Decision 81/408/EEC (4), identifies the areas in France included in the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas the French Government has applied, under Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, for an adjustment of the boundaries of the less-favoured areas listed in the Annex to Directive 75/271/EEC;
Whereas the transfer of certain areas already listed as areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC to the list of areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of the same Directive is in accordance with the indices and the values, including the criteria for exceptions, used in Directive 75/271/EEC to define mountain areas;
Whereas the less-favoured areas resulting from these adjustments exhibit the indices and values used in Council Directive 77/118/EEC of 14 February 1977 amending Directive 75/271/EEC concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (France) (5) to define areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas the adjustments requested by the French Government pursuant to Article 2 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC do not have the combined effect of increasing the utilized agricultural area of all the listed areas by more than 1,5 % of the total utilized agricultural area in France;
Whereas the total area covered by the areas determined in accordance with Article 3 (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC represents less than 2,5 % of the total area of France;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
With effect from 1 December 1982, the list of less-favoured areas in France contained in the Annex to Directive 75/271/EEC is hereby amended as shown in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
28.10.2004 EN XM Official Journal of the European Union L 325/51
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 May 2004
appointing new members of the Economic and Social Committee
(2004/735/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 49 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 259 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 166 thereof,
Having regard to the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded, and in particular Articles 14 and 48 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 17 September 2002 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2002 to 20 September 2006,
Having regard to the proposals made by the governments of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia,
After consulting the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) following the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia to the European Union, the Economic and Social Committee should be enlarged by the appointment of ninety-five members representing the various economic and social components of organised civil society.
(2) the composition of the Committee must take account of the need to ensure adequate representation of the various economic and social components of organised civil society,
The persons whose names and titles are listed in the Annex are hereby appointed members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period up to 20 September 2006.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 822/98 of 17 April 1998 concerning the stopping of fishing for horse mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Portugal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2635/97 (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 45/98 of 19 December 1997 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1998 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 783/98 (4), provides for horse mackerel quotas for 1998;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas the quota of horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC-zone), VI, VII, VIIIa, b, d, e, XII and XIV, allocated to Portugal for 1998, has been exhausted by exchanges of quota; whereas Portugal has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 30 March 1998; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
The quota of horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC-zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d, e, XII and XIV, allocated to Portugal for 1998, is deemed to be exhausted.
Fishing for horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC-zone), VI, VII, VIII a, b, d, e, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of Portugal or registered in Portugal is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 30 March 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
23.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 375/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2219/2004
of 22 December 2004
concerning tenders submitted under tendering procedure for the refund on consignment of husked long grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2033/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion (2), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2033/2004 (3) opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to Réunion.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 2b(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy should not be fixed.
(4) 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 submitted from 13 to 16 December 2004 in response to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2033/2004 for the subsidy on exports to Réunion of husked long grain B rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 December 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1699/84
of 18 June 1984
amending for the seventh time Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 15 (2) thereof,
Whereas Article 43 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 of 3 December 1980 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2666/82 (3), specifies the terms on which export licences and advance fixing certificates may be issued in connection with an invitation to tender issued in an importing non-member country; whereas paragraph 2 of that Article lays down that the applicant must, within 21 days, notify the issuing agency of the outcome of the invitation to tender or produce appropriate documentary proof to that agency that the closing date for the submission of tenders has been deferred; whereas the time allowed would appear to be too short, in the light of commercial practice in non-member countries; whereas it is appropriate to extend it to 90 days in the case of the beef and veal sector, by way of derogation from Article 43 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80, and to insert a provision to that effect in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3578/82 (5),
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
The following Article 5a is hereby inserted in Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80:
'Article 5a
By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 43 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3183/80 the period within which the applicant for an export licence or advance fixing certificate must notify the issuing agency of the outcome of the invitation to tender issued in an importing non-member country or must produce appropriate documentary proof that the closing date for the submission of tenders has been deferred shall be 90 days following the closing date for the submission of tenders.'
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 1615/2002
of 11 September 2002
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
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 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1298/2002(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 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 a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 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 12 September 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
11.4.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 101/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 326/2008
of 10 April 2008
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 11 April 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.