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13.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 69/21
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 218/2013
of 8 March 2013
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cabrito Transmontano (PDO))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 entered into force on 3 January 2013. It repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural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 (2).
(2) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Portugal’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Cabrito Transmontano’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/1996 (3).
(3) Since the amendments in question are not minor, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (4), as required by Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
28.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 107/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 640/2005
of 27 April 2005
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 28 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
28.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 23/33
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 73/2014
of 27 January 2014
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 781/95 of 5 April 1995 derogating  from Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements  for importing bananas into the Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization  of the market in bananas  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94  (2), and in  particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas all the deadlines laid down for 1995 for the determination of the operators' reference  quantities with a view to the administration of the tariff quota in 1996 should be postponed in  order to guarantee appropriate controls and verifications under the best possible conditions;
Whereas this Regulation includes the postponement of the deadlines; whereas, therefore, provision  should be made for it to be applied as soon as possible;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Bananas,
By derogation from Article 4 (2) and (5), Article 5 (1) and (3) and  the second subparagraph of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93, the dates of '1 April, 1 May,  1 July, 15 July and 1 August` are replaced for 1995 by '15 June, 15 July, 1 September, 15 September  and 1 October` respectively.
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.
9.3.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 71/11
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 195/2012
of 8 March 2012
fixing the Union selling prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 for the 2012 fishing year
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 of 17 December 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 25(1) and (6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) A Union selling price is to be fixed for each of the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 before the beginning of the fishing year, at a level at least equal to 70 % and not exceeding 90 % of the guide price.
(2) Council Regulation (EU) No 1388/2011 (2) fixes the guide prices for the 2012 fishing year for all the products concerned.
(3) Market prices vary considerably depending on the species and how the products are presented, particularly in the case of squid and hake.
(4) Conversion factors should therefore be fixed for the different species and presentations of frozen products landed in the Union in order to determine the price level that trigger the intervention measure provided for in Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000.
(5) In order not to hinder the operation of the intervention system in the year 2012, this Regulation should apply retroactively from 1 January 2012.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
The Union selling prices, as referred to in Article 25(1) of Regulation (EC) No 104/2000, applicable during the 2012 fishing year for the products listed in Annex II to that Regulation and the presentations and conversion factors to which they relate are 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.
It shall apply from 1 January 2012.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 348/9
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU, EURATOM) No 1295/2009
of 22 December 2009
adjusting with effect from 1 July 2009 the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Union
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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), and in particular Article 83a of and Annex XII to the Staff Regulations,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 13 of Annex XII to the Staff Regulations, on 1 September 2009, Eurostat submitted a report on the 2009 actuarial assessment of the pension scheme updating the parameters referred to in that Annex. According to this assessment, the rate of contribution required to maintain actuarial balance of the pension scheme is 11,3 % of the basic salary.
(2) In the interests of actuarial balance of the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Union, the rate of contribution should therefore be adjusted to 11,3 % of the basic salary,
With effect from 1 July 2009, the rate of the contribution referred to in Article 83(2) of the Staff Regulations shall be 11,3 %.
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.
13.2.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 41/8
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 February 2007
appointing two Dutch members and four Dutch alternate members to the Committee of the Regions
(2007/89/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 proposal from the Netherlands Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 January 2006, the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC (1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010.
(2) Two members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the mandate of Mr Fons HERTOG and the resignation of Mr Pieter VAN WOENSEL. Four alternate members' seats have become vacant following the end of the mandate of Ms Laetitia GRIFFITH, the resignation of Mr James LIDTH DE JEUDE, the end of the mandate of Mr Wim ZWAAN and the resignation of Mr Alexander SAKKERS,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the term of office still to run, namely until 25 January 2010:
(a) as members:
— Mr Cor LAMERS, burgemeester van Houten,
— Mr Henk KOOL, wethouder te Den Haag,
— Mr Fons HERTOG,
— Mr Pieter VAN WOENSEL;
(b) as alternate members:
— Mr Lodewijk ASSCHER, wethouder te Amsterdam,
— Mr Rik DE LANGE, wethouder te Zutphen,
— Ms Ellie FRANSSEN, wethouder te Voerendaal,
— Ms Rinda DEN BESTEN, wethouder te Utrecht,
— Ms Laetitia GRIFFITH,
— Mr James LIDTH DE JEUDE,
— Mr Wim ZWAAN,
— Mr Alexander SAKKERS.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
8.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 321/38
COUNCIL DECISION
of 30 November 2009
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Antigua and Barbuda on the short-stay visa waiver
(2009/896/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular point 2(b)(i) of Article 62, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the European Community an Agreement with Antigua and Barbuda on the short-stay visa waiver (hereinafter ‘the Agreement’).
(2) The Agreement was signed on behalf of the Community on 28 May 2009 and has been provisionally applied since that date, subject to its conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Council Decision 2009/478/EC (2).
(3) The Agreement should be approved.
(4) The Agreement establishes a Joint Committee for the management of the Agreement, which should adopt its rules of procedure. It is appropriate to provide for a simplified procedure for the establishment of the Community position on the adoption of those rules of procedure.
(5) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and without prejudice to Article 4 of the said Protocol, these Member States are not taking part in the adoption of this Decision and are not bound by it or subject to its application,
The Agreement between the European Community and Antigua and Barbuda on the short-stay visa waiver (3) is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 8(1) of the Agreement (4).
The Community shall be represented by the Commission, assisted by experts from Member States, in the Joint Committee of experts established by Article 6 of the Agreement.
The position of the Community within the Joint Committee of experts with regard to the adoption of its rules of procedure as required under Article 6(4) of the Agreement shall be taken by the Commission after consultation with a special committee designated by the Council.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2156/2001
of 5 November 2001
repealing Regulation (EC) No 926/98 concerning the reduction of certain economic relations with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 301 thereof,
Having regard to Council Common Position 2001/719/CFSP of 8 October 2001 amending Common Position 96/184/CFSP concerning arms exports to the former Yugoslavia and Common Position 98/240/CFSP on restrictive measures against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia(1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) In order to give effect to Resolution 1367(2001) of the United Nations Security Council, the Council has determined that, in relation to Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the arms embargo should be lifted and that the ban on the sale and supply of equipment which might be used for internal repression or terrorism had become superfluous.
(2) Accordingly, the ban on the sale and supply of such equipment to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia should be lifted immediately,
Regulation (EC) No 926/98(2) is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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.
2.3.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 56/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 355/2005
of 28 February 2005
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90 determining Community methods for the analysis of wines
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 46(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The method for measuring the alcoholic strength of wine by electronic densimetry has been validated in accordance with internationally recognised criteria. The International Vine and Wine Office (OIV) adopted the new description of this method at its General Assembly in 2000.
(2) Use of this measurement method can constitute a simpler and more accurate means of checking the alcoholic strength by volume of wines.
(3) There is no longer any need to recognise the equivalence of this method with the methods described in Chapter 3 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90 (2), and Article 3(2) of that Regulation should therefore be deleted. The updated description of this method and the experimental values for the validation parameters for the method should also be included in Chapter 3 of the Annex to that Regulation.
(4) Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Regulation (EEC) No 2676/90 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 3(2) is deleted.
2. The Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.
12.2.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 41/19
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 11 February 2014
implementing Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions
(2014/77/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 291(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (1), and in particular Article 26(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 15 October 2013, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions.
(2) The planning and execution of the tasks conferred on the ECB should be fully undertaken by an internal body composed of its Chair and Vice-Chair and four representatives of the ECB and one representative of the national competent authority in each participating Member State (‘Supervisory Board’).
(3) The Supervisory Board should be an essential body in the exercise of supervisory tasks by the ECB, tasks which until now have always been in the hands of national competent authorities. For this reason, on 16 December 2013 the Council adopted an implementing decision to appoint the Chair of the Supervisory Board (2). On the same grounds, the Council should be given the power to adopt an implementing decision to appoint the Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board.
(4) In accordance with Article 26(3) of the above-mentioned Regulation, and after hearing the Supervisory Board, the ECB submitted a proposal for the appointment of the Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board to the European Parliament for approval on 22 January 2014. The European Parliament approved this proposal on 5 February 2014.
(5) Subsequently, on 5 February 2014, the ECB submitted to the Council a proposal for the appointment of the Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board.
Ms Sabine LAUTENSCHLÄGER is appointed as Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
25.8.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 223/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 758/2010
of 24 August 2010
amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin, as regards the substance valnemulin
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 470/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council (1), and in particular Article 14 in conjunction with Article 17 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Medicines Agency formulated by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use,
Whereas:
(1) The maximum residue limit for pharmacologically active substances intended for use in the European Union in veterinary medicinal products for food-producing animals or in biocidal products used in animal husbandry should be established in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 470/2009.
(2) Pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin are set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 of 22 December 2009 on pharmacologically active substances and their classification regarding maximum residue limits in foodstuffs of animal origin (2).
(3) Valnemulin is currently included in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 as an allowed substance for porcine, applicable to muscle, liver and kidney.
(4) An application for the extension of the existing entry for valnemulin to include rabbits has been submitted to the European Medicines Agency.
(5) The Committee for Medicinal Products for Veterinary Use has recommended the extension of that entry to cover rabbits, applicable to muscle, liver and kidney.
(6) The entry for valnemulin in Table 1 of the Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 should therefore be amended to include rabbits.
(7) It is appropriate to provide for a reasonable period of time for the stakeholders concerned to take measures that may be required to comply with the newly set MRL.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Veterinary Medicinal Products,
The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 24 October 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.