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30.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 110/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 679/2005
of 29 April 2005
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (2) and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid (3) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
31.3.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 84/50
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 274/2010
of 30 March 2010
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 Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 March 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 253/86
of 4 February 1986
fixing the guaranteed minimum price for Atlantic sardines
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 of 4 November 1985 laying down general rules on the granting of compensatory indemnities in respect of sardines (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 provides for the grant of a compensatory indemnity for producers of Atlantic sardines in the Community as constituted before 1 January 1986 who sell their products at a price below a guaranteed minimum price;
Whereas Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 lays down that the guaranteed minimum price is to be the same as the withdrawal price in force in the year preceding accession, corrected in accordance with any adjustment applicable to the guide price for the following fishing year;
Whereas the guide prices for the 1986 fishing year were fixed for the products in question by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3602/85 (2);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
The guaranteed minimum provided for in Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3117/85 shall be as follows for the 1986 fishing year:
(in Ecu/tonne)
1,3 //  // Whole fish 1.2.3 //  //  //  // Size   // Extra, A   // B   //    //   //   // 1   // 251   // 160   // 2   // 251   // 160   // 3   // 388   // 160   // 4   // 251   // 160  //    //   //
The freshness, size and presentation categories shall be those defined pursuant to Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3796/81 (3).
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
11.5.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 119/11
COUNCIL DECISION
of 26 April 2005
appointing three Latvian members to the Committee of the Regions
(2005/368/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 Latvian Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002, the Council adopted Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2002 to 25 January 2006 (1).
(2) Three members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following expiry of the mandates of Mr Andris JAUNSLEINIS, Mr Jānis KALNAČS and Mr Arvīds KUCINS, notified to the Council on 6 April 2005,
The following are hereby appointed members of the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the term of office still to run, namely until 25 January 2006:
— Mr Andris ELKSNĪTIS
— Mr Edmunds KRASTIŅŠ
— Mr Tālis PUĶĪTIS
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1531/2003
of 29 August 2003
fixing the refunds applicable to cereal and rice sector products supplied as Community and national food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 13(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681/74 of 21 October 1974 on Community financing of expenditure incurred in respect of the supply of agricultural products as food aid(5) lays down that the portion of the expenditure corresponding to the export refunds on the products in question fixed under Community rules is to be charged to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section.
(2) In order to make it easier to draw up and manage the budget for Community food aid actions and to enable the Member States to know the extent of Community participation in the financing of national food aid actions, the level of the refunds granted for these actions should be determined.
(3) The general and implementing rules provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on export refunds are applicable mutatis mutandis to the abovementioned operations.
(4) The specific criteria to be used for calculating the export refund on rice are set out in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For Community and national food aid operations under international agreements or other supplementary programmes, and other Community free supply measures, the refunds applicable to cereals and rice sector products shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
6.1.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 2/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2/2009
of 5 January 2009
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 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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 January 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
3.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 173/7
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 June 2009
on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Armenia on certain aspects of air services
(2009/513/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) 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 Council authorised the Commission on 5 June 2003 to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.
(2) On behalf of the Community, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement with the Republic of Armenia on certain aspects of air services (2) (the Agreement) in accordance with the mechanisms and directives in the Annex to the Council Decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral agreements with a Community agreement.
(3) The Agreement was signed on behalf of the Community on 9 December 2008 subject to its conclusion at a later date, in conformity with Council Decision 2009/149/EC (3).
(4) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Armenia on certain aspects of air services is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to make the notification provided for in Article 9(1) of the Agreement.
8.8.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 217/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1197/2006
of 7 August 2006
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), and in particular Articles 2 and 4(6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (2), and in particular Article 5(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 (3) lays down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases, and in particular the method for assessing the lean meat content of pig carcases.
(2) The results of recent research regarding the grading of pig carcases, in particular in the framework of the EUPIGCLASS project, have underlined the importance to improve the quality of sampling and to simplify the method for assessing the lean meat content of pig carcases.
(3) The method for assessing the lean meat content of pig carcases and the calculation of the reference lean meat percentage laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 should therefore be adapted.
(4) Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 is amended as follows:
1. In Article 3, paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:
2. in Annex I, point 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2. The reference lean meat percentage is calculated as follows:
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply to grading methods for which authorisation is requested, as provided in Article 3(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85, as from 1 July 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 941/2002
of 31 May 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2009/2001
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), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2009/2001(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled grain, medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2009/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 24 to 30 May 2002 at 90,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1653/2002
of 17 September 2002
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), 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 18 September 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION ( EEC ) No 3477/90
of 30 November 1990
re-establishing the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries on certain products originating in Yugoslavia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( 1 ), and in particular Portocol No 1 thereto,
Having regard to Article 1 of Council Regulation ( EEC ) No 3606/89 of 20 November 1989 establishing ceilings and Community supervision for imports of certain products originating in Yugoslavia ( 1990 ) ( 2 ), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas the abovementioned Protocol No 1 and Article 15 of the cooperation Agreement provide that the products listed in the Annex are imported exempt of customs duty into the Community, subject to the ceiling shown, above which the customs duties applicable to Third countries may be re-established;
Whereas imports into the Community of those products, originating in Yugoslavia, have reached that ceiling; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties applicable to third countries on the products in question be re-established,
From 4 to 31 December 1990, the levying of customs duties applicable to third countries shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the products listed in the Annex, originating in Yugoslavia .
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 Regulation (EC) No 1606/2001
of 6 August 2001
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), 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 7 August 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3422/93 of 14 December 1993 fixing the export levies in the cereals sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2193/93 (2), and in particular Article 16 (2) thereof,
Whereas pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, appropriate measures may be taken when the quotations or prices on the world market for one or more products reach the level of Community prices and when that situation is likely to continue  and to deteriorate, thereby disturbing or threatening to disturb the Community market;
Whereas the high level of prices in international trade is such as to hinder imports into the Community of durum wheat or lead to it being exported from the Community;
Whereas the situation referred to above currently obtains; whereas, in order to safeguard supplies in the Community, an export levy should be introduced for durum wheat;
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 fixes the threshold price for cereals for the 1993/94 to 1995/96 marketing years;
Whereas Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1533/93 (3) provides for the application of an export levy; whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of the same Regulation, export levies are to be fixed in particular in the light of the prices charged on the  representative Community markets and their trends and the quotations recorded on the markets of third countries; whereas that Regulation also provides that account should be taken of the economic aspects of the exports contemplated and the advantage of  avoiding disturbance on the Community market;
Whereas the export levy may be varied where the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets make this necessary;
Whereas the representative market rates defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 (4) are to be used to convert the amount expressed in third-country currencies and are the basis for determining the agricultural conversion rates of the  currencies of the Member States; whereas the detailed rules for determining and applying these conversion rates are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 (5);
Whereas the application of the aforementioned rules to the current market situation in the cereals sector, and in particular to the quotations or prices of these products in the Community and on the world market, leads to the export levy being fixed at  the amount set out in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The export levy referred to in Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 1533/93 for the products falling within CN code 1001 10 00 shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 December 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.