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COMMISSION DECISION of 7 July 1997 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation extending the Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products for the period 1 July to 30 September 1997 (97/543/ECSC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 95 (1), thereof,
Having consulted the Consultative Committee and with the unanimous assent of the Council,
Whereas, the Commission has finalized negotiations for an Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation extending the Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products for the period 1 July to 30 September 1997,
1. The Agreement in the form of exchange of letters between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation extending the Agreement between the European Coal and Steel Community and the Russian Federation on trade in certain steel products for the period 1 July to 30 September 1997 is hereby approved on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community.
2. The text of the Agreement (1) is annexed to this Decision.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 661/86
of 28 February 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3695/85, by reason of the accession of Spain and Portugal, in respect of the list of fishery products for which a carry-over premium is granted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2203/82 of 28 July 1982 laying down general rules for the granting of a carry-over premium for certain fishery products (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas Article 26 of the Act of Accession, in conjunction with Annex I, Part XV, No 5 to that Act, provides that the carry-over premium system is to be extended to apply to new products; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3695/85 of 23 December 1985 fixing the amount of the carry-over premium for certain fishery products for the 1986 fishing year (2) should therefore be adapted accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fishery Products,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3695/85 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 March 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
1.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 114/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 486/2007
of 30 April 2007
fixing the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 1 May 2007
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 on rules of application (cereal sector import duties) for Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 states that the import duty on products falling within CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002, ex 1005 other than hybrid seed, and ex 1007 other than hybrids for sowing, is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.
(2) Article 10(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 lays down that, for the purposes of calculating the import duty referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, representative cif import prices are to be established on a regular basis for the products in question.
(3) Under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96, the price to be used for the calculation of the import duty on products of CN codes 1001 10 00, 1001 90 91, ex 1001 90 99 (high quality common wheat), 1002 00, 1005 10 90, 1005 90 00 and 1007 00 90 is the daily cif representative import price determined as specified in Article 4 of that Regulation.
(4) Import duties should be fixed for the period from 1 May 2007, and should apply until new import duties are fixed and enter into force,
From 1 May 2007, the import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information contained in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
19.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 338/104
COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 December 2009
designating the Community Fisheries Control Agency as the body to carry out certain tasks under Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008
(notified under document C(2009) 10155)
(2009/988/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 of 29 September 2008 establishing a Community system to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (1), and in particular Articles 11(3), 20(4), 25(2), 48(4), 48(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 11(3), 20(4), 25(2), 48(4), 48(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008 empower the Commission to designate a body for the purposes determined in those Articles.
(2) Pursuant to Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 of 26 April 2005 establishing a Community Fisheries Control Agency and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (2) the missions of the Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) are, inter alia, to coordinate the operations to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in conformity with rules of the European Union.
(3) The CFCA should therefore be designated as the body referred to in Articles 11(3), 20(4), 25(2), 48(4), 48(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008,
The Community Fisheries Control Agency (CFCA) shall be the body designated to:
(a) transmit notifications, with copy to the Commission, on denials of landing or transhipment authorisations by third country vessels to flag State(s) and, if appropriate copies of these notifications, to Regional Fisheries Management Organisations in accordance with Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008;
(b) upon request from the Commission, provide for the conduct of on-the-spot audits, alone or in cooperation with the Commission, to verify the effective implementation of agreed cooperation arrangements with third countries in accordance with Article 20(4), second subparagraph (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008;
(c) communicate to Member States and flag States, with copy to the Commission, additional information submitted by the Member States to the Commission which is relevant for the establishment of the European Union IUU vessel list in accordance with Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008;
(d) transmit sightings reports to all Member States, with copy to the Commission, and, if appropriate, to the Executive Secretary of the relevant Regional Fisheries Management Organisation in accordance with Article 48(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008;
(e) transmit to the Executive Secretary of the relevant Regional Fisheries Management Organisation, with copy to the Commission, information from a Member State in response to a sighting report on one of its vessels from a contracting party to that Regional Fisheries Management Organisation in accordance with Article 48(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008.
This decision is addressed to the Community Fisheries Control Agency.
21.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 169/73
COMMISSION DECISION
of 19 June 2013
amending Annex II to Decision 2009/861/EC on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the processing of non-compliant raw milk in certain milk processing establishments in Bulgaria
(notified under document C(2013) 3740)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2013/302/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (1), and in particular the first paragraph of Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 lays down specific rules on the hygiene of food of animal origin for food business operators. Those rules include hygiene requirements for raw milk and dairy products.
(2) Commission Decision 2009/861/EC (2) provides for certain derogations from the requirements set out in subchapters II and III of Chapter I of Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 for the milk processing establishments in Bulgaria listed in that Decision. That Decision is to apply from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2013.
(3) According to Decision 2009/861/EC, certain milk-processing establishments listed in Annex II to that Decision may process non-compliant milk without separate production lines.
(4) Bulgaria sent the Commission a revised and updated list of those milk processing establishments on 13 December 2012.
(5) In that revised and updated list, certain establishments currently listed in Annex II to Decision 2009/861/EC have been deleted as they are now authorised to place dairy products on the intra-Union market, since they are considered to comply with the requirements set out in Chapter I of Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004. Those establishments were listed in the table in Annex II to Decision 2009/861/EC at No 6 (1112004 ‘Matev-Mlekoprodukt’ OOD), No 16 (2712010 ‘Kamadzhiev-milk’ EOOD), No 37 (1212022 ‘Milkkomm’ EOOD), No 56 (BG 2612042 ‘Bulmilk’ OOD), No 61 (1712013 ET ‘Deniz’), No 70 (BG 1812003 ‘Sirma Prista’ AD) and No 78 (1812005 ‘DAV- Viktor Simonov’ EOOD).
(6) Decision 2009/861/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and neither the European Parliament nor the Council has opposed them,
Annex II to Decision 2009/861/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1800/2003
of 14 October 2003
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 1947/2002(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 15 October 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
12.11.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 296/59
COMMISSION DECISION
of 15 October 2009
amending Decision 2009/821/EC as regards the list of border inspection posts
(notified under document C(2009) 7789)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2009/822/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (1), and in particular the last sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 6(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (2), and in particular Article 6(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2009/821/EC of 28 September 2009 drawing up a list of approved border inspection posts, laying down certain rules on the inspections carried out by Commission veterinary experts and laying down the veterinary units in TRACES (3) lays down a list of border inspection posts approved in accordance with Directives 91/496/EEC and 97/78/EC. That list is set out in Annex I to that Decision.
(2) In addition, Decision 2009/821/EC repeals and replaces Commission Decision 2001/881/EC of 7 December 2001 drawing up a list of border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on animals and animal products from third countries and updating the detailed rules concerning the checks to be carried out by the experts of the Commission (4).
(3) The Commission inspection service (Food and Veterinary Office) carried out an inspection of the border inspection post at the port of Astakos in Greece in November 2008, in accordance with Decision 2001/881/EC.
(4) The inspection revealed a number of structural weaknesses. The competent authority in Greece has therefore provided an action plan to address those weaknesses. That action plan was found to be satisfactory. The border inspection post at the port of Astakos should therefore be added to the list of approved border inspection posts set out in Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC.
(5) Decision 2009/821/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In Annex I to Decision 2009/821/EC in the part concerning Greece, the following entry is inserted before the entry for Athens International Airport:
1 2 3 4 5 6
‘Astakos GR AST 1 P  HC-T(FR)(2), HC-NT(2), NHC-NT’
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EC) No 1827/95 of 26 July 1995 fixing the price difference for white sugar applicable  for the calculation of the levy in the wine sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of  the market in wine  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1544/95  (2), and in particular  Article 55 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and  transitional arrangements required in the agriculture sector in order to implement the agreements  concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations  (3), and in particular  Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 55 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 provides for an import levy on added sugar content  for products falling within CN codes 2009  60  11, 2009  60  71, 2009  60  79 and 2204  30  99;  whereas that levy is calculated in particular on the basis of the difference, determined by the  Commission, between the threshold price for white sugar and the average cif price for that  product;
Whereas threshold prices for white sugar are being discontinued with effect from 1 July 1995 for  the purposes of implementing the agricultural agreement included during the Uruguay Round; whereas,  however, it is necessary, pending the application of the entry price system for grape juice and  grape must on 10 September 1995, to continue to calculate the levy for the products concerned on  the basis of the criteria provided for in Article 55 (2);
Whereas a standard amount replacing the threshold price for white sugar and equal to the threshold  price applicable on 30 June 1995 must therefore be fixed on a provisional basis for the period up  to 31 August 1995 and the difference referred to in the abovementioned Article 55 (2) must be  calculated on that basis;
Whereas, in order to avoid any interruption in the system and any speculation, the standard amount  must be made applicable from 1 July 1995;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Wine,
The difference referred to in Article 55 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No  822/87 shall be fixed at ECU 0,4876.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in  the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1995 until 31 August 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
26.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 199/6
COUNCIL DECISION
of 26 June 2012
on the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, in the EU-EFTA Joint Committee concerning the adoption of a Decision amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure
(2012/430/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9), thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Article 15a of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure (1) (the ‘Convention’) allows for a third country to become a Contracting Party to the Convention following a decision of the Joint Committee set up by the Convention to invite the country.
(2) Article 15 of the Convention empowers the Joint Committee to recommend and adopt, by decisions, amendments to the Convention and the Appendices thereto.
(3) Turkey formally expressed its wish to join the common transit system and has been invited following a decision by the Joint Committee on 19 January 2012.
(4) Having satisfied the essential legal, structural and information technology requirements which are preconditions for accession, and following the formal procedure for accession, Turkey will accede to the Convention.
(5) The enlargement of the common transit system will require certain amendments to the Convention. These concern new linguistic references in Turkish and the appropriate adaptations to guarantee documents.
(6) The proposed amendment was presented to and discussed within the EU-EFTA Working Group and the text received preliminary approval.
(7) Therefore, the position of the European Union concerning the proposed amendment should be determined,
The position to be taken by the European Union in the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit concerning the adoption of Decision No XXX by that Committee amending the Convention of 20 May 1987 on a common transit procedure shall be based on the draft Decision attached to this Decision.
Minor changes to the draft Decision may be agreed upon by the representatives of the Union in the EU-EFTA Joint Committee after having duly informed the Council.
The Commission shall publish the Decision of the EU-EFTA Joint Committee on common transit, once adopted, in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 712/2003
of 24 April 2003
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar to certain third countries for the 28th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 432/2003(4), for the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar to certain third countries.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 28th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 28th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum amount of the export refund to certain third countries is fixed at 48,143 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3663/89
of 6 December 1989
concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4196/88 of 21 December 1988 allocating, for 1989, certain catch quotas between Member States for vessels flying in Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3278/89 (4), provides for cod quotas for 1989;
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, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I and II (Norwegian waters North of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have reached the quota allocated for 1989,
Catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions I and II (Norwegian waters North of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1989.
Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES divisions I and II (Norwegian waters North of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France 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 entry into force of this Regulation.
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.