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26.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 296/24
COUNCIL DECISION 2006/725/CFSP
of 17 October 2006
implementing Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP of 18 July 2005 on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan (1), and in particular second subparagraph of Article 8(1) thereof, in conjunction with Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,
Whereas:
(1) On 11 July 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/486/CFSP concerning the implementation of Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP on the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan (2), which extended the financing for its civilian component until 31 October 2006.
(2) Pending transition of the African Union mission to a United Nations (UN) operation in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1706 (2006), the Council has, in accordance with Article 2 of Decision 2006/486/CFSP, decided, in the light of the Decision by the Peace and Security Council of the African Union of 20 September 2006, to continue the European Union civilian-military supporting action to the African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan until 31 December 2006.
(3) As concerns the civilian component, the Council should consequently decide on the financing of the continuation of this supporting action. The financing should also as necessary cover expenditure for a possible additional transitional period preceding the hand-over to the United Nations.
(4) The supporting action will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the Common Foreign and Security Policy as set out in Article 11 of the Treaty,
1.   The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to the implementation of Section II of Joint Action 2005/557/CFSP from 1 November 2006 shall be EUR 1 785 000.
2.   The expenditure financed by the amount stipulated in paragraph 1 shall be managed in accordance with the European Community procedures and rules applicable to the budget, with the exception that any pre-financing shall not remain the property of the Community. Nationals of third states shall be allowed to tender for contracts.
3.   The expenditure shall be eligible from 1 November 2006.
An evaluation of the necessary transitional measures to be taken after the end of the EU supporting action shall be undertaken no later than 31 December 2006.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
5.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 291/33
COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 November 2005
amending Annexes I and II to Decision 2003/634/EC approving programmes for the purpose of obtaining the status of approved zones and of approved farms in non-approved zones with regard to viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in fish
(notified under document number C(2005) 4185)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2005/770/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2003/634/EC (2) approves and lists programmes submitted by various Member States. The programmes are designed to enable the Member State subsequently to initiate the procedures for a zone, or a farm situated in a non-approved zone, to obtain the status of approved zone or of approved farm situated in a non-approved zone, as regards one or more of the fish diseases viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) and infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN).
(2) The programme applicable to Finland with regard to IHN in its entire territory, and VHS in the continental parts of its territory has been finalised and should be deleted from Annex I to Decision 2003/634/EC.
(3) The programme applicable to Incubatoio ittico di valle — Loc. Cascina Prelle — Traversella (TO) has been finalised and should be deleted from Annex II to Decision 2003/634/EC.
(4) Decision 2003/634/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Decision 2003/634/EC is amended as follows:
1. Annex I is replaced by Annex I to this Decision.
2. Annex II is replaced by Annex II to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
17.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 78/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 11 March 2014
on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Joint Committee on Agriculture set up by the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products, as regards the amendment of Decision No 2/2003 of that Committee
(2014/143/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (1) (hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement") entered into force on 1 June 2002.
(2) Article 6 of the Agreement sets up a Joint Committee on Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee"), which is responsible for the administration of the Agreement and ensures its good functioning.
(3) In accordance with Article 6(4) of the Agreement, by its Decision No 1/2003, the Committee adopted its own Rules of Procedure (2).
(4) In accordance with Article 6(7) of the Agreement, several working groups needed to administer the Annexes to the Agreement were set up, including a working group on protection of designations of origin (PDOs) and on protection of geographical indications (PGIs) (Working Group on PDOs and PGIs), and their terms of reference were adopted by Decision No 2/2003 of the Committee (3). In accordance with the Annex to that Decision, the main task of the Working Group on PDOs and PGIs is to consider the mutual protection of PDOs and PGIs.
(5) In 2011, the Union and Switzerland concluded an Agreement on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications (4), amending the Agreement by adding Annex 12 on the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs.
(6) The Working Group on PDOs and PGIs met in order to consider, in particular, amending Decision No 2/2003 as regards the terms of reference of the working group in order to take into account that amendment to the Agreement.
(7) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the Committee as regards amending Decision No 2/2003.
(8) The position of the Union within the Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,
The position to be taken on the Union's behalf within the Joint Committee on Agriculture shall be based on the draft Decision of the Committee attached to this Decision.
Technical amendments to the draft Decision may be agreed to by the representatives of the Union within the Committee without the need for a further Council Decision.
The Decision of the Committee shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 23 October 1989 amending Directive 81/645/EEC concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (Greece) (89/588/EEC)
THE COUNCIL 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 Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (3),
Whereas Directive 81/645/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 85/148/EEC (5), specifies the areas in Greece which qualify as less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3), (4) and (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC;
Whereas the Government of the Hellenic Republic has, pursuant to Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, communicated to the Commission the names of new areas which are suitable for inclusion in the Community list
of less-favoured farming areas and information on the characteristics of those areas; whereas, moreover, the special aid scheme operating in less-favoured areas will be extended to the new areas;
Whereas, as the communication referred to above shows,
an area is in keeping with the criteria and data set out
in Directive 81/645/EEC, for determining the areas concerned within the meaning of Article 3 (4) of Directive 75/268/EEC; whereas the said area should therefore be added to the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (4) of  Directive 75/268/EEC,
The Community list of less-favoured areas of Greece which appears in the Annex to Directive 81/645/EEC is hereby supplemented by the list in the Annex to this Directive.
This Directive is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.
Commission Decision
of 21 March 2001
on the basic parameters of the command-control and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high-speed rail system referred to as "ERTMS characteristics" in Annex II(3) to Directive 96/48/EC
(notified under document number C(2001) 746)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/260/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system(1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The first stage in developing technical specifications for interoperability (TSIs) is to establish the characteristics of the basic parameters referred to in Article 5(3)(b) of Directive 96/48/EC.
(2) The Committee set up by Directive 96/48/EC has appointed the European Association for Railway Interoperability (AEIF) as the joint representative body in accordance with Article 2(h) of that Directive.
(3) The AEIF has drafted a text that includes definitions and proposals for the basic parameters of the control-command and signalling subsystem referred to in Annex II(3) to Directive 96/48/EC as "ERTMS(2) characteristics".
(4) The first objective of this Decision is to guide the technical choices made by authorities responsible for planning, constructing, upgrading and operating the infrastructure and rolling stock to be put into service after the date on which this Decision takes effect, contributing to the operation of the rail system referred to in Directive 96/48/EC.
(5) The second objective of this Decision is to establish a common basis for the elaboration of the TSIs. It does not preclude the need to establish these parameters in the corresponding TSI, which will be adopted in accordance with Article 6(1) of Directive 96/48/EC. These parameters can also be updated as part of the review of the TSIs provided for in Article 6(2) of that Directive.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Directive 96/48/EC,
The definitions and characteristics to be respected for the basic parameters of the control-command and signalling subsystem of the trans-European high-speed railway system referred to as "ERTMS characteristics" in Annex II(3) to Directive 96/48/EC are given in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
13.8.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 213/48
COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 August 2010
establishing guidelines concerning the conditions of inspections and control measures, and on the training and qualification of officials, in the field of human tissues and cells provided for in Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
(notified under document C(2010) 5278)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2010/453/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells (1), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2004/23/EC lays down standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells intended for human applications and of manufactured products derived from human tissues and cells intended for human applications only as far as donation, procurement and testing are concerned, so as to ensure a high level of human health protection.
(2) In order to prevent the transmission of diseases by human tissues and cells for human applications and to ensure an equivalent level of quality and safety, Article 7 of Directive 2004/23/EC provides that competent authorities of the Member States shall organise inspections and shall carry out appropriate control measures in order to ensure compliance with the requirements of this Directive.
(3) Article 7(5) of Directive 2004/23/EC provides that the Commission shall establish guidelines concerning the conditions of the inspections and control measures, and on the training and qualification of the officials involved in order to reach a consistent level of competence and performance. The guidelines are not legally binding but serve to provide useful guidance to the Member States in the implementation of Article 7 of Directive 2004/23/EC.
(4) The Commission should review and update the guidelines set out in the Annex to this Decision on the basis of the reports transmitted by the Member States to the Commission in accordance with Article 26(1) of Directive 2004/23/EC.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 29 of Directive 2004/23/EC,
The guidelines concerning the conditions of the inspections and control measures, and on the training and qualification of officials, in the field of human tissues and cells provided for in Article 7(5) of Directive 2004/23/EC are set out in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 724/2002
of 26 April 2002
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001(4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market price in that Member State is below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention price.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 593/2002 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States(5) establishes the most recent list of Member States in which intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated by the Nethderlands under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 593/2002 should be repealed,
Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Luxembourg, Austria and Sweden.
Regulation (EC) No 593/2002 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
9.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 330/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1217/2008
of 8 December 2008
amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 in order to add the Republic of Zambia to the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 28 November 2007, the Community concluded negotiations on an interim agreement establishing a framework for an Economic Partnership Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the ‘interim EPA’) with Seychelles, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
(2) Since the Community and Zambia did not, when negotiations on the interim EPA were concluded on 28 November 2007, agree on a Zambian market access offer, the inclusion of Zambia in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 of 20 December 2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements (1) was not possible.
(3) The Community and Zambia concluded negotiations on a Zambian market access offer on 30 September 2008.
(4) Consequently, in the light of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, Annex I should be amended to include Zambia.
(5) In order to accommodate the addition of Zambia to the scope of application of Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 marketing years for the import and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements (2), is to be amended, in due course, by the Commission and with effect from the date of entry into force of this Regulation,
In Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, the term ‘the Republic of Zambia’ shall be inserted between the entries ‘the Republic of Uganda’ and ‘the Republic of Zimbabwe’.
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 DECISION of 12 April 1994 on the extension to non-members of certain rules adopted by the producers' association Copéport-Marée-OPBN in the fishery and aquaculture products sector (Only the French text is authentic) (94/212/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1891/93 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas the French authorities notified the Commission on 16 February 1994 of their intention to extend to non-members the rules adopted by the producers' organization Copéport-Marée-OPBN in the area for which they are representative;
Whereas the rules notified are in accordance with Community law and in particular with Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3190/82 of 29 November 1982 laying down detailed rules for the extension of certain rules adopted  by producers' organizations in the fisheries sector to non-members (3); whereas the rules now notified may therefore be extended as proposed,
The rules adopted by the producers' organization Copéport-Marée-OPBN in the fishery and aquaculture products sector may be made binding on non-members of that organization.
These rules are listed in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2795/84
of 3 October 1984
waiving the date in Regulation (EEC) No 1244/82 for submitting applications for premiums for maintaining suckler cows for 1984/85
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1357/80 of 5 June 1980 introducing a system of premiums for maintaining suckler cows (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1198/82 (2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1244/82 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1709/83 (4), fixed the time limit for submitting applications for the premium for maintaining suckler cows at 30 September; whereas, in certain Member States, this time limit has been found to be inadequate and it should therefore be extended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Notwithstanding Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1244/82, for the 1984/85 marketing year the date '30 September' given in the said paragraph is hereby replaced by '30 November'.
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 October 1984.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.