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COMMISSION DECISION of 28 March 1995 amending for the  second time Decision 93/507/EEC on protection measures in relation to Venezuelan equine  encephalomyelitis in Mexico (Text with EEA relevance) (95/101/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 organization 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), as last amended by the Act of  Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 18 thereof,
Whereas as a result of outbreaks of Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis in Mexico in 1993 the  Commission adopted Decision 93/507/EEC of 21 September 1993 on protection measures in relation to  Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis in Mexico and amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC  (2);
Whereas Decision 93/507/EEC was amended by Decision 94/478/EC  (3) in order to authorize the  reintroduction of registered horses from the metropolitan area of Monterrey;
Whereas, in the light of the epidemiological situation obtaining in the metropolitan area of  Monterrey, authorization should be granted also for the temporary admission of registered horses  from that part of Mexican territory;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the  Standing Veterinary Committee,
Article 2 of Decision 93/507/EEC is hereby replaced by the  following:
'Article 2 However, Member States shall authorize:
-  the reintroduction of registered horses after temporary export to the metropolitan area of  Monterrey;
-  the temporary admission of registered horses from the metropolitan area of Monterrey.`
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2292/2002
of 20 December 2002
determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2002 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 of 29 September 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for by Council Regulations (EC) No 1727/2000, (EC) No 2290/2000, (EC) No 2433/2000, (EC) No 2434/2000, (EC) No 2435/2000 and (EC) No 2851/2000 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2698/93 and (EC) No 1590/94(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1877/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the first quarter of 2003 are, in the case of some products, for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of other products the said applications are for quantities greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution.
(2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined.
(3) It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to the fact that licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community,
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2003 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
2. For the period 1 April to 30 June 2003, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.
3. Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1348/98 of 26 June 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2224/92 on the detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of hops to the Canary Islands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2348/96 (2), and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2224/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1200/97 (4), sets the quantity of hops in the forecast supply balance which qualifies for exemption from the customs duty on imports or for Community aid for products coming from the rest of the Community and the amounts thereof; whereas that quantity and the aid for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999 should be determined;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2224/92 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 1
For the purposes of Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92, the quantity of hops covered by CN code 1210 in the forecast supply balance qualifying for exemption from customs duty on direct imports into the Canary Islands or for Community aid for products coming from the rest of the Community shall be 50 tonnes for the period 1 July 1998 to 30 June 1999.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
14.2.1996 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 36/24
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 November 1993
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation relating to the amendment of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods
(96/154/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 11 (2) of the Convention between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods (1) empowers the Joint Committee set up by that Convention to make recommendations for amendments to the Convention;
Whereas the Convention has been amended to allow for the accession of new Contracting Parties;
Whereas the amendments in question are set out in recommendation No 1/93 of the Joint Committee; whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters relating to that recommendation should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland, the Republic of Iceland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Kingdom of Sweden and the Swiss Confederation relating to the amendment of the Convention of 20 May 1987 on the simplification of formalities in trade in goods is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
15.3.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 67/24
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 251/2011
of 14 March 2011
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year
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 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2010/11 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 246/2011 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 16 February 2000
amending Decision 95/124/EC establishing the list of approved fish farms in Germany
(notified under document number C(2000) 378)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/173/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), as last amended by Directive 98/45/EC(2), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Member States may obtain the status of approved farm free of infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haermorrhagic septicaemia (VHS) for fish farms located in zones which are non-approved in respect of IHN and VHS.
(2) The list of approved fish farms in Germany was established by Commission Decision 95/124/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 1999/521/EC(4).
(3) Germany, by letter of 17 September 1999, submitted to the Commission the justifications for obtaining the status of approved farm in a non-approved zone in respect of IHN and VHS for certain fish farms situated in Lower Saxony and Baden-Württemberg, as well as the national rules ensuring compliance with the requirements for maintenance of the approved status.
(4) The Commission and the Member States examined the justifications notified by Germany for each farm.
(5) The result of this examination is that the farms concerned meet the requirements of Article 6 of Council Directive 91/67/EEC.
(6) Therefore, the farms in question are eligible for the status of approved farm situated in a non-approved zone.
(7) Those farms should be added to the list of farms which have already been approved.
(8) Germany, by letter of 15 September 1999, informed the Commission that the farm "Hattop" situated in Thuringia, which is listed in the Annex to Decision 95/124/EC, has ceased operation.
(9) This farm shall, therefore, be withdrawn from the list of approved farms.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 95/124/EC is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)  No 3954/92 of 19 December 1992 on the conclusion of the Agreement on relations in the sea fisheries  sector between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco and laying down  provisions for its implementation
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular  Articles 43 and 113 thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 155 (2) (b)  thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the Community and the Kingdom of Morocco negotiated and initialled on 15 May 1992 an  Agreement on relations in the sea fisheries sector which provides fishing opportunities for  Community fishermen in waters over which the Kingdom of Morocco has sovereignty or jurisdiction and  which involves in return from the Community side, inter alia, a tariff concession in the framework  of the trade arrangements laid down in the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic  Community and the Kingdom of Morocco;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 155 (2) (b) of the Act of Accession, the Council is required to  determine the appropriate procedures to take into consideration all or part of the interests of  Ceuta and Melilla when it adopts decisions, case by case, particularly with a view to the  conclusion of fisheries agreements with third countries; whereas the said procedures need to be  determined in this particular case;
Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this Agreement,
The Agreement on relations in the sea fisheries sector between the  European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Morocco is hereby approved on behalf of the  Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Regulation.
In order to take into consideration the interests of Ceuta and Melilla, the Agreement  and, to the extent required for its application, the provisions of the common fisheries policy  relating to the conservation and management of fisheries resources shall also apply to vessels  flying the flag of Spain which are recorded on a permanent basis in the registers of the competent  authorities at local level (registros de base) in Ceuta and Melilla, under the conditions defined  in note 6 of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1135/88 of 7 March 1988 concerning the  definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation in  trade between the customs territory of the Community, Ceuta and Melilla and the Canary Islands  (2).
The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 20 of  the Agreement (3).
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 (EEC) No 1758/93 of 1 July 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1998/78 laying down detailed rules for the offsetting of storage costs for sugar
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the market in sugar (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1548/93 (2), and in particular Article 8 (5) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1998/78 of 18 August 1978 laying down detailed rules for the offsetting of storage costs for sugar (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1714/88 (4), provides that the storage levy is due at the moment of  disposal of the product in question and defines the concept of disposal for these purposes; whereas it provides that the transfer of property rights to the sugar without exit of the sugar from the approved warehouse of the manufacturer is nevertheless  considered as disposal;
Whereas in the event of a merger, transfer or closure of a sugar-producing undertaking resultiang in the transfer of the entire quota to another sugar-producing undertaking, the rights and obligations arising from the common organization of the market  in sugar will also be transferred to the latter undertaking, in particular the obligation to pay the storage levy in respect of products in store; whereas, in order to simplify administration of the offsetting of storage cots, provision should be made  in such cases for the transfer of ownership resulting from restructuring operations such as those defined in Article 2 (1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 193/82 of 26 January 1982 laying down general rules for transfers of quotas in the sugar sector  (5), not to be considered as disposal if the product remains in store in the approved warehouse of the manufacturer;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
Point (c) of the second subparagraph of Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 1998/78 is hereby replaced by the following:
'(c) transfer of property rights to the sugar without exit of the sugar from the approved warehouse of the manufacturer.
However:
- an obligation contracted for the purposes of financing the sugar, and provided the party concerned retains his right to dispose of the quantity of sugar in question,
or
- a transfer of ownership resulting from a restructuring operation as referred to in Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 193/82,
shall not be considered as disposal.'
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 1541/2001
of 27 July 2001
fixing the maximum purchasing price for butter for the 33rd invitation to tender carried out under the standing invitation to tender governed by Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999
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 1670/2000 [2], and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of 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 213/2001 [4], provides that, in the light of the tenders received for each invitation to tender, a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed in relation to the intervention price applicable and that it may also be decided not to proceed with the invitation to tender.
(2) As a result of the tenders received, the maximum buying-in price should be fixed as set out below.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 33rd invitation to tender issued under Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999, for which tenders had to be submitted not later than 24 July 2001, the maximum buying-in price is fixed at 295,38 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1566/97 of 1 August 1997 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 762/94 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 with regard to the set-aside scheme
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1422/97 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 762/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2930/95 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 with regard to the set-aside scheme and provides in particular that areas set aside are to remain set aside until 31 August at the earliest;
Whereas some regions in the Community were affected by exceptional floods in July 1997; whereas this makes it difficult to graze livestock in the usual places; whereas temporary alternatives should therefore be found for sheltering and feeding livestock; whereas the use of land set aside under the arable crop scheme could relieve the situation; whereas, however, measures should be provided for to ensure that such land is not put to any lucrative use;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to derogate from Regulation (EC) No 762/94 with effect from 23 July 1997;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,
For the 1997/98 marketing year and notwithstanding Article 3 (3) and the second indent of Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EC) No 762/94, the deadline 31 August is hereby brought forward to 22 July 1997 in the regions referred to in the Annex.
The Member States concerned shall take all the measures necessary to ensure that the set-aside land made available to breeders in the regions referred to for use as pastureland is not put to any lucrative use.
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 23 July 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
13.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 334/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1327/2013
of 11 December 2013
establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO area 3LN by vessels flying the flag of a Member State of the European Union
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 40/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available in EU waters and, to EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2013.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2013.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2013 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.