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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1581/2003
of 10 September 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 11 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1155/93 of 12 May 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1724/92 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Canary Islands with products from the pigmeat sector
THE  COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures for the Canary Islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 (2), and in particular Article 3  (4) thereof,
Whereas Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1724/92 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 511/93 (4), lays down detailed rules for the application of the specific supply measures fixes the quantities of the forecast supply balance with products  from the pigmeat sector which benefit from exemption from the levy on imports from third countries, or which benefit from Community aid;
Whereas, in the light of experience, these quantities should be amended to cover demand in the sector satisfactorily;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 1724/92 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
6.8.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 233/25
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 853/2014
of 5 August 2014
repealing Regulation (EC) No 1151/2009 imposing special conditions governing the import of sunflower oil originating in or consigned from Ukraine
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular Article 53(1)(b)(ii) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Following detection of high levels of mineral paraffin in sunflower oil from Ukraine, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1151/2009 (2) imposes since 1 January 2010 special conditions governing the import of sunflower oil originating in or consigned from Ukraine. On the basis of that Regulation, a systematic certification is to be done by an authorised representative of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, confirming that shipments of sunflower oil exported to the European Union have been sampled and analysed and do not contain more than 50 mg/kg mineral paraffin. An additional random sampling by the competent authorities of the Member States upon import in the Union further ensures that the consignment does not contain more than 50 mg/kg mineral paraffin.
(2) As no non-compliant samples have been reported by the competent authorities of the Member States since the entry into force of that Regulation, it is appropriate to repeal those special conditions.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Regulation (EC) No 1151/2009 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 51/2004
of 12 January 2004
concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 of 28 July 2003, laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1342/2003 provides, where this paragraph is specifically referred to when an export refund is fixed, for an interval of three working days between the day of submission of applications and the granting of export licences with advance fixing of the refund and provides that the Commission is to fix a uniform percentage reduction in the quantities if applications for export licences exceed the quantities which may be exported. Commission Regulation (EC) No 30/2004(4) fixes refunds under the procedure provided for in the abovementioned paragraph for 2000 tonnes for the destination R01 defined in the Annex to that Regulation.
(2) For the destination R01, quantities applied for on 9 January 2004 are in excess of the available quantity. A percentage reduction should therefore be fixed for export licence applications submitted on 9 January 2004.
(3) In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect from the day of its publication in the Official Journal,
For the destination R01 defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 30/2004, applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund submitted pursuant to that Regulation on 9 January 2004 shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for to which a percentage reduction of 44,36 % has been applied.
For the destination R01 defined in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 30/2004, applications for export licences for rice and broken rice submitted from 10 January 2004 shall not give rise to the issue of export licences pursuant to that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2220/95 of 19 September 1995 repealing Regulation  (EC) No 1304/95 concerning the stopping of fishing for mackerel by vessels flying the flag of  Denmark
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control  system applicable to the common fisheries policy  (1), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1304/95  (2) stopped fishing for mackerel in the Faroese  waters by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark as from 23 March 1995;
Whereas Denmark corrected the catch figures and the corrected figures show that the quota has not  in fact been exhausted; whereas fishing for mackerel in the Faroese waters by vessels flying the  flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark should therefore be permitted; whereas consequently it is  necessary to repeal Regulation (EC) No 1304/95,
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1304/95 is hereby repealed.
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.
27.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 87/4
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 291/2013
of 26 March 2013
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 concerning further restrictive measures in relation to Liberia (1), and in particular Article 11(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 lists the natural and legal persons, bodies and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 21 January 2013, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend one entry on the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.
(3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 872/2004 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
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.
15.5.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 126/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 409/2012
of 14 May 2012
suspending certain restrictive measures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 renewing and strengthening the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2012/225/CFSP of 26 April 2012 amending Decision 2010/232/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar (1),
Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 (2) provides for certain measures, including restrictions on certain imports from and exports to Burma/Myanmar, a freezing of the funds and economic resources of certain individuals and entities and restrictions on financing of certain enterprises.
(2) Responding to recent developments in Burma/Myanmar, Decision 2012/225/CFSP modified Decision 2010/232/CFSP (3) in order to provide for the suspension, until 30 April 2013, of all restrictive measures except the arms embargo and the embargo on equipment which might be used for internal repression.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 should therefore be modified accordingly to suspend most of the restrictive measures.
(4) The suspension of the freezing of funds and economic resources should be construed as allowing the release, without prior authorisation by the competent authorities, of funds and economic resources that were frozen pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 194/2008,
The measures referred to in Articles 2, 3, 5, 6, 7(3), 8, 9(2), 11, 12, 13 and 15(2) to (8) of Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 shall be suspended until 30 April 2013.
(5) of Regulation (EC) No 194/2008 shall be suspended until 30 April 2013 in so far as it refers to Article 7(3).
The persons listed in the Annex shall be removed from the list of persons in Part J of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 194/2008.
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.
5.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 2/3
REGULATION (EC) No 4/2007 OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 14 December 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) concerning the consolidated balance sheet of the monetary financial institutions sector
(ECB/2006/20)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2533/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank (1), and in particular Articles 5(1) and 6(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 of the European Central Bank of 22 November 2001 concerning the consolidated balance sheet of the monetary financial institutions sector (ECB/2001/13) (2) requires monetary financial institutions to report quarterly statistical data broken down by country and by currency. Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) has to be amended to extend the reporting requirements to data in respect of Bulgaria and Romania, which will accede to the European Union on 1 January 2007.
(2) Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13), the reporting of quarterly data on positions vis-à-vis counterparties resident in the territories of Member States that have adopted the euro is mandatory. Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) therefore has to be amended to take into account Slovenia’s adoption of the euro,
Regulation (EC) No 2423/2001 (ECB/2001/13) is amended as follows:
1. In Article 4(2), the words ‘with the “#” symbol’ are replaced with the words ‘with the “#” or “*” symbol’.
2. Annexes I and V are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2207/2003
of 17 December 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 1901/2000, by simplifying the concept of net mass
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/91 of 7 November 1991 on the statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States(1), and in particular Article 23(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The quantity of goods is a reliable and stable item of information which is necessary for comparisons on international trade.
(2) The units of quantity are used for checking the reliability of the data collected and for calculating indices.
(3) Pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1901/2000(2), laying down certain provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/91, of the units of quantity, net mass, in kilograms, is the main indicator and should in principle be mentioned for every type of goods; however, for certain products, it is not the most appropriate unit of measurement; the party responsible for providing information should therefore be exempted from indicating net mass in such cases.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 1901/2000 has drawn up a list of products for which the parties responsible for providing information are exempted from indicating net mass; that list must be adapted to take account of the changes deriving from the annual update of the Combined Nomenclature.
(5) For the sake of clarity, adaptations of this type should henceforth be implemented in each case by means of a regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1901/2000.
(6) Regulation (EC) No 1901/2000 must therefore be amended.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are consonant with the opinion of the Committee on Statistics relating to the Trading of Goods between Member States,
Regulation (EC) No 1901/2000 shall be amended as follows:
1. In Article 23(a), the sentence "In order to inform the party responsible for providing the information about possible updates of the Annex, resulting from the annual changes in the Combined Nomenclature, an explanatory note will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (C series)" shall be deleted.
2. Annex II shall be replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 25 February 1980
amending Decision 70/47/EEC exempting the French Republic from applying to certain species the Council Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant and cereal seed
(Only the French text is authentic)
(80/301/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/401/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant seed [1], as last amended by Directive 79/692/EEC [2], and in particular Article 23a thereof,
Whereas the French Republic was exempted by Commission Decision 70/47/EEC [3] from applying to certain species the Council Directives of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of fodder plant and cereal seed ;
Whereas the production and marketing of seed of the species Persian clover (Trifolium resupinatum L.) has since proved likely to develop in France ;
Whereas, therefore, the conditions for granting exemption for this species are no longer fulfilled and the exemption must be revoked ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,
The exemption from applying Directive 66/401/EEC granted to the French Republic by Article 1 (1) of Directive 70/47/EEC is hereby revoked in so far as it concerns the species Trifolium resupinatum L. (Persian clover).
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
COMMISSION DECISION of 18 March 1994 amending Decision 90/185/Euratom, EEC authorizing Greece to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT own resources base (Only the Greek text is authentic) (94/194/EC, Euratom)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89 of 29 May 1989 on the definitive uniform arrangements for the collection of own resources accuring from value added tax (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, under Article 28 (3) of the Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (2), hereinafter called  'the Sixth Directive', the Member States may continue to exempt or tax certain transactions; whereas these transactions must be taken into account for the determination of the VAT own resources base;
Whereas with effect from 1 January 1990 the possibility afforded Member States of continuing to tax or exempt certain transactions listed in Annexes E and F to the Sixth Directive was terminated by virtue of the first paragraph of Article 1 (1) and  point 2 (a) of Directive 89/465/EEC (3); whereas, consequently, the authorizations granted in this connection by the Commission for the purposes of determining the VAT own resources base should also be discontinued;
Whereas, in the case of Greece, the Commission, on the basis of Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 1553/89, adopted Decision 90/185/Euratom, EEC (4) authorizing Greece, with effect from 1989, to use certain approximate estimates for the calculation of the VAT  own resources base;
Whereas, since 25 November 1992, Greece has taxed the transactions referred to in point 9 of Annex F to the Sixth VAT Directive; whereas the authorization granted in this connection should be discontinued with effect from that date;
Whereas the Advisory Committee on Own Resources has approved the report recording the opinions of its members on this Decision,
Article 1 (2) of Decision 90/185/Euratom, EEC is hereby repealed in respect of transactions conducted with effect from 25 November 1992.
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 158/2002
of 28 January 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 establishing the supply balances and Community aid for the outmost regions under Council Regulations (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001 and (EC) No 1454/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1453/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Azores and Madeira and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 (Poseima)(1), and in particular Article 3(6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1454/2001 of 28 June 2001 introducing specific measures for certain agricultural products for the Canary Islands and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 (Poseican)(2), and in particular Article 3(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 21/2002(3) fixes in particular the aids for supplying the outermost regions in milk products.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 123/2002 of 24 January 2002 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products(4) fixes the refunds for those products. To take account of these amendments, the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 should be amended.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Regulation (EC) No 21/2002 is amended as follows:
1. Part 9 of Annex II is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.
2. Part 9 of Annex III is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.