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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 303/1999 of 10 February 1999 laying down exceptional measures in relation to the set-aside rules in order to alleviate the effects of adverse weather conditions in certain areas of the Community
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 1624/98 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas eligibility for the compensatory payment under the general scheme referred to Article 2(5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 is subject to an obligation to set-aside land; whereas the detailed rules of application laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 762/94 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1981/98 (4), specify that the set-aside period shall commence on 15 January at the latest and that no agricultural production is allowed on set-aside land;
Whereas, as a result of adverse weather conditions, it is impossible for producers in certain areas within certain Member States to harvest existing crops, in particular of potatoes, sugar beet, fodder beet, carrots or parsnips prior to 15 January 1999 on land destined to be set aside; whereas exceptionally the harvest of those crops prior to 28 February 1999 should, on an application by a producer, be allowed without this prohibiting the land from being validly set aside, provided that a producer proves that the relevant conditions are satisfied;
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
On application to the competent authority of the Member State concerned, and notwithstanding Article 3(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 762/94 prohibiting agricultural production on set-aside land, where a producer can prove:
- that, as a result of adverse weather conditions it was impossible to harvest an existing crop prior to 15 January 1999,
- that the crop, if harvested, was harvested prior to 28 February 1999,
- that all other relevant conditions in relation to set-aside land have been respected,
that land may be considered to be validly set aside in respect of the 1999 harvest.
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 15 January 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.9.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 283/44
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1024/2014
of 26 September 2014
fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities covered by applications for import licences lodged from 8 to 14 September 2014 under the tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 170/2013 in the sugar sector and suspending submission of applications for such licences
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007 (1), and in particular Article 188(1) and (3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 (2) and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 170/2013 (3) opened annual tariff quotas for imports of sugar products.
(2) The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 8 to 14 September 2014 for the subperiod from 1 to 31 October 2014 exceed the quantities available under order number 09.4321. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined by fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities requested, calculated in accordance with Article 7(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 (4). Submission of further applications for import licences under that order number should be suspended until the end of the quota period.
(3) The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged from 8 to 14 September 2014 for the subperiod from 1 to 31 October 2014 are equal to the quantities available under order number 09.4367. Submission of further applications for import licences under that order number should be suspended until the end of the quota period.
(4) In order to ensure the efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
1.   The quantities covered by import licence applications lodged under Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 170/2013 from 8 to 14 September 2014 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficient set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2.   Submission of further applications for import licences under the order numbers indicated in the Annex shall be suspended until the end of the 2014/2015 quota period.
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.
1.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 256/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1617/2005
of 30 September 2005
fixing the production refund on white sugar used in the chemical industry for the period from 1 to 31 October 2005
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), and in particular the fifth indent of Article 7(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, production refunds may be granted on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) and (f) of that Regulation, on syrups listed in Article 1(1)(d) thereof and on chemically pure fructose covered by CN code 1702 50 00 as an intermediate product, that are in one of the situations referred to in Article 23(2) of the Treaty and are used in the manufacture of certain products of the chemical industry.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 of 27 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards granting the production refund on certain sugar products used in the chemical industry (2) provides that these refunds shall be determined according to the refund fixed for white sugar.
(3) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 provides that the production refund on white sugar is to be fixed at monthly intervals commencing on the first day of each month.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The production refund on white sugar referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1265/2001 shall be equal to 33,838 EUR/100 kg net for the period from 1 to 31 October 2005.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
10.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 158/231
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2013/19/EU
of 13 May 2013
adapting Directive 94/80/EC laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections by citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 3(4) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Croatia, and in particular Article 50 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 50 of the Act of Accession of Croatia, where acts of the institutions adopted prior to accession require adaptation by reason of accession, and the necessary adaptations have not been provided for in that Act of Accession or in the Annexes thereto, the Council, acting by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission, shall, to this end, adopt the necessary acts, if the original act was not adopted by the Commission.
(2) The Final Act of the Conference which drew up and adopted the Treaty of Accession of Croatia indicated that the High Contracting Parties had reached political agreement on a set of adaptations to acts adopted by the institutions required by reason of accession and invited the Council and the Commission to adopt those adaptations before accession, completed and updated where necessary to take account of the evolution of the law of the Union.
(3) Council Directive 94/80/EC (1) should therefore be amended accordingly,
The Annex to Directive 94/80/EC is replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Directive.
1.   Member States shall adopt and publish, by the date of accession of Croatia to the Union at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
They shall apply those provisions from the date of accession of Croatia to the Union.
When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force subject to and as from the date of the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of Croatia.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
8.11.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 308/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1642/2006
of 7 November 2006
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 as regards the catch limits for the stock of sprat in ICES zones IIa (EC waters) and IV (EC waters)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (1), and in particular Article 5(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Preliminary catch limits for sprat in ICES zones IIa (EC waters) and IV (EC waters) are laid down in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006.
(2) Pursuant to Article 5(7) of that Regulation, the Commission may revise the catch limits in the light of scientific information collected during the first half of 2006.
(3) In the light of the scientific information collected during the first half of 2006, the catch limits for sprat in the zones concerned should be reduced.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 is 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.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2816/95 of 30 November 1995 fixing the guide  prices for the fishery products listed in Annex I  (A), (D) and (E) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92  for the 1996 fishing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
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), and in particular Article 9  (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 9  (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides that a guide price shall be  fixed for each of the products listed in Annex I  (A), (D) and (E) of the Regulation at a level  which will help to stabilize market prices and avoid the formation of surpluses in the Community;  whereas that level must also help support producers' income and at the same time take account of  consumers' interest;
Whereas the guide price shall be based on the average of prices as defined in Article 9  (2) of  that Regulation and on an assessment of production and demand prospects;
Whereas for the 1996 fishing year the application of these criteria involves an increase for  certain products and the stabilization or decrease of prices for others compared with prices  applicable during the current fishing year,
The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December  1996 shall be set as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation for the products listed in Annex I   (A), (D) and (E) to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the commercial categories to which they  relate.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1186/2002
of 2 July 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 of 19 December 2000 on information and promotion actions for agricultural products on the internal market(1), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 94/2002(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 434/2002(3), lays down detailed rules for applying Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000.
(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 specifies certain details of the procedure for examination and approval by the Commission of programmes drawn up by trade federations and interbranch organisations.
(3) Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 specifies certain details of the procedure for examination and approval by the Commission of programmes submitted by Member States where Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 is applied.
(4) For reasons of clarity and legal security, provision should be made for the above procedures to include a decision to be taken by the Commission on which programmes are eligible under the indicative budgets referred to in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 94/2002.
(5) As a result, Article 7(3) and Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 should be adapted.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion delivered at the joint meeting of the management committees on agricultural product promotion,
Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 is replaced by the following: "3. After checking the programmes on the final list referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000, the Commission shall decide which programmes it can part-finance under the indicative budgets given in Annex III to this Regulation no later than 14 August 2002 the first time and no later than 15 November thereafter.
The Commission shall notify the joint management committees provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000 of its decision."
The last sentence of Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 94/2002 is replaced by the following: "The Commission shall decide which programmes it can part-finance under the indicative budgets given in Annex III to this Regulation no later than 30 September 2002 the first time and no later than 15 December thereafter.
The Commission shall notify the joint management committees of its decision."
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1739/95 of 17 July 1995 adopting certain transitional measures relating to the entry price arrangements applicable to sour cherries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 of 22 December 1994 on the adjustments and transitional arrangements required in the agricultural sector in order to implement the agreements concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations (1), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (2), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1359/95 of 23 July 1987 (3), contains in Part 3, Section I, Annex 2 in the combined nomenclature the list of products to which an entry price applies and also, in respect of those products, the scale of entry prices used for the tariff classification of imported products and for determining the import duties applicable; whereas the entry price arrangements were introduced into the fruit and vegetables sector as a result of the agreement on agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations; whereas application on the said entry prices in the case of sour cherries, products which are used exclusively by the processing industry, can represent an excessive burden for the industry and thus hinder trade and bring about a disturbance on the Community market;
Whereas the period of importation for sour cherries commences on 15 June; whereas, until the Council adopts a measure reducing the entry prices for the product in question, it is necessary to adopt certain transitional measures in order to allow the industry to be supplied and trade to operate under normal conditions; whereas it is necessary therefore to derogate from Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 and to make these transitional measures applicable from 15 June 1995; whereas, pursuant to Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3290/94, their period of application under this Regulation may not extend beyond 30 June 1996;
Whereas the entry prices to be determined for this product must take into account the average unit values recorded in trade over a representative period; whereas the ad valorem autonomous rates of duty for the product should be reduced also to the same level as the ad valorem conventional rates of duty;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
Annex I, Part 3, Section I, Annex 2 in the combined nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended as set out in 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 Communities.
It shall apply from 15 June 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
9.9.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 288/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1575/2004
of 8 September 2004
repealing Regulations (EC) No 717/96, (EC) No 1484/96, (EC) No 1508/96, (EC) No 164/97, (EC) No 299/97 and (EC) No 1112/97 related to exceptional support measures for the beef market in Belgium, Germany, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in the beef and veal sector (1), and in particular Article 39 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulations (EC) No 717/96 (2), (EC) No 1484/96 (3), (EC) No 1508/96 (4), (EC) No 164/97 (5), (EC) No 299/97 (6) and (EC) No 1112/97 (7) adopting exceptional support measures in Belgium, Germany, France, Ireland, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom, authorised the Member States concerned to pay compensation for bovine animals slaughtered by order of their competent authorities as part of measures concerning the eradication of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
(2) Since the conditions which led to the adoption of these measures are no longer fulfilled, it is necessary to repeal Regulations (EC) No 717/96, (EC) No 1484/96, (EC) No 1508/96, (EC) No 164/97, (EC) No 299/97 and (EC) No 1112/97.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Regulations (EC) No 717/96, (EC) No 1484/96, (EC) No 1508/96, (EC) No 164/97, (EC) No 299/97 and (EC) No 1112/97 are repealed.
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 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 13 June 2002
amending Decision 2001/881/EC as regards the list of border inspection posts agreed for veterinary checks on animals and animal products from third countries
(notified under document number C(2002) 2113)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2002/455/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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(1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
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(2), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC(3), and in particular Article 6(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 2001/881/EC(4) draws up a list of border inspection posts approved for veterinary checks of live animals and animal products from third countries.
(2) At the request of the United Kingdom authorities, and following a Community inspection, a border inspection post at the port of Peterhead must be added to the list.
(3) 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 the Annex to Decision 2001/881/EC, the list of border inspection posts for the United Kingdom is amended by the addition of the following entry: ">TABLE>"
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.