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5.5.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 120/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 685/2006
of 4 May 2006
fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector applicable from 5 May 2006
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 market in sugar (1), and in particular Article 24(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for imports of molasses in the sugar sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (2), stipulates that the cif import price for molasses established in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68 (3), is to be considered the representative price. That price is fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(2) For the purpose of fixing the representative prices, account must be taken of all the information provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, except in the cases provided for in Article 4 of that Regulation and those prices should be fixed, where appropriate, in accordance with the method provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation.
(3) Prices not referring to the standard quality should be adjusted upwards or downwards, according to the quality of the molasses offered, in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.
(4) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product concerned and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the terms laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95. Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed.
(5) The representative prices and additional import duties for the products concerned should be fixed in accordance with Articles 1(2) and 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 May 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
2.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 322/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1188/2008
of 1 December 2008
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 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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 December 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
7.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 152/32
COMMISSION DECISION
of 31 May 2006
amending the Appendix to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession as regards certain establishments in the meat and fish sectors in Slovakia
(notified under document number C(2006) 2073)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/394/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Annex XIV, Chapter 5, Section B, paragraph (d) thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Slovakia has been granted transitional periods for certain establishments listed in the Appendix (1) to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession.
(2) The Appendix to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession has been amended by Commission Decisions 2004/463/EC (2), 2005/189/EC (3) and 2005/661/EC (4).
(3) According to an official declaration from the Slovak competent authority one meat establishment has completed its upgrading process and is now in full compliance with Community legislation. One meat establishment on the list of establishments in transition has partially ceased its activities. One fish establishment has been closed. Those establishments should therefore be deleted from the list of establishments in transition.
(4) The Appendix to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession should therefore be amended accordingly. For the sake of clarity, it should be replaced.
(5) The Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has been informed of the measures provided for in this Decision,
The Appendix to Annex XIV to the 2003 Act of Accession is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
6.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 154/5
COUNCIL DECISION
of 13 May 2013
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Russian Federation on drug precursors
(2013/263/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The European Union and the Russian Federation should strengthen their cooperation to prevent diversion of drug precursors from the legal trade, in order to counter the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
(2) On 23 March 2009, the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with the Russian Federation for an Agreement between the European Union and the Russian Federation on drug precursors (the ‘Agreement’). The negotiations were conducted by the Commission within the framework of the negotiating directives adopted by the Council and were successfully concluded.
(3) The Agreement should ensure full respect of fundamental rights, in particular a high level of protection for the processing and transfer of personal data between its Parties.
(4) The Agreement should be signed on behalf of the European Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement,
The signing of the Agreement between the European Union and the Russian Federation on drug precursors (the ‘Agreement’) is hereby authorised on behalf of the Union, subject to the conclusion of the said Agreement (1).
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the Union.
The Commission, assisted by representatives of the Member States, shall represent the Union on the Joint Follow-up Expert Group set up under Article 9 of the Agreement.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1847/85
of 2 July 1985
fixing the list of representative producer markets for certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1332/84 (2), and in particular Article 17 (2) thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 16 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, for each of the products listed in Annex II to the said Regulation and for each marketing year, a basic price and a buying-in price are fixed; whereas, in accordance with Article 17 of the same Regulation, the list of representative producer markets for these products must be drawn up; whereas, for the purposes of compiling this list, only those markets in the Member States in which, for a given product, a large proportion of national production is marketed throughout the marketing year, or during one of the periods in which the marketing year has been subdivided, should be taken into account;
Whereas the list of representative producer markets has been amended many times since it was fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 604/71 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1341/82 (4); whereas, as a result, details of these markets are at present scattered throughout several separate regulations drawn up at different times; whereas in these circumstances, on account of their dispersion, these texts do not possess the clarity which all regulations should exhibit; whereas the consolidation of these texts should consequently be undertaken and certain adjustments made to the list of representative markets;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
For each of the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72, the markets in Member States given in the lists appearing in the Annexes to this Regulation shall be considered to be representative within the meaning of Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72.
Regulation (EEC) No 604/71 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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 26 June 1997 on the carrying out of Community comparative trials and tests on propagating and planting material of certain species of fruit plants under Article 20 (2) of Council Directive 92/34/EEC (97/422/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/34/EEC of 28 April 1992 on the marketing of fruit plant propagating and fruit plants intended for fruit production (1), as last amended by Decision 97/110/EC (2) and in particular Article 20 (2) thereof,
Whereas under this Directive comparative trials and tests shall be carried out in the Member States on samples to check that propagating material or fruit plants of genera and species listed therein comply with the requirements and conditions of the said Directive;
Whereas to this end, it is essential, in particular in the early stages of the Directive's implementation, to ensure adequate representation of the samples participating in the trials and tests for the different origins of production in the entire Community, at least for certain selected crops;
Whereas it is therefore necessary to carry out Community comparative trials and tests in 1997/98 on propagating and planting material of currants (Ribes spp.);
Whereas it is necessary for all Member States to participate in the Community comparative trials and tests, in so far as currants are usually propagated or marketed in their territories, in order to ensure that proper conclusions may be drawn therefrom;
Whereas these Community comparative trials and tests will be used to harmonize, in the first instance, the technical methods of examination of propagating and planting material of these species;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit Genera and Species,
1. Community comparative trials and tests shall be carried out during 1997/98 on propagating and planting material of currants (Ribes spp.).
2. All Member States shall participate in the Community comparative trials and tests, in so far as currants are usually propagated or marketed in their territories.
The detailed arrangements for the carrying out of the Community comparative trials and tests and the assessment of the results thereof shall be made within the Standing Committee on Propagating Material and Plants of Fruit Genera and Species.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2129/2001
of 29 October 2001
amending the import duties in the cereals sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2023/2001(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2077/2001(6).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 2023/2001,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 2023/2001 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 October 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 601/96 of 2 April 1996 establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 482/96 (3), and in particular Article 173 (1) thereof,
Whereas Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation;
Whereas the result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 April 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 418/2004
of 5 March 2004
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003
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), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003(2).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(3) allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 1 to 4 March 2004 at 242,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 March 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
19.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 48/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 280/2005
of 18 February 2005
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs (1), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed in the Annex to that Regulation. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75.
(2) In accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.
(3) Article 11 of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded under the Uruguay Round lays down that the export refund for a product contained in goods may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, exported in the form of goods listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, are fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 28 July 1997 amending Decision 95/328/EC establishing health certification for fishery products from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision (Text with EEA relevance) (97/588/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of fishery products (1), as last amended by Directive 96/23/EC (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 97/296/EC (3), as last amended by Decision 97/564/EC (4), establishes in Part II of the Annex the list of the third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision but which satisfy the requirements of Article 2 (2) of Council Decision 95/408/EC (5), as amended by Decision 97/34/EC (6); for imports from those third countries, health certification is required, as provided for in Commission Decision 95/328/EC (7), which is applicable until 30 June 1997;
Whereas Decision 95/408/EC is applicable until 31 December 1998; whereas the period of validity of Decision 95/328/EC should therefore be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In Article 4 of Decision 95/328/EC the words 'and for a period of two years` are hereby replaced by 'to 31 December 1998`.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
16.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 299/71
COMMISSION DECISION
of 14 November 2005
authorising Germany to continue the experimental use of a new œnological practice
(notified under document number C(2005) 4376)
(Only the German text is authentic)
(2005/791/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 46(2)(f) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 41(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 of 24 July 2000 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine and establishing a Community code of œnological practices and processes (2), Germany has authorised experimental trials involving the use of oak wood chips and shavings in the ageing of wine.
(2) These trials covered the use of several types of oak shavings and chips in contact with the wine, the study of aromatic compounds in the treated wine and the influence of these elements on the organoleptic qualities of the wine after ageing in various containers. It is important to continue these trials in order to clarify certain results of the experiments.
(3) Germany has sent the Commission a communication concerning the trials which the Commission has forwarded to the Member States, together with a request for authorisation to extend the trials for a further three-year period in view of the positive results achieved. Germany has submitted the relevant justification in support of its request.
(4) Grapes from the 2005 harvest are now due to be vinified under those trials.
(5) In accordance with Article 41(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000, it is for the Commission to take a decision on this request.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Germany is hereby authorised to continue to use, on a trial basis, oak wood chips and shavings in the wine ageing process until 31 July 2008, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 41(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000.
This decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.