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29.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 346/17
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 December 2007
amending the Council’s Rules of Procedure
(2007/881/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 121(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28(1) and 41(1) thereof,
Having regard to Article 2(2) of Annex III to the Council’s Rules of Procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1) Article 11(5) of the Council’s Rules of Procedure (hereinafter referred to as Rules of Procedure) provides that when a decision is to be adopted by the Council by a qualified majority, and if a member of the Council so requests, it shall be verified that the Member States constituting the qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total population of the European Union calculated according to the population figures set out in Article 1 of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure.
(2) Article 2(2) of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure, on detailed rules for implementing the provisions concerning the weighting of votes in the Council, provides that, with effect from 1 January each year, the Council shall, in accordance with the data available to the Statistical Office of the European Communities on 30 September of the preceding year, amend the figures set out in Article 1 of that Annex.
(3) The Rules of Procedure should therefore be amended accordingly for 2008,
Article 1 of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure shall be replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
For the purposes of implementing Article 205(4) of the EC Treaty, Article 118(4) of the Euratom Treaty, and the third subparagraph of Article 23(2) and Article 34(3) of the EU Treaty, the total population of each Member State for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2008 shall be as follows:
Member State Population
Germany 82 314,9
France 63 392,1
United Kingdom 60 823,8
Italy 59 131,3
Spain 44 474,6
Poland 38 125,5
Romania 21 565,1
Netherlands 16 358
Greece 11 171,7
Portugal 10 599,1
Belgium 10 584,5
Czech Republic 10 287,2
Hungary 10 066,1
Sweden 9 113,2
Austria 8 298,9
Bulgaria 7 679,3
Denmark 5 447,1
Slovakia 5 393,6
Finland 5 276,9
Ireland 4 319,4
Lithuania 3 384,9
Latvia 2 281,3
Slovenia 2 010,3
Estonia 1 342,4
Cyprus 778,7
Luxembourg 476,2
Malta 407,8
Total 495 103,9
Threshold (62 %) 306 964,4’
This Decision shall take effect on 1 January 2008.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/2002
of 31 May 2002
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 98th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 98th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1624/2002
of 12 September 2002
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 597/2002(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1557/2002(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1576/2002(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 1557/2002,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1557/2002 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 September 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.4.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 95/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 317/2008
of 7 April 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 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules of Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (1), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) 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 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 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3298/91  of 12 November 1991  amending Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 laying down the detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1734/91 (2), and in particular Article 72 (5) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2392/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2356/91 (4), lays down general rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 of 16 October 1991 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2384/91 (6), lays down detailed rules for the description and presentation of wines and grape musts;
Whereas the time limit laid down for supplementing Annex V to Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90 should be brought forward by two months to permit products for which bottles of the 'Bocksbeutel' or 'Cantil' type may be used in Portugal to be defined;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
In the second subparagraph of Article 20 (2) (b) (i) of Regulation (EEC) No 3201/90, '31 October 1991' is replaced by '31 Decenber 1991'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 November 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1671/2001
of 20 August 2001
fixing Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses with a view to the application of the arrangements governing imports of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
Pursuant to Article 2(2) and Article 3 of abovementioned Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87, Community import and producer prices are fixed each fortnight for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses and apply for two-weekly periods. Pursuant to Article 1b of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 of 17 March 1988 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the import into the Community of certain floricultural products originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(4), those prices are determined for fortnightly periods on the basis of weighted prices provided by the Member States. Those prices should be fixed immediately so the customs duties applicable can be determined. To that end, provision should be made for this Regulation to enter into force immediately,
The Community producer and import prices for uniflorous (bloom) carnations, multiflorous (spray) carnations, large-flowered roses and small-flowered roses as referred to in Article 1b of Regulation (EEC) No 700/88 for a fortnightly period shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 August 2001.
It shall apply from 22 August to 4 September 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1065/86
of 11 April 1986
determining the mountain areas in which the premium for goatmeat producers is granted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 of 27 June 1980 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 882/86 (2), and in particular Article 5 (1) thereof,
Whereas the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 provides for the granting of a premium in order to offset, to the extent necessary, income loss by goatmeat producers in mountain areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC, other than the areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80, provided that it is established that the production of those areas meets the two criteria set out in the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80; whereas the mountain areas in question should therefore be determined;
Whereas in the case of the Member States of the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 all of France's and Italy's mountain areas within the meaning of the Directive are deemed to meet those criteria; whereas, given that mountain areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of the Directive have not yet been laid down in the case of Portugal and Spain, determination of the areas in those two Member States in which goatmeat producers will be eligible for the premium should be deferred;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
The criteria referred to in the second indent of the first subparagraph of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 are hereby deemed to be met in the case of the following regions:
1.2 // 1. France:   // All the mountain areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC other than the areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80.  // 2. Italy:   // All the mountain areas within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC, other than the areas specified in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from the marketing year which begins in 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 335/15
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1320/2011
of 16 December 2011
implementing Article 8a(1) of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus (1), and in particular Article 8a(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 18 May 2006, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus.
(2) In view of the gravity of the situation in Belarus, additional persons should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006,
The persons listed in Annex to this Regulation shall be added to the list set out in Annex IA to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3737/92  of 23 December 1992  re-establishing the levying of the customs duties applicable to products of CN code 2523 originating in Poland, to which the tariff ceilings of Council Regulation (EEC) No 521/92 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 521/92 of 27 February 1992 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas and ceilings for certain agricultural and industrial products originating in Hungary, Poland and the Czech  and Slovak Federal Republic (CSFR) (1), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, in pursuance of Article 1 of that Regulation, Hungary, Poland and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (CSFR) shall benefit from preferential tariff arrangements, in particular the preferential tariff ceilings laid down in column 5 of Annex I  of that Regulation; whereas, under Article 3 of that Regulation, as soon as the ceilings have been reached, the Commission may adopt a Regulation re-establishing the customs duties applicable to the third countries in question until the end of the  calendar year;
Whereas that ceiling was reached on 16 July 1992, by charges of imports of the products listed in the Annex, originating in Poland to which the tariff preferences apply; whereas the situation on the Community market requires that customs duties  applicable to this country on the products in question be reimposed;
Whereas, it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question,
As from 27 December 1942, the levying of customs duties, suspended for 1992 in pursuance of Regulation (EEC) No 521/92, shall be re-establish on imports into the Community of the products listed in the Annex, originating in Poland.
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 2204/98 of 14 October 1998 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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 82/97 (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 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1677/98 (4), 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 16 October 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.1.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 23/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 75/2009
of 26 January 2009
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 27 January 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
22.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 367/32
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1949/2006
of 21 December 2006
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 of 28 June 2006 on a standing invitation to tender to determine refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2006/2007 marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 21 December 2006, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the partial invitation to tender ending on 21 December 2006, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 shall be 29,338 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 465/2002
of 14 March 2002
on the issuing of system A3 export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 226/2002(2) opens an invitation to tender setting the indicative refund rates and indicative quantities for system A3 export licences other than those tendered for as part of food aid.
(2) In the light of the tenders submitted, the maximum refund rates and the percentages for reducing the quantities awarded for tenders quoting those maximum rates should be set.
(3) In the case of oranges, lemons and apples, the maximum rate necessary to award licences for the indicative quantity up to the quantities tendered for is not more than one-and-a-half times the indicative refund rate,
In the case of oranges, lemons and apples, the maximum refund rates and the percentages for reducing the quantities awarded under the invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 226/2002 shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 2002.