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26.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 223/31
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2009/113/EC
of 25 August 2009
amending Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Directive 2006/126/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on driving licences (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The minimum requirements for fitness to drive are not harmonised to the full extent. Member States are allowed to impose standards that are stricter than the minimum European requirements, as laid down in Annex III point 5 to Directive 2006/126/EC.
(2) Since the existence of different requirements in different Member States may affect the principle of free movement the Council specifically asked for a review of the medical standards for driver licensing in its resolution of 26 June 2000.
(3) In line with this Council resolution, the Commission advised that medium- and long-term work should be undertaken in order to adapt Annex III to scientific and technical progress as laid down in Article 8 of Directive 2006/126/EC.
(4) Eyesight, diabetes and epilepsy were identified as being medical conditions affecting fitness to drive which needed to be considered; to that end working groups comprised of specialists appointed by Member States were set up.
(5) These working groups produced reports with a view to updating the relevant points of Annex III to Directive 2006/126/EC.
(6) Directive 2006/126/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(7) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on driving licences,
Annex III to Directive 2006/126/EC is amended as set out in the Annex.
1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive no later than one year after entry into force of this Directive. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt those provisions, 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 texts of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1943/95 of 4 August 1995 fixing the amount of aid to Portuguese producers of paddy rice for the 1995/96 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 738/93 of 17 March 1993 amending the transitional measures governing the organization of the market in cereals and rice in Portugal laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 3653/90 (1) and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas the special aid for rice producers in Portugal specified in Article 1 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 738/93 must be reduced by a fourth for the marketing year 1995/96; whereas the amount thereof must therefore be fixed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The special aid for Portugal for the marketing year 1995/96 referred to in Article 1 (1) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 738/93 is hereby fixed at ECU 22,64/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 September 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
12.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 327/40
POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE DECISION Atalanta/8/2009
of 4 December 2009
on the appointment of an EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somalia coast (Atalanta)
(2009/946/CFSP)
THE POLITICAL AND SECURITY COMMITTEE
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 38 thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP of 10 November 2008 on a European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somalia coast (1) (Atalanta), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 6 of Joint Action 2008/851/CFSP the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee (PSC) to take decisions on the appointment of the EU Force Commander.
(2) On 22 July 2009, the PSC adopted Decision Atalanta/6/2009 (2) appointing Commodore Peter BINDT as EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somalia coast.
(3) The EU Operation Commander has recommended the appointment of Rear Admiral Giovanni GUMIERO as the new EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somalia coast.
(4) The EU Military Committee has supported that recommendation.
(5) In accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and implementation of decisions and actions of the European Union which have defence implications,
Rear Admiral Giovanni GUMIERO is hereby appointed EU Force Commander for the European Union military operation to contribute to the deterrence, prevention and repression of acts of piracy and armed robbery off the Somalia coast.
This Decision shall enter into force on 13 December 2009.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 847/2002
of 17 May 2002
prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2555/2001 of 18 December 2001 fixing for 2002 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 limitations in catch are required(3), lays down quotas for cod for 2002.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions VII b to k, VIII, IX, X, CECAF 34.1.1 (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have exhausted the quota allocated for 2002. Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock from 3 April 2002. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of cod in the waters of ICES divisions VII b to k, VIII, IX, X, CEFAC 34.1.1 (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 2002.
Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES divisions VII b to k, VIII, IX, X, CEFAC 34.1.1 (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 3 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1755/2002
of 1 October 2002
on the issuing of system B export licences for 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 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1110/2002(3) fixed the indicative quantities laid down for the issue of export licences in the fruit and vegetable sector other than those requested in the context of food aid.
(2) In the light of information now available to the Commission, the indicative quantities have been exceeded in the case of oranges, table grapes and peaches.
(3) Those overruns are without prejudice to compliance with the limits resulting from the agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty. The rate of refund for all products covered by licences applied for under system B between 1 July and 16 September 2002 should be the indicative rate,
1. The percentages for the issuing of system B export licences, as referred to in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001, and applied for between 1 July and 16 September 2002, by which the quantities applied for and the rates of refund applicable must be multiplied, are as fixed in the Annex hereto.
2. Paragraph 1 does not apply to licences applied for in connection with food-aid operations as provided for in Article 10(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.3.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 81/28
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 266/2008
of 19 March 2008
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.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards 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 is to 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.
(3) In accordance with the second paragraph of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.
(4) Article 11 of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded under the Uruguay Round lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(5) 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 I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 and in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, and exported in the form of goods listed in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 March 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1519/93 of 21 June 1993 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1738/89 laying down detailed rules on production aid for durum wheat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1738/92 (2), and in particular Article 10 (5) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3103/76 of 16 December 1976 on aid for durum wheat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3656/90 (4), lays down general rules on aid for durum wheat; whereas the Commission must lay down the detailed rules for  their application;
Whereas Italy has stepped up checks on production aid for durum wheat by means of an exhaustive verification of areas covered by aid applications; whereas the number of applications calling for further investigation does not permit certain  administrative deadlines laid down by Community regulations to be met; whereas this is the case in particular for the time limit for the payment of production aid for durum wheat, which was set at 30 April by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1738/89 (5),  as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 920/90 (6); whereas Italy should therefore be authorized to extend the time limit in question as regards payments in respect of the 1992/93 marketing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Notwithstanding Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1738/89, Italy is hereby authorized to pay the aid for durum wheat in respect of the 1992/93 marketing year by 15 September 1993 at the latest.
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.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 4 May 1988
amending for the second time Decision 83/73/EEC on the establishment of a buffer zone in the region of Evros (Greece) and a financial contribution by the Community to measures to combat foot-and-mouth disease in that region
(Only the Greek text is authentic)
(88/308/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 77/97/EEC of 21 December 1976 on the financing by the Community of certain emergency measures in the field of animal health (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas, by Decision 83/73/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 85/224/EEC (4), the Commission made provision for a financial contribution by the Community to measures taken by Greece in a buffer zone in the region of Evros to combat foot-and-mouth disease; whereas the contribution was restricted to expenditure incurred by Greece from 1983 until 1987;
Whereas the situation regarding foot-and-mouth disease in certain regions of south-eastern Europe and the Middle East necessitates the continuation of the measures taken by Greece for a further period; whereas the danger of exotic strains of foot-and-mouth disease spreading in Greece and in the other Member States persists;
Whereas the conditions for a financial contribution by the Community are met; whereas in order to be completely effective, this contribution should amount to the maximum authorized by Decision 77/97/EEC;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Article 2 of Decision 83/73/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 2
The Community shall make a contribution of:
- 100 % of expenditure incurred by Greece in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989 in buying foot-and-mouth vaccine to be used in the buffer zone referred to in Article 1,
- 50 % of expenditure incurred by Greece in 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1989 in carrying out foot-and-mouth disease vaccination in the buffer zone referred to in Article 1.
This contribution shall be granted after submission of documentary evidence and a detailed report on the vaccination campaign.'
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 8 November 1989
authorizing the Kingdom of Spain to permit temporarily the marketing of durum wheat seed not satisfying the requirements of Council Directive 66/402/EEC
(89/590/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 66/402/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of cereal seed (1), as last amended by Directive 89/2/EEC (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,
Having regard to the request submitted by the Kingdom of Spain,
Whereas in Spain the production of seed of durum wheat satisfying the requirements of Directive 660/402/EEC has been insufficient in 1989 and therefore is not adequate to meet that country's needs;
Whereas it is not possible to cover this demand satisfactorily with seed from other Member States, or from third countries, satisfying all the requirements laid down in the said Directive;
Whereas the Kingdom of Spain should therefore be authorized to permit for a period expiring on 31 March 1990, the marketing of seed of the abovementioned species subject to less stringent requirements;
Whereas, moreover, other Member States, which are able to supply Spain with such seed not satisfying the requirements of the Directive should be authorized to permit the marketing of such seed provided it is intended for Spain;
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 Kingdom of Spain is authorized to permit, for a period expiring on 31 March 1990 the marketing in its territory of a maximum of 2 700 tonnes of seed of durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) of very early, short-stemmed varieties of the categories 'certified seed of the first generation' or 'certified seed of the second generation', which does not satisfy the requirements laid down in Annex II to Directive 66/402/EEC with regard to the minimum germination capacity, provided that the following requirements are satisfied:
(a) the germination capacity is at least 80 % of pure seed;
(b) the official label shall bear the following endorsements:
- 'minimum germination capacity 80 %',
- 'intended exclusively for Spain'.
The other Member States are hereby authorized to permit, subject to the conditions laid down in Article 1, the marketing in their territory of a maximum of 2 700 000 of durum wheat seed provided that it is intended exclusively for Spain. The official label shall bear the endorsements referred to in Article 1 (b).
Member States shall notify the Commission before 31 May 1990 of the quantities of seed marketed in their territory pursuant to this Decision. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 20 December 1982
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Tektronix - Waveform Viewing Transient Digitizer System, model WP 2010' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/929/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 608/82 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 3 May 1982, the Federal Republic of Germany has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as 'Tektronix - Waveform Viewing Transient Digitizer System, model WP 2010', ordered on 13 November 1978 and to be used for the measurement of short phase-transformation times in metal alloys and in particular for recording the development of the phase-transformation in time, should be considered to be a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 20 October 1982 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a signal acquisition system; whereas its objective technical characteristics, such as the sensibility in the field of the temporal measurement, and the use to which it is put make it specially suited to scientific research; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for scientific activities; whereas it must therefore be considered to be a scientific apparatus;
Whereas, on the basis of information received from Member States, apparatus of equivalent scientific value capable of use for the same purpose is not currently manufactured in the Community; whereas, therefore, duty-free admission of this apparatus is justified,
The apparatus described as 'Tektronix - Waveform Viewing Transient Digitizer System, model WP 2010', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 3 May 1982, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.