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1.3.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 59/36
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 27 February 2012
repealing Decision ECB/2010/3 on temporary measures relating to the eligibility of marketable debt instruments issued or guaranteed by the Greek Government
(ECB/2012/2)
(2012/133/EU)
THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first indent of Article 127(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter the ‘Statute of the ESCB’), and in particular Article 12.1 and the second indent of Article 34.1, in conjunction with the first indent of Article 3.1 and Article 18.2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Article 18.1 of the Statute of the ESCB, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro may conduct credit operations with credit institutions and other market participants, with lending being based on adequate collateral. The criteria determining the eligibility of collateral for the purposes of Eurosystem monetary policy operations are laid down in Annex I to Guideline ECB/2011/14 of 20 September 2011 on monetary policy instruments and procedures of the Eurosystem (1) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘General Documentation’).
(2) Pursuant to Section 1.6 of the General Documentation, the Governing Council of the ECB may, at any time, change the instruments, conditions, criteria and procedures for the execution of Eurosystem monetary policy operations. Pursuant to Section 6.3.1 of the General Documentation, the Eurosystem reserves the right to determine whether an issue, issuer, debtor or guarantor fulfils its requirements for high credit standards on the basis of any information it may consider relevant.
(3) Decision ECB/2010/3 of 6 May 2010 on temporary measures relating to the eligibility of marketable debt instruments issued or guaranteed by the Greek Government (2) temporarily suspended, as an exceptional measure, the Eurosystem’s minimum requirements for credit quality thresholds applicable to marketable debt instruments issued by the Greek Government or issued by entities established in Greece and fully guaranteed by the Greek Government.
(4) The Hellenic Republic has decided to launch a debt exchange offer in the context of private sector involvement to holders of marketable debt instruments issued by the Greek Government.
(5) The adequacy as collateral for Eurosystem operations of the marketable debt instruments issued by the Greek Government, or issued by entities established in Greece and fully guaranteed by the Greek Government, has been further negatively affected by such decision of the Hellenic Republic.
(6) Decision ECB/2010/3 should be repealed,
Repeal of Decision ECB/2010/3
Decision ECB/2010/3 is repealed.
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on 28 February 2012.
17.6.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 154/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 918/2005
of 16 June 2005
fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products in the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2).
(3) As far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture. These quantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying the detailed rules set out above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 June 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1434/2001
of 13 July 2001
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 79th 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 Regulation (EC) No 1670/2000(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 79th 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 14 July 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1220/86
of 24 April 1986
concerning the stopping of fishing for salmon by vessels flying the flag of Denmark
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the Member States (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3723/85 (2), and in particular Article 10 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3725/85 of 20 December 1985, allocating quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in Swedish waters (3), provides for salmon quotas for 1986;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division IIId (Swedish waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark have reached the quota allocated for 1986;
Catches of salmon in the waters of ICES division IIId (Swedish waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Denmark for 1986.
Fishing for salmon in the waters of ICES division IIId (Swedish waters) by vessels flying the flag of Denmark or registered in Denmark is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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.
1.10.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 287/20
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1039/2014
of 30 September 2014
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
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),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
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 (EC) No 729/2004
of 15 April 2004
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code(2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN codes indicated in column 2.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2395/97 of 2 December 1997 setting the maximum amounts of aid to compensate for appreciable revaluations of the pound sterling of 5 June and 21 August 1997
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 724/97 of 22 April 1997 determining measures and compensation relating to appreciable revaluations that affect farm incomes (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 724/97 lays down that the Member States may grant aid to farmers to compensate for appreciable revaluations; whereas the compensatory aid is to be granted pursuant to the terms laid down in that Regulation and in Commission Regulation (EC) No 805/97 of 2 May 1997 laying down detailed rules for compensation relating to appreciable revaluations (2);
Whereas the compensatory aid is established in accordance with Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Regulation (EC) No 724/97 and includes a principal amount and, where appropriate, supplementary amounts pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 4 (2) of that Regulation;
Whereas, to facilitate preparation of the grant of aid in particular, the ceiling for the principal amount of the first instalment of compensatory aid should be based on the latest data available for the revaluations that occurred on 5 June and 21 August 1997 as regards the pound sterling; whereas these maximum amounts are established without prejudice to a reduction or cancellation in the case of an agricultural conversion rate increase during the observation period referred to in Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 724/97 and without prejudice to the possibility of granting supplementary amounts pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 3 (2) of that Regulation;
Whereas, to apply Regulation (EC) No 805/97, the period referred to in Article 3 (1) of that Regulation must be specified so that aid is linked to previous production;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,
The maximum principal amount of the first instalment of compensatory aid for the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 805/97 shall be:
- ECU 133 140 000 for the appreciable revaluation that occurred on 5 June 1997,
- ECU 155 420 000 for the appreciable revaluation that occurred on 21 August 1997.
1. The amounts fixed in this Regulation are established without prejudice to the consequences of Article 4 (3) of Regulation (EC) No 724/97.
2. For the purposes of granting compensatory aid whose maximum amounts are fixed by this Regulation, the period referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 805/97 shall end on 31 August 1997 at the latest.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.
18.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 212/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 782/2014
of 17 July 2014
suspending submission of applications for import licences for sugar products under certain tariff quotas
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,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 891/2009 of 25 September 2009 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Quantities covered by applications for import licences submitted to the competent authorities from 1 to 7 July 2014 in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 891/2009, are equal to the quantity available under order number 09.4325.
(2) Submission of further applications for licences for order number 09.4325 should be suspended until the end of the marketing year, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 891/2009,
Submission of further applications for licences, which correspond to the order numbers indicated in the Annex, shall be suspended until the end of the marketing year 2013/2014.
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.
Council Regulation (EC) No 542/2003
of 21 January 2003
concerning the export of certain steel products from the Czech Republic to the Community for the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation to the date of accession by the Czech Republic to the European Union (extension of the double-checking system)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part(1), entered into force on 1 February 1995.
(2) The Parties decided by Decision No 1/2003(2) of the Association Council to extend the double-checking system introduced by Decision No 3/97(3) of the Association Council for the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation to the date of accession by the Czech Republic to the European Union.
(3) It is consequently necessary to extend the Community implementing legislation introduced by Council Regulation (EC) No 87/98 of 19 December 1997 concerning the export of certain ECSC and EC steel products from the Czech Republic to the Community for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1998 (double-checking system)(4),
Regulation (EC) No 87/98 shall continue to apply for the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation to the date of accession by the Czech Republic to the European Union, in accordance with the provisions of Decision No 1/2003 of the Association Council between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part.
Regulation (EC) No 87/98 shall in consequence be amended as follows:
1. in the title, preamble and Article 1(1) and (4) references to the period "1 January to 31 December 2002" shall be replaced by references to "7 April 2003 to the date of accession by the Czech Republic to the European Union";
2. Annex I to that Regulation shall be replaced by the text contained in Annex I;
3. Annex IV to that Regulation shall be replaced by the text contained in Annex II.
Goods shipped to the Community from 1 January 2003 to the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 10th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 10 March 1995 laying down the methods of control for maintaining the officially brucellosis free status of bovine herds in Sweden (Only the Swedish text is authentic) (95/74/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and in particular Article 3 (13) thereof,
Whereas more than 99,8 % of bovine herds in Sweden have been declared officially brucellosis free within the meaning of Article 2 (e) of Directive 64/432/EEC and as having fulfilled the conditions for this qualification for at least 10 years; whereas no case of abortion due to a brucella infection has been recorded for at least three years;
Whereas in order to maintain this qualification, it is necessary to lay down control measures ensuring its efficacy and which are adapted to the special health situation of bovine herds in Sweden;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In order to maintain the officially brucellosis free status of bovine herds in Sweden, the following conditions must be met:
- every bovine animal suspected of being infected with brucellosis must be notified to the competent authorities and must undergo official investigations for brucellosis including at least two serological blood tests including competent fixation as well as a microbiological examination of appropriate samples taken in the case of an abortion,
- during the period of suspicion, which will continue until negative results have been obtained from the tests provided for in the first indent, the officially brucellosis free status shall be suspended in the case of the herd of the suspected bovine animal or animals.
Details of any positive herds, as well as an epidemiological report, shall be communicated to the Commission without delay.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Sweden.