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REGULATION (EEC) No 2863/71 OF THE COUNCIL  of 30 December 1971  amending Regulation (EEC) No 2049/69 laying down general rules for the denaturing of sugar for animal feed
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009/67/EEC 1 of 18 December 1967 on the common organisation of the market in sugar, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1060/71 2, and in particular Article 9 (7) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas experience has shown the necessity of making certain improvements in the system governing denaturing, in particular as regards a denaturing premium certificate ; whereas, to this end, Council Regulation (EEC) No 2049/69 3 of 17 October 1969 laying down general rules for the denaturing of sugar for animal feed should be amended;
Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2049/69 is hereby repealed. However, it shall continue to apply to operations in respect of which a denaturing premium certificate was issued before the entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 January 1972.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2691/98 of 14 December 1998 amending for the 19th time Regulation (EC) No 913/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in Spain, the Commission adopted Regulation (EC) No 913/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2375/98 (4), to introduce exceptional support measures for the pigmeat market in that Member State;
Whereas the improvement of the veterinary and sanitary situation in the province of Zaragoza allows the stopping of exceptional measures for this area; whereas it is therefore necessary to adapt the list of the eligible zones laid down in Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 913/97 to the new situation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 913/97 is replaced by the Annex hereto.
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 1186/2000
of 5 June 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1337/1999 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999(2),
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2790/94(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1620/1999(4), fixes the detailed rules for applying the special arrangements for supplying the Canary Islands with certain agricultural products.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1337/1999(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1787/1999(6), establishes a balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of milk and milk products; whereas that balance may be revised if necessary by providing for adjustments during the current year in the quantities of products within the overall quantity established as a function of the requirements of the region; whereas, in order to satisfy the Canary Islands' milk product requirements, in particular for concentrated milk, other than in powdered form, intended for human consumption, the quantities established for those products in the forecast balances should be adjusted; whereas, therefore, the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1337/1999 should be amended.
(3) To avoid management problems, the start of the period of application of this Regulation should coincide with the start of the marketing year.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1337/1999 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1999.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 244/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1520/2005
of 19 September 2005
amending the representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 for the 2005/2006 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses (2), and in particular the second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2005/2006 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 (3). These prices and duties were last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1427/2005 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that the said amounts should be changed in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95,
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1011/2005 for the 2005/2006 marketing year are hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 September 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 859/2002
of 23 May 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 2190/96 of 14 November 1996 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 298/2000(2), and in particular Article 5(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 226/2002(3) fixed the indicative quantities laid down for the issue of export licences 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 tomatoes, lemons and apples.
(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 from 15 March to 14 May 2002 should be the indicative rate,
The percentages for the issuing of system B export licences, as referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2190/96, and applied for between 15 March and 14 May 2002, by which the quantities applied for and the rates of refund applicable must be multiplied, are as fixed in the Annex hereto.
The above subparagraph 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 24 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.10.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 290/39
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1575/2006
of 19 October 2006
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1421/2006
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 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1421/2006 (2).
(2) Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 13 October to 19 October 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 1421/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 October 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
28.3.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 86/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 278/2008
of 27 March 2008
fixing the export refunds on white and raw sugar exported without further processing
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 market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1(1)(b) of that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the sugar market, export refunds should therefore be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 32 and 33 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(3) The first subparagraph of Article 33(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 provides that the world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund according to destination.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products that are allowed to move freely in the Community and that comply with the requirements of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
Export refunds as provided for in Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 March 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3063/95
of  22 December 1995
extending the measures provided for in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1767/95  establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas in 1995 for certain  agricultural products, including processed products, in favour of certain Central and East European  countries
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 113  thereof,
Having regard to the 1994 Act of Accession,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1767/95 (1) provides for additional quotas for 1995 for  processed agricultural products;
Whereas negotiations are in progress with a view to the conclusion to Additional Protocols to the  preferential Agreements between the European Economic Community, of the one part, and Hungary and  the Czech Republic, of the other part, to take into account the arrangements for trade in processed  agricultural products which existed between Austria, Finland and Sweden and the abovementioned  countries; whereas these Additional protocols cannot enter into force on 1 January 1996; whereas,  therefore, measures identical to those provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1767/95 for 1995 need to  be adopted for 1996,
The measures provided for in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1767/95  shall be extended to apply in 1996.
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 January 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1079/2003
of 24 June 2003
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 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 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 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
13.6.1987 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 153/7
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1638/87
of 9 June 1987
fixing the minimum mesh size for pelagic trawls used in fishing for blue whiting in that part of the area covered by the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries which extends beyond the maritime waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of Contracting Parties to the Convention
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, the conservation measures necessary to achieve the aims set out in Article 1 of that Regulation are to be formulated by the Council in the light of the available scientific advice;
Whereas the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Convention’) was approved by Decision 81/608/EEC (2); whereas it entered into force on 17 March 1982;
Whereas the Commission established under the Convention adopted, on 20 November 1986, a recommendation on the minimum mesh size for pelagic trawls used in fishing for blue whiting in that part of the Convention area which extends beyond the zones falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Contracting Parties, and this recommendation became binding upon the Community on 7 February 1987;
Whereas the Community must now take the-necessary measures to ensure compliance with that recommendation by Community vessels,
1.   Vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are hereby prohibited from using pelagic trawls with a mesh size of less than 35 millimetres when fishing for blue whiting in that part of the Convention area which extends beyond the maritime waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of the Contracting Parties to the Convention.
The area covered by the Convention is defined in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1899/85 (3).
2.   A vessel shall be deemed to be fishing for blue whiting if it has on board a quantity of blue whiting which exceeds 50 % by weight of the total quantity of blue whiting and other species on baord.
A pelagic trawl is hereby defined as a towed net designed to catch fish species schooling at mid-water levels, including waters close to the surface.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that 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.
30.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 354/85
COUNCIL DECISION 2004/811/CFSP
of 5 July 2004
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of the Kingdom of Norway in the European Union Police Mission (EUPOL ‘Proxima’) in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Having regard to the recommendation from the Presidency,
Whereas:
(1) On 29 September 2003 the Council adopted Joint Action 2003/681/CFSP on the European Union Police Mission (EUPOL ‘Proxima’) in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (1).
(2) Article 9(6) of that Joint Action provides that detailed arrangements regarding the participation of third countries shall be the subject of an agreement, in conformity with Article 24 of the Treaty on European Union.
(3) Following the Council Decision of 2 March 2004 authorising the Presidency, assisted where necessary by the Secretary-General/High Representative to open negotiations, the Presidency negotiated an agreement with the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of the Kingdom of Norway in the European Union Police Mission (EUPOL ‘Proxima’) in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
(4) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement between the European Union and the Kingdom of Norway on the participation of the Kingdom of Norway in the European Union Police Mission (EUPOL ‘Proxima’) in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is hereby approved on behalf of the European Union.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the European Union.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
1.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 232/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1212/2004
of 30 June 2004
on granting of import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96 (3), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the delivery obligations at zero duty of products of CN code 1701, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(2) Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the zero duty tariff quotas for products of CN code 1701 11 10, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(3) Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 opens tariff quotas at a duty of EUR 98 per tonne for products of CN code 1701 11 10 for imports originating in Brazil, Cuba and other third countries.
(4) In the week of 21 June to 25 June 2004 applications were presented to the competent authorities in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 for import licences for a total quantity exceeding a country's delivery obligation quantity of ACP-India preferential sugar determined pursuant to Article 9 of that Regulation.
(5) In these circumstances the Commission must set reduction coefficients to be used so that licences are issued for quantities scaled down in proportion to the total available and must indicate that the limit in question has been reached,
In the case of import licence applications presented from 21 June to 25 June 2004 in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 licences shall be issued for the quantities indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.