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4.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 32/91
COMMISSION DECISION
of 1 February 2006
amending Decision 2005/393/EC as regards the restricted zones in relation to bluetongue in Spain and Portugal
(notified under document number C(2006) 180)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/64/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2000/75/EC of 20 November 2000 laying down specific provisions for the control and eradication of bluetongue (1), and in particular Article 8(2)(d), Article 8(3) and the third paragraph of Article 19 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2000/75/EC lays down control rules and measures to combat bluetongue in the Community, including the establishment of protection and surveillance zones and a ban on animals leaving those zones.
(2) Commission Decision 2005/393/EC of 23 May 2005 on protection and surveillance zones in relation to bluetongue and conditions applying to movements from or through these zones (2) provides for the demarcation of the global geographic areas where protection and surveillance zones (the restricted zones) are to be established by the Member States in relation to bluetongue.
(3) Spain and Portugal have informed the Commission that serotype 4 virus has been detected as circulating in a number of peripheral areas of restricted Zone E.
(4) Consequently, those restricted zones should be extended, taking account of the data available on the ecology of the vector and the development of its seasonal activity.
(5) Decision 2005/393/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
In Annex I to Decision 2005/393/EC, the lists of restricted zones in Zone E, which relate to Spain and Portugal, are replaced by the following:
‘Spain:
— Province of Cádiz, Málaga, Sevilla, Huelva, Córdoba, Cáceres, Badajoz, Toledo and Ciudad Real
— Province of Jaen (comarcas of Jaen, Andujar, Alcala la Real, Huelma, Linares, Santiesteban del Puerto, Ubeda)
— Province of Avila (comarcas de Arenas de San Pedro, Candelada, Cebreros, Las Navas del Marques, Navaluenga, Sotillo de la Adrada)
— Province of Salamanca (comarcas of Bejar, Ciudad Rodrigo and Sequeros)
— Province of Madrid (comarcas of Aranjuez, El Escorial, Grinon, Navalcarnero and San Martin de Valdeiglesias)’
‘Portugal:
— Regional Direction of Agriculture of Algarve: all concelhos
— Regional Direction of Agriculture of Alentejo: all concelhos
— Regional Direction of Agriculture of Ribatejo e Oeste: concelhos of Almada, Barreiro, Moita, Seixal, Sesimbra, Montijo, Coruche, Setúbal, Palmela, Alcochete, Benavente, Salvaterra de Magos, Almeirim, Alpiarça, Chamusca, Constância, Abrantes and Sardoal.
— Regional Direction of Agriculture of Beira Interior: concelhos of Penamacor, Fundão, Oleiros, Sertã, Vila de Rei, Idanha a Nova, Castelo Branco, Proença-a-nova, Vila Velha de Rodao and Mação.’
This Decision shall apply from 7 February 2006.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
8.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 100/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 575/2006
of 7 April 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the number and names of the permanent Scientific Panels of the European Food Safety Authority
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 28(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The protection of plant health is an essential factor in the security of the food chain, and recent developments entail an increasing number of scientific assessments of plant health risks.
(2) The expertise currently available in the European Food Safety Authority’s Scientific Panel responsible for opinions concerning plant health, plant protection products and their residues allows for scientific assessments in the area of plant health to be carried out on a limited, case-by-case basis only. Accordingly, so as to deal with the increasing number of requests for scientific opinions in the area of plant health, the European Food Safety Authority has formally requested the Commission to establish a new permanent Scientific Panel bringing together a wide range of expertise in the various fields relevant to plant health, such as entomology, mycology, virology, bacteriology, botany, agronomy, plant quarantine and epidemiology of plant diseases.
(3) As a result of the creation of an additional Scientific Panel on plant health, the name of the ‘Panel on plant health, plant protection products and their residues’ must be changed.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Article 28(4) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 is amended as follows:
1. point (c) is replaced by the following:
‘(c) the Panel on plant protection products and their residues;’
2. a new point (i) is added as follows:
‘(i) the Panel on plant health.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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.
1.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 58/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 178/2013
of 28 February 2013
on the minimum customs duty for sugar to be fixed in response to the second partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2013
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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), and in particular Article 186, in conjunction with Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2013 (2) opened a standing invitation to tender for the 2012/2013 marketing year for imports of sugar of CN codes 1701 14 10 and 1701 99 10 at a reduced customs duty.
(2) In accordance with Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2013, the Commission is to decide, in the light of the tenders received in response to a partial invitation to tender, either to fix a minimum customs duty or not to fix a minimum customs duty per eight digit CN code.
(3) On the basis of the tenders received for the second partial invitation to tender, a minimum customs duty should be fixed for sugar falling within CN codes 1701 14 10 and 1701 99 10.
(4) In order to give a rapid signal to the market and to ensure efficient management of the measure, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(5) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
For the second partial invitation to tender within the tendering procedure opened by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2013, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 27 February 2013, a minimum customs duty has been fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation for sugar falling within CN codes 1701 14 10 and 1701 99 10.
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 2751/94 of 10 November 1994 repealing Regulation (EC) No 1616/94 concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Germany
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), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1616/94 (2) stopped fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in Germany;
Whereas, on 22 September 1994, Denmark transferred to Germany 100 tonnes of cod in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak; whereas fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division III a Skagerrak by vessels flying the flag of Germany or registered in  Germany should therefore be permitted; whereas consequently it is necessary to repeal Regulation (EC) No 1616/94,
Regulation (EC) No 1616/94 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
2.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 84/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 520/2005
of 1 April 2005
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), 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 2 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 16/57
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 September 2004
appointing a Netherlands member and a Netherlands alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2005/31/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Netherlands Government,
Whereas:
(1) on 22 January 2002 the Council adopted a Decision 2002/60/EC appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (1).
(2) a seat as a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Wim VAN GELDER and a seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr Onno HOES, notified to the Council on 6 September 2004,
(a) Mr Onno HOES,
(b) Mr Wim VAN GELDER,
for the remainder of their terms of office, which run until 25 January 2006.
27.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 91/36
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 313/2014
of 26 March 2014
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Pecorino Sardo (PDO)]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Pecorino Sardo’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1263/96 (2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 215/2011 (3).
(2) Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (4) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.
(3) As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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 3 March 1997 amending Decision 95/124/EC establishing the list of approved fish farms in Germany (Text with EEA relevance) (97/228/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/67/EEC of 28 January 1991 concerning the animal health conditions governing the placing on the market of aquaculture animals and products (1), as last amended by Directive 95/22/EC (2), and in particular Article 6 (3) thereof,
Whereas the Member States may obtain, for fish farms situated in zones which are not approved with regard to infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) and viral haemorrhagic septicaemia (VHS), the status of approved farm free of those diseases;
Whereas the list of approved farms in Germany was established by Commission Decision 95/124/EC (3), as amended by Decision 96/265/EC (4);
Whereas, by letter dated 17 September 1996, Germany submitted to the Commission justification for granting the status of approved farm situated in a non-approved zone in respect of IHN and VHS to additional fish farms as well as the national rules ensuring compliance with the rules on maintenance of approval;
Whereas the Commission and the Member States examined the information submitted by Germany for the farms in question;
Whereas the examination showed that some of the farms meet all the requirements of Article 6 of Directive 91/67/EEC; whereas some of the farms do not meet those requirements, particularly as regards the sampling programme and infrastructures;
Whereas the farms meeting the requirements of Directive 91/67/EC may, therefore, be granted the status of approved farm situated in a non-approved zone;
Whereas those farms should be added to the list of farms already approved;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 95/124/EC is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 16 June 1998 concerning the validity of certain binding tariff information (notified under document number C(1998) 1582/2) (Only the French, Dutch and English texts are authentic) (98/406/EC)
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), and in particular Articles 12(5)(c) and 249(4) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 75/98 (3), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas the binding tariff information referred to in the Annex to this Decision is inconsistent with other binding tariff information, and the tariff classification it contains is incompatible with the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature set out in Section IA of Part I of Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (4), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2509/97 (5);
Whereas the said binding tariff information should cease to be valid; whereas, therefore, the customs administrations which issued the information should revoke it as soon as possible and notify the Commission to that effect;
Whereas under Article 14(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 the holder may make use for a given period of time of the possibility of invoking such binding tariff information which has ceased to be valid;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Tariff and Statistical Nomenclature Section of the Customs Code Committee,
The binding tariff information referred to by number in column 1 of the table set out in the Annex, issued by the customs authorities named in column 2 in respect of the tariff classification shown in column 3, must be revoked as soon as possible but not later than the 21st day following the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This decision is addressed to the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
COUNCIL DECISION of 9 November 1998 appointing a member of the Advisory Committee on Pharmaceutical Training (98/C 346/03)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to Council Decision 85/434/EEC of 16 September 1985 setting up an Advisory Committee on Pharmaceutical Training (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,
Whereas by Decision of 23 July 1996 (2) the Council appointed Mr K.-W. GLOMBITZA a member for the period ending on 22 July 1999;
Whereas the German Government has nominated Mr Wolfgang WIEGREBE to replace Mr K.-W. GLOMBITZA,
Mr Wolfgang WIEGREBE is hereby appointed a member of the Advisory Committee on Pharmaceutical Training in place of Mr K.-W. GLOMBITZA for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which expires on 22 July 1999.
24.11.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 325/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1734/2006
of 23 November 2006
on the issuing of export licences for winesector products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 of 24 April 2001, laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards trade with third countries in products in the wine sector (1), and in particular Article 7 and Article 9(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 63(7) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (2), limits the grant of export refunds for wine-sector products to the volumes and expenditure contained in the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 lays down the conditions under which the Commission may take specific measures to prevent an overrun of the quantity laid down or the budget available under the said Agreement.
(3) On the basis of information on export licence applications available to the Commission on 22 November 2006, the quantity still available for the period until 15 January 2007, for destination zones (1) Africa, (3) Eastern Europe and (4) western Europe, referred to in Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2001, could be exceeded unless the issue of export licences with advance fixing of the refund is restricted. Therefore, a single percentage for the acceptance of applications submitted from 16 to 21 November 2006 should be applied and the submission of applications and the issue of licences suspended for this zone until 16 January 2007,
1.   Export licences with advance fixing of the refund for wine-sector products for which applications are submitted from 16 to 21 November 2006 under Regulation (EC) No 883/2001 shall be issued in concurrence with 54,04 % of the quantities requested for zone (1) Africa, in concurence with 45,52 % of the quantities requested for zone (3) eastern Europe and in concurence with 65,68 % of the quantities requested for zone (4) western Europe.
2.   The issue of export licences for winesector products referred to in paragraph 1 for which applications are submitted from 22 November 2006 and the submission of export licence applications from 24 November 2006 for destination zone (1) Africa, (3) Eastern Europe and (4) western Europe shall be suspended until 16 January 2007.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 November 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
14.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 335/25
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1339/2013
of 13 December 2013
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 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 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.