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23.12.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 345/90
COMMISSION DECISION
of 15 December 2008
amending Council Directive 2002/56/EC as regards the date laid down in Article 21(3) until which Member States are authorised to extend the validity of decisions concerning equivalence of seed potatoes from third countries
(notified under document number C(2008) 8135)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2008/973/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 2002/56/EC of 13 June 2002 on the marketing of seed potatoes (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2002/56/EC provides that, with effect from certain dates, Member States may no longer determine for themselves the equivalence of seed potatoes harvested in third countries with seed potatoes harvested within the Community and complying with that Directive.
(2) However, as work to establish a Community equivalence for seed potatoes from all the third countries concerned had not been completed, Directive 2002/56/EC permitted Member States to extend until 31 March 2008 the validity of equivalence decisions which they had already taken for seed potatoes from certain third countries not covered by a Community equivalence. This date was chosen by reference to the end of the period where seed potatoes are placed on the market.
(3) Since this work still has not been completed and as a new marketing season will start by the end of the year 2008, it is necessary to authorise Member States to extend the validity of their national equivalence decisions.
(4) Directive 2002/56/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) 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,
In the first subparagraph of Article 21(3) of Directive 2002/56/EC, ‘31 March 2008’ is replaced by ‘31 March 2011’.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 643/2002
of 12 April 2002
concerning the issue of licences for the import of garlic
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 of 2 April 2002 establishing the method for managing the tariff quotas and introducing a system of certificates of origin for garlic imported from third countries(1),
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 provides that if quantities covered by applications for licences exceed the quantities available, the Commission is to fix a simple reduction percentage and suspend the issue of such licences covered by subsequent applications.
(2) Quantities applied for on 8 and 9 April 2002 under Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 for products originating in China exceed the quantities available. The extent to which licences can be issued, and whether the issue of those licences should be suspended for any subsequent applications, should therefore be determined,
Import licences covered by applications under Article 3(1), of Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 for products originating in China on 8 and 9 April 2002 and forwarded to the Commission on 11 April 2002 shall be issued at the rate of:
- 8,487 % of the quantity applied for, for traditional importers,
- 1,010 % of the quantity applied for, for new importers.
The issue of import licences relating to the quarter running from 1 June 2002 to 31 August 2002 covered by applications under Regulation (EC) No 565/2002 for products originating in China is hereby suspended for applications lodged after 9 April 2002. Applications for the quarter running from 1 September 2002 to 30 November 2002 may be lodged from 8 July 2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
19.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 48/28
COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 February 2005
extending the period of application of the measures provided for by Decision 2002/148/EC concluding consultations held with Zimbabwe under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement
(2005/139/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Internal Agreement on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1), hereinafter referred to as the ‘ACP-EC Agreement’, and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By Decision 2002/148/EC (2), the consultations held with the Republic of Zimbabwe under Article 96(2)(c) of the ACP-EC Agreement were concluded and the appropriate measures specified in the letter attached to that Decision were taken.
(2) The period of application of the said measures was extended until 20 February 2004 by Decision 2003/112/EC (3) and until 20 February 2005 by Decision 2004/157/EC (4).
(3) The essential elements cited in Article 9 of the ACP-EC Agreement continue to be violated by the Government of Zimbabwe and the current conditions in Zimbabwe do not ensure respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law.
(4) The period of application of the measures referred to in Article 2 of Decision 2002/148/EC should therefore be extended,
The application of the measures referred to in Article 2 of Decision 2002/148/EC shall be extended until 20 February 2006. These measures shall be reviewed on the basis of an in-depth assessment of the situation in the light of the parliamentary election scheduled to take place in Zimbabwe in March 2005.
The letter attached to this Decision shall be addressed to the President of Zimbabwe.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Council Decision
of 9 April 2001
appointing a Dutch alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2001/307/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 Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas a seat as an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Mr D.C. DEKKER, notified to the Council on 28 November 2000;
Having regard to the proposal from the Netherlands Government,
Mr L.E. VAN DER SAR is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr D.C. DEKKER for the remainder of his term of office, which runs until 25 January 2002.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 27 September 1982
establishing that the apparatus described as 'Waters - Liquid/Gel Permeation Chromatograph, model 150C' may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties
(82/687/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 1 March 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 'Waters - Liquid/Gel Permeation Chromatograph, model 150C', ordered on 5 February 1979 and to be used for the decomposition of polymers by synchrotron radiation, and in particular for the determination of molecular weight distribution before and after radiation, 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 16 July 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 chromatograph; whereas its objective technical characteristics such as the sensibility of the chromatographic analysis 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 'Waters - Liquid/Gel Permeation Chromatograph, model 150C', which is the subject of an application by the Federal Republic of Germany of 1 March 1982, may be imported free of Common Customs Tariff duties.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
7.4.1987 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 93/11
COMMISSION DECISION
of 24 March 1987
laying down the model for the public health certificate in respect of meat products from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay
(87/221/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3768/85 (2), and in particular Article 17 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 17 of Directive 77/99/EEC, the Commission is to draw up the model for the public health certificate which is to accompany meat products when they are imported into the Community, at the same time as it adopts lists of establishments in third countries approved for the purpose of the importation of those products into the Community;
Whereas the present is to apply pending the implementation of a complete Community regime concerning the importation of meat products from third countries; whereas, therefore, imports of meat products from third countries remain subject to other veterinary rules, especially in relation to animal health, in accordance with the general provisions of the Treaty;
Whereas the present Decision is based upon the existing Community rules and it will therefore be necessary to re-examine it as soon as the aforesaid rules have been supplemented;
Whereas the present Decision is based on on-the-spot inspections made in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay; whereas, in the light of those inspections, it is necessary to take into consideration at the moment only fully heat-treated canned bovine meat and frozen cooked bovine meat which is cooked to a centre temperature of at least 80 oC coming from establishments which are authorized to export to the Community;
Whereas, up to now on-the-spot inspections by veterinary experts of the Member States and of the Commission have been made in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil; whereas the model for the public health certificate has already been drawn up for meat products from Argentina and Uruguay by Commission Decision 86/472/EEC (3); whereas a single model as annexed to this Decision may be adopted for the three countries; whereas Decision 86/472/EEC should therefore be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The model for the public health certificate which must accompany meat products from Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay is given in the Annex hereto.
This Decision shall be re-examined upon the adoption of any new rules application to third countries in respect of the products concerned.
Decision 86/472/EEC is hereby repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
23.7.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 193/13
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 717/2011
of 20 July 2011
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Cornish Pasty (PGI))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the United Kingdom’s application to register the name ‘Cornish Pasty’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no objections within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 were received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register.
(3) However, by virtue of the second subparagraph of Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, a transitional period may be set for undertakings established in the Member State in which the geographical area is located, provided that the undertakings concerned have legally marketed the products in question, using the names concerned continuously for at least 5 years preceding the date of the publication referred to in Article 6(2) of that Regulation, and have noted that point in the national objection procedure referred to in Article 5(5) thereof.
(4) In a letter received on 25 March 2011, the UK authorities confirmed to the Commission that the following undertakings established on their territory met the conditions set out in the second subparagraph of Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006: Pukka Pies Ltd, Pork Farms Ltd, Shire Foods Ltd, Northern Foods plc, Greggs plc, Peter’s Food Service Ltd and Kerry Group plc.
(5) Those undertakings should therefore be allowed to continue to use the registered name ‘Cornish Pasty’ during a transitional period of 3 years from the entry into force of this Regulation,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
Pukka Pies Ltd, Pork Farms Ltd, Shire Foods Ltd, Northern Foods plc, Greggs plc, Peter’s Food Service Ltd and Kerry Group plc may, however, continue to use that name for a period of 3 years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 13 April 1984
concerning the Kingdom of Belgium pursuant to Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2892/77 concerning own resources accruing from value added tax
(Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic)
(84/274/Euratom, ECSC, EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 70/243/ECSC, EEC, Euratom of 21 April 1970 on the replacement of financial contributions from Member States by the Communities' own resources (1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2892/77 of 19 December 1977 implementing in respect of own resources accruing from value added tax the Decision of 21 April 1970 on the replacement of financial contributions from Member States by the Communities' own resources (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 3625/83 (3), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 9 (3), the second subparagraph of Article 11 (1) and Article 13 (2) thereof,
Whereas the Commission, pursuant to Article 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2892/77, adopted, for 1979, Decision 80/31/EEC, Euratom, ECSC (4), for 1980, Decision 81/1017/Euratom, ECSC, EEC (5), for 1981, Decision 82/810/ECSC, EEC, Euratom (6) and, for 1982, Decision 83/140/EEC, Euratom, ECSC (7);
Whereas the Kingdom of Belgium has requested the extension of Decision 83/140/EEC, Euratom, ECSC, adopted for 1982;
Whereas, for the early years of implementation of Sixth Council Directive 77/388/EEC of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (8), authorizations were granted annually; whereas, from 1983, authorizations should be granted for as long as Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2892/77 remains valid, subject to review for each year;
Whereas the Advisory Committee on Own Resources has approved the report recording the opinions of its members on this Decision,
Decision 83/140/EEC, Euratom, ECSC is hereby extended for 1983 and subsequent years.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
17.8.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 219/1
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 742/2012
of 16 August 2012
implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (1), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 18 January 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.
(2) In accordance with Council Implementing Decision 2012/478/CFSP of 16 August 2012 implementing Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (2), an additional entity should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012,
The entity listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be added to the list set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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 171/2003
of 30 January 2003
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 22nd partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002
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), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 of 23 July 2002 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), for the 2002/2003 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 22nd partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 22nd partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2002 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 45,360 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 31 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 213/2002
of 4 February 2002
fixing, for January 2002, the specific exchange rate for the amount of the reimbursement of storage costs in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1713/93 of 30 June 1993 establishing special detailed rules for applying the agricultural conversion rate in the sugar sector(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1509/2001(3), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1878/2001 of 26 September 2001 laying down transitional measures in connection with the compensation system for storage costs for sugar(4), lays down that Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13 September 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(5), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1527/2000(6), will continue to apply to sugars carried forward from the 2000/01 marketing year to the 2001/02 marketing year.
(2) Article 1(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1713/93 provides that the amount of the reimbursement of storage costs referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 is to be converted into national currency using a specific agricultural conversion rate equal to the average, calculated pro rata temporis, of the agricultural conversion rates applicable during the month of storage. That specific rate must be fixed each month for the previous month. However, in the case of the reimbursable amounts applying from 1 January 1999, as a result of the introduction of the agrimonetary arrangements for the euro from that date, the fixing of the conversion rate should be limited to the specific exchange rates prevailing between the euro and the national currencies of the Member States that have not adopted the single currency.
(3) Application of these provisions will lead to the fixing, for January 2002, of the specific exchange rate for the amount of the reimbursement of storage costs in the various national currencies as indicated in the Annex to this Regulation,
The specific exchange rate to be used for converting the amount of the reimbursement of the storage costs referred to in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 into national currency for January 2002 shall be as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 February 2002.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.