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15.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 76/45
COUNCIL DECISION 2014/141/CFSP
of 14 March 2014
amending Common Position 2008/109/CFSP concerning restrictive measures imposed against Liberia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 12 February 2008, the Council adopted Common Position 2008/109/CFSP (1).
(2) On 10 December 2013, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution (UNSCR) 2128 (2013) with regard to Liberia renewing the restrictive measures on travel and on arms and modifying the associated notification requirements.
(3) Common Position 2008/109/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures,
Article 2 of Common Position 2008/109/CFSP is amended as follows:
(1) in paragraph 1, point (c) is replaced by the following:
‘(c) other non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, and related technical assistance and training.’;
(2) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 865/1999
of 26 April 1999
allocating quotas for tomatoes for processing among the Member States for the 1999/2000 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97(2), and in particular Article 6(5) thereof,
(1) Whereas Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 provides that the quotas for the groups of products for the 1999/2000 marketing year are to be apportioned among the Member States on the basis of average production for which at least the minimum price was paid during the 1997/98 and 1998/99 marketing years; whereas Article 6(3) of that Regulation provides that from the 1999/2000 marketing year onward, no apportionment may vary, by Member State and by product group, by more than 10 % from one marketing year to the next;
(2) Whereas Article 17(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 504/97 of 19 March 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the system of production aid for products processed from fruit and vegetables(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 702/1999(4), provides that the Member States concerned are to notify the Commission each marketing year of their production for which at least the minimum price has been paid; whereas the quotas can accordingly be allocated for each group of products among the Member States on the basis of those notifications;
(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 1999/2000 marketing year, pursuant to Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2201/96, the quotas shall be apportioned as set out in the Annex hereto.
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.
3.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 132/59
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 450/2014
of 30 April 2014
amending for the 213th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaeda network
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the Al-Qaida network (1), and in particular Article 7(1)(a) and Article 7a(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.
(2) On 15 April 2014, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) decided to remove one person from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply after considering the de-listing request submitted by this person and the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1904(2009).
(3) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be updated accordingly,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 690/2003
of 15 April 2003
on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1706/98(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 of 9 September 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and repealing Regulation (EC) No 589/96(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98 provides for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal products. However, imports must take place within the limits of the quantities specified for each of these exporting non-member countries.
(2) The applications for import licences submitted between 1 and 10 April 2003, expressed in terms of boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, do not exceed, in respect of products originating from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities available from those States. It is therefore possible to issue import licences in respect of the quantities applied for.
(3) The quantities in respect of which licences may be applied for from 1 May 2003 should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 52100 tonnes.
(4) This Regulation is without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/2001(4),
The following Member States shall issue on 21 April 2003 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities and countries of origin:
Germany:
- 550 tonnes originating in Namibia,
- 800 tonnes originating in Botswana.
United Kingdom:
- 450 tonnes originating in Botswana,
- 800 tonnes originating in Namibia,
- 75 tonnes originating in Swaziland.
Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1918/98, during the first 10 days of May 2003 for the following quantities of boned beef and veal:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 April 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2035/2002
of 15 November 2002
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain B rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/1999(4), and in particular Article 9(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002(5) opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to Réunion.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy 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 submitted from 11 to 14 November 2002 in response to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002 for the subsidy on exports to Réunion of husked long grain B rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 November 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
10.2.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 39/20
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 236/2006
of 9 February 2006
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 measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
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 10 February 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1982/2003
of 21 October 2003
implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the sampling and tracing rules
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2003 on Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC)(1), and in particular Article 15(2)(d) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 established a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on income and living conditions, encompassing comparable and timely cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income and on the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion at national and European Union levels.
(2) Pursuant to Article 15(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, implementing measures are necessary to harmonise methods and definitions concerning the sampling aspects and tracing rules.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,
The rules and guidelines governing sampling and tracing and the definitions to be applied to Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) shall be as laid down in the Annex.
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.
28.3.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 86/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 280/2008
of 27 March 2008
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 900/2007
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 markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 of 27 July 2007 on a standing invitation to tender to determine refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2007/08 marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 27 March 2008, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the partial invitation to tender ending on 27 March 2008, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 shall be 33,106 EUR/100 kg.
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  DIRECTIVE
of 27 November 1984
revising the amounts expressed in ECU in Directive 78/660/EEC
(84/569/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 78/660/EEC of 25 July 1978 based on Article 54 (3) (g) of the Treaty on the annual accounts of certain types of companies (1), and in particular Article 53 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3180/78 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2626/84 (3), defined a new unit of account, known as the ECU;
Whereas Regulation (EEC, Euratom) No 3308/80 (4) replaced 'European unit of account' by 'ECU' in all Community legal instruments applying at the time of its entry into force;
Whereas Articles 11 and 27 of Directive 78/660/EEC and, by reference thereto, Article 6 of Directive 83/349/EEC (5) and Articles 20 and 21 of Directive 84/253/EEC (6) lay down limits in ECU for the balance sheet total and net turnover within which the Member States may grant certain derogations from the provisions of those Directives;
Whereas Article 53 (2) of Directive 78/660/EEC stipulates that every five years the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, shall examine and, if need be, revise the amounts expressed in ECU in that Directive, in the light of economic and monetary trends in the Community;
Whereas, when measured in real terms, the ECU has not retained the value it had at the time of the adoption of Directive 78/660/EEC;
Whereas, to take account of monetary trends with relation to the ECU since that time, equivalents in national currency should be recalculated on the date fixed in Article 53 (2) of Directive 78/660/EEC,
Directive 78/660/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 11:
- the first indent: 'balance sheet total: 1 000 000 ECU' is replaced by: 'balance sheet total: 1 550 000 ECU';
- the second indent: 'net turnover: 2 000 000 ECU' is replaced by 'net turnover: 3 200 000 ECU';
2. In Article 27:
- the first indent: 'balance sheet total: 4 000 000 ECU' is replaced by 'balance sheet total: 6 200 000 ECU';
- the second indent: 'net turnover: 8 000 000 ECU' is replaced by 'net turnover: 12 800 000 ECU'.
3. (a) Article 53 (1) is replaced by the following:
'1. For the purpose of this Directive, the ECU shall be that defined by Regulation (EEC) No 3180/78 (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2626/84 (2). The equivalent in national currency shall be calculated at the rate obtaining on 25 July 1983.';
(b) Footnote (1) shall be replaced by the following footnotes:
'(1) OJ No L 379, 30. 12. 1978, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 247, 16. 9. 1984, p. 1.'
Member States shall forthwith inform the Commission of any laws, regulations or administrative provisions which they bring into force pursuant to this Directive.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1332/91  of 22 May 1991  re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 97 (order No 40.0970), originating in Thailand, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council  Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), an in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in  column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community  level;
Whereas, in respect of products of category 97 (order No 40.0970), originating in Thailand, the relevant ceiling amounts to 22 tonnes;
Whereas on 21 February 1991 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Thailand, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Thailand,
Article 1
As from 26 May 1991 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Thailand.
Order No  Category
(unit)  CN code  Description           40.0970  97 (tonnes)  5608 11 11
5608 11 19
5608 11 91
5608 11 99
5608 19 11
5608 19 19
5608 19 31
5608 19 39
5608 19 91
5608 19 99
5608 90 00  Nets and netting made of twine, cordage or rope, and made up fishing nets of yarn, twine, cordage or rope
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 1794/94 of 20 July 1994 amending for the second time Regulation (EC) No 1393/94 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands
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 organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain regions in Belgium, which are located in the border area to the Netherlands, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for the Netherlands in Commission  Regulation (EC) No 1393/94 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1482/94 (4);
Whereas it is necessary to adjust the buying-in price for pigs to the present market situation taking into account the decrease in market prices;
Whereas in view of new outbreaks of classical swine fever in Belgium, the veterinary and commercial restrictions were extended by the Dutch authorities to a new region at the end of June 1994; whereas it is appropriate to include, as from 12 July 1994,  animals coming from this region in the buying-in scheme provided for by Regulation (EC) No 1393/94;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 1393/94 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 4 is amended as follows:
(a) in paragraph 1, 'ECU 105' is replaced by 'ECU 95' and 'ECU 89' is replaced by 'ECU 81';
(b) in paragraph 2, 'ECU 36' is replaced by 'ECU 31' and 'ECU 31' is replaced by 'ECU 26';
2. the Annex 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 21 July 1994. However, the provisions of Article 1 point 2 shall apply with effect from 12 July 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.