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20.12.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 461/17
COUNCIL DECISION
of 12 December 2014
adopting the Council’s position on draft amending budget No 5 of the European Union for the financial year 2014
(2014/C 461/09)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 314 thereof, in conjunction with the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 (1) and in particular Article 41 thereof,
Whereas:
— the Union’s budget for the financial year 2014 was definitively adopted on 20 November 2013 (2),
— on 8 September 2014, the Commission submitted a proposal containing draft amending budget No 5 to the general budget for the financial year 2014,
The Council’s position on draft amending budget No 5 of the European Union for the financial year 2014 was adopted on 12 December 2014.
The full text can be accessed for consultation or downloading on the Council’s website: http://www.consilium.europa.eu/
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 8 May 1984
on the implementation of the reform of agricultural structures in Ireland pursuant to Title I of Council Directive 72/161/EEC
(Only the English text is authentic)
(84/267/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/161/EEC of 17 April 1972 concerning the provision of socio-economic guidance for and the acquisition of occupational skills by persons engaged in agriculture (1), as last amended by Directive 84/140/EEC (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas on 22 November 1983 the Irish Government, pursuant to Article 10 (4) of Directive 72/161/EEC, forwarded the scheme for the provision of socio-economic guidance for the agricultural population;
Whereas Article 11 (3) of Directive 72/161/EEC requires the Commission to decide whether the existing provisions for the implementation in Ireland of Title I of Directive 72/161/EEC continue, in the light of the abovementioned scheme, to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community;
Whereas the abovementioned scheme for the provision of socio-economic guidance is consistent with the requirements and objectives of Title I of Directive 72/161/EEC;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
Having regard to the scheme for the provision of socio-economic guidance for the agricultural population forwarded on 22 November 1983 by the Irish Government, the existing provisions for the implementation of Title I of Directive 72/161/EEC in Ireland continue to satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures referred to in Article 8 of Directive 72/161/EEC.
This Decision is addressed to Ireland.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 162/2003
of 30 January 2003
concerning the authorisation of an additive in feedingstuffs
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs(1), as last amended by Council Regulation No 1756/2002(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 2(aaa) of Directive 70/524/EEC authorisations for putting coccidiostats into circulation are to be linked to the person responsible for putting them into circulation. Such authorisations may be given for a period of 10 years provided all the conditions laid down in Article 3a of that Directive are met.
(2) The assessment of the request for authorisation submitted in respect of the coccidiostat preparation specified in the Annex to this Regulation, shows that the conditions referred to in Article 3a of Directive 70/524/EEC are satisfied. The coccidiostat preparation may therefore be authorised and included in Chapter I of the list of authorised additives in feedingstuffs referred to in Article 9t(b) of that Directive.
(3) The Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition has delivered a favourable opinion with regard to the safety and the favourable effects on animal productions of the coccidiostat preparation under the conditions set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health,
The additive belonging to the group "Coccidiostats and other medicinal substances" listed in the Annex to this Regulation is authorised for use as additive in animal nutrition under the conditions laid down in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 19 June 1996 concerning a request for exemption made by Belgium pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the Dutch and French texts are authentic) (96/401/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 95/54/EC (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,
Whereas on 21 February 1996 Belgium lodged a request, received by the Commission on 23 February 1996, which contained the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of a certain type of vehicle and two variants of it with a certain type of third stop lamp, falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 7 and fitted in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48;
Whereas the reasons given in the request, according to which the fitting of the stop lamps and the stop lamps themselves do not meet the requirements of Council Directive 76/758/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to end-outline marker lamps, front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/516/EEC (4), and of Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on motor vehicles and their trailers (5), as last amended by Commission Directive 91/663/EEC (6), are well founded; whereas the descriptions of the tests, the results thereof and their compliance with ECE Regulations Nos 7 and 48 ensure a satisfactory level of safety;
Whereas the Community Directives concerned will be amended in order to authorize the production and fitting of such stop lamps;
Whereas the measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress, set up by Directive 70/156/EEC,
The request for exemption made by Belgium concerning the production and fitting of a certain type of third stop lamp, falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE Regulation No 7 and fitted in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48 on the type of vehicle and the two variants of it for which it is intended, is approved.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.
COMMISSION DECISION of 24 April 1997 drawing up a list of establishments in the Czech Republic from which the Member States authorize imports of certain products of animal origin (Text with EEA relevance) (97/299/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorized to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs (1), as amended by Decision 97/34/EC (2), and in particular Article 2 (1) thereof,
Whereas a veterinary and phytosanitary protocol to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part (3), is being concluded;
Whereas an evaluation of the Czech Republic Veterinary Services has been carried out with positive results;
Whereas the Commission has received from the Czech Republic lists of establishments, with guarantees that they fully meet the appropriate Community health requirements and that should an establishment fail to do so its export activities to the European Community will be suspended;
Whereas provisional lists of establishments producing certain products of animal origin can thus be drawn up in respect of the Czech Republic;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. The Member States shall authorize the relevant imports from the establishments in the Czech Republic listed in the Annex as from the date of implementation of European Community certificates for the corresponding product.
2. Imports from the establishments listed in the Annex shall remain subject to the Community veterinary provisions adopted elsewhere.
This Decision shall apply from the 15th day after its notification to the Member States.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
16.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 98/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 591/2005
of 15 April 2005
fixing the maximum aid for concentrated butter for the 333rd special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 429/90
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 of 20 February 1990 on the granting by invitation to tender of an aid for concentrated butter intended for direct consumption in the Community (2), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter. Article 6 of that Regulation provides that in the light of the tenders received in response to each special invitation to tender, a maximum amount of aid is to be fixed for concentrated butter with a minimum fat content of 96 % or a decision is to be taken to make no award; the end-use security must be fixed accordingly.
(2) In the light of the tenders received, the maximum aid should be fixed at the level specified below and the end-use security determined accordingly.
(3) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For the 333rd tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 429/90 the maximum aid and the end-use security are fixed as follows:
— maximum aid:
— maximum aid:
— end-use security:
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 309/2004
of 20 February 2004
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003
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), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003(2).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(3) allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 16 to 19 February 2004 at 265,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 February 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
16.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 329/27
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2056/2005
of 15 December 2005
fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005
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) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005 (2).
(2) In accordance with Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of 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 (3), the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 9 to 15 December 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1058/2005, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be 2,97 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 December 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 272/97 of 14 February 1997 setting the final reference amounts for producers of soya beans, rape or colza seed and sunflower seed for the 1996/97 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1575/96 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 5 (1) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 provides that the Commission is to calculate a final regional reference amount based on the observed reference price for oil seeds, by substituting the observed reference price for the projected reference price; whereas the Commission has determined the observed reference price using the data provided pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3405/93 (3);
Whereas the area referred to in Article 5 (1) (f) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 for which the oil seeds compensatory payment does not exceed, following application of Article 2 (6) of that Regulation, the maximum guaranteed area; whereas, in accordance with Article 5 (1) (f) of that Regulation, there is no need to reduce the final regional reference amounts;
Whereas the ceiling applicable to irrigated soya in France laid down in Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 658/96 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1647/96 (5), has not been exceeded; whereas, in accordance with the first sentence of the sixth subparagraph of Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, there is no need to reduce the final regional reference amounts;
Whereas the other producers received an advance payment at the level established in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1479/96 (6);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,
1. A succinct explanation of the calculation of the final regional reference amounts referred to in Article 5 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 is set out in Annex I.
2. The final regional reference amounts for the 1996/97 marketing year shall be as set out in Annex II.
3. In calculating the compensatory payment to be made to producers of oil seeds referred to in Article 11 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92, the competent authority shall take account of:
- any reduction in the producer's eligible area and the level of the compensatory payment,
- any advance payment made in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1479/96.
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.
Commission Decision
of 17 October 2001
amending Annex V to Council Directive 1999/30/EC relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air
(notified under document number C(2001) 3091)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/744/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 1999/30/EC of 22 June 1999 relating to limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air(1), and in particular Article 7(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter and lead in ambient air are laid down in Directive 1999/30/EC.
(2) The method of determining the upper and lower assessment thresholds of those pollutants laid down in that Directive should be amended in order to clarify the calculation procedure.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee instituted by Article 12(2) of Council Directive 96/62/EC(2),
Section II of Annex V to Directive 1999/30/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
15.11.1997 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 313/25
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 November 1997
concluding the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa
(97/763/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 130m, in conjunction with Article 228 (2), first sentence, and the first subparagraph of Article 228 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas the European Community and South Africa are pursuing specific RTD programmes in areas of common interest;
Whereas on the basis of past experience, both sides have expressed a desire to establish a deeper and broader framework for the conduct of collaboration in science and technology;
Whereas this agreement to cooperate in the field of science and technology forms part of the global cooperation between the Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and South Africa, on the other hand;
Whereas by its Decision of 22 January 1996, the Council authorized the Commission to negotiate an agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the Community and the Republic of South Africa;
Whereas by its Decision of 5 December 1996, the Council decided that the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation be signed on behalf of the Community;
Whereas the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa was signed on 5 December 1996;
Whereas the Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa should be approved,
The Agreement on scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Republic of South Africa is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
Pursuant to Article 11 of the Agreement, the President of the Council shall give notification that the procedures necessary for the entry into force of the Agreement have been completed on the part of the European Community.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2429/85
of 28 August 1985
determining the actual production of unginned cotton for the 1984/85 marketing year and fixing the percentage of the aid to be paid by Member States for the 1985/86 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Protocol 4 on cotton,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 of 27 July 1981 laying down the general rules for the system of aid of cotton (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1976/85 (2), and in particular Articles 7 and 8 thereof,
Whereas Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 states that actual production for each marketing year shall be determined every year, account being taken in particular of the quantities for which aid has been requested; whereas application of this criterion gives the figure for actual production in the 1984/85 marketing year indicated below;
Whereas Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 2169/81 provides that the percentage of the aid to be paid by Member States after ginning of the cotton, pending determination of the quantity actually produced, shall be laid down for each marketing year taking into account crop estimates; whereas those estimates for the marketing year concerned indicate that the percentage should be fixed at the level shown below;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Flax and Hemp,
Actual Community production of unginned cotton is hereby determined at 480 927 tonnes for the 1984/85 marketing year.
The percentage of the aid for the 1985/86 marketing year to be paid by the Member States after ginning of the cotton has been carried out and pending determination of the actual quantity produced is hereby fixed at 100.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.