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COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 1344/88
of 16 May 1988
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3444/87 on the transfer of 150 000 tonnes of barley held by the Spanish intervention agency
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1097/88 (2), and in particular Article 7 (4) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of the Council of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3183/87 (4), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3444/87 (5) provided in particular that the 150 000 tonnes of barley covered by the transfer referred to in the said Regulation had to be transported to Greece before 15 April 1988; whereas, for practical reasons, a residual quantity of 30 000 tonnes cannot be transported within the time limit laid down; whereas the time limit in question should be extended by the period necessary to transport this quantity to Greece,
In Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3444/87, the words 'before 15 April 1988' are hereby replaced by 'before 1 June 1988.'
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.
22.8.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 224/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 829/2008
of 21 August 2008
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards date for sowings of rice in 2008 in the Italian region of Piemonte
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2019/93, (EC) No 1452/2001, (EC) No 1453/2001, (EC) No 1454/2001, (EC) No 1868/94, (EC) No 1251/1999, (EC) No 1254/1999, (EC) No 1673/2000, (EEC) No 2358/71 and (EC) No 2529/2001 (1), and in particular Article 145(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 of 29 October 2004 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 as regards the support schemes provided for in Titles IV and IVa of that Regulation and the use of land set aside for the production of raw materials (2) provides that, to be eligible for the crop-specific payment for rice, the declared area must be sown on 31 May preceding the harvest in question at the latest in all producing regions except for Spain, Portugal and French Guyana which are allowed to sow until 30 June.
(2) Continuous and strong flood rainfalls have affected the Italian region of Piemonte as from mid May 2008. These adverse weather conditions prevented farmers to respect the date for sowing of rice at the latest on 31 May 2008.
(3) It is therefore appropriate to derogate from Article 12(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004 and authorise farmers to sow rice in the declared areas located in the Italian Region of Piemonte at the latest on 30 June 2008.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,
By way of derogation from Article 12(b) of Regulation (EC) No 1973/2004, to be eligible for the crop-specific payment for rice in 2008, the declared area in the Italian region of Piemonte shall be sown at the latest on 30 June 2008.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
12.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 7/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 36/2006
of 10 January 2006
establishing unit values for the determination of the customs value of certain perishable goods
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (2) laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92, and in particular Article 173(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 173 to 177 of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provide that the Commission shall periodically establish unit values for the products referred to in the classification in Annex 26 to that Regulation.
(2) The result of applying the rules and criteria laid down in the abovementioned Articles to the elements communicated to the Commission in accordance with Article 173(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 is that unit values set out in the Annex to this Regulation should be established in regard to the products in question,
The unit values provided for in Article 173(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 are hereby established as set out in the table in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 January 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 2 October 1990 amending Decision 86/77/EEC approving certain food-aid operations carried out by humanitarian organizations and exempting them from monetary compensatory amounts (Only the English text is authentic) (90/500/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85 of 11 June 1985 on monetary compensatory amounts in agriculture (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1599/90 (4), lays down detailed rules for the administrative application of the monetary compensatory amounts introduced by Regulation (EEC) No 1677/85;
Whereas exports to non-member countries carried out in the context of the food-aid operations referred to in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3154/85 should be exempted from monetary compensatory amounts where such exports are carried out by humanitarian organizations and approved in accordance with Community procedure;
Whereas a number of humanitarian organizations were approved by Commission Decision 86/77/EEC (5), as last amended by Decision 90/163/EEC (6) ; whereas other organizations may be regarded as humanitarian organizations on the basis of their approval pursuant to national legislative provisions ; whereas "Christian Aid" may be regarded as such an organization;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,
The humanitarian organization "Christian Aid" is added to the Annex to Decision 86/77/EEC, with effect from 1 September 1990.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 19 July 1991  on a computerized network linking veterinary authorities (Animo)  (91/398/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning the veterinary and zoo-technical technical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1),  as last amended by Directive 91/68/EEC (2), and in particular Article 20 (1) thereof,
Whereas, in view of the forthcoming completion of the internal market for live animals and certain products and the abandonment of veterinary inspection at the internal borders, it is necessary to set up, in accordance with Article 20 (1) of Directive  90/425/EEC, a computerized network linking veterinary authorities, generally known as 'Animo';
Whereas the basic principles underlying the general structure of the computerized network should first be laid down; whereas the necessary implementing provisions will be adopted subsequently in the light of those principles in accordance with Article  20 (3) of Directive 90/425/EEC;
Whereas, having regard to Article 4 (2) of Directive 90/425/EEC, Article 4 (5) of Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third  countries (3) and the obligations which will be imposed on the border inspection posts responsible for inspecting live animals arriving from third countries, the computerized network will have to link the central authorities of Member States, the  designated local authorities and the border inspection posts;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
For the purposes of this Decision, 'unit' means:
- any competent central authority of a Member State,
- any local authority of a Member State designated as such for the purposes of the computerized network,
- any border inspection post as defined in Article 2 (2) (g) of Directive 90/675/EEC,
- any border inspection post authorized to carry out veterinary inspection of animals from third countries introduced into the Community.
1. Each unit shall be connected to a computerized veterinary network.
2. Each unit shall be equipped with the following:
- a microcomputer with an operating system of the MS-DOS type or UNIX,
- a modem making it possible to modulate and demodulate information travelling on telephone lines or any other high-speed lines,
- a printer,
- identical communications software and identical applications software enabling each unit to be connected to the computerized veterinary network.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 490/2003
of 17 March 2003
re-establishing the preferential customs duty on imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 fixes conditions for the application of a preferential customs duty on large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports of fresh cut flowers into the Community.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 209/2003(4), opens and provides for the administration of Community tariff quotas for cut flowers and flower buds, fresh, originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Malta, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip respectively.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 486/2003(5) fixed Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses for application of the arrangements for importation from the countries in question.
(4) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88(6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(7), laid down detailed rules for the application of these arrangements.
(5) The preferential customs duty fixed for multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in Israel by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 was suspended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 301/2003(8).
(6) On the basis of price recordings made as specified in Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88 it must be concluded that the requirement for reintroduction of the preferential customs duty laid down in Article 2(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 is met for multiflorous (spray) carnations originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The preferential customs duty should be reintroduced.
(7) In between meetings of the Management Committee for Live Plants and Floriculture Products, the Commission must adopt such measures,
1. For imports of multiflorous (spray) carnations (CN code ex 0603 10 20 ) originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip the preferential customs duty set by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is reintroduced.
2. Regulation (EC) No 301/2003 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 208/2002
of 1 February 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European third countries, in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001
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 organization of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2), 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 2008/2001(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), 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 medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 25 to 31 January 2002 at 215,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 February 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
29.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 208/37
COMMISSION DECISION
of 27 July 2006
concerning the financing of studies, impact assessments and evaluations covering the areas of food safety, animal health and welfare and zootechnics
(2006/527/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to Decision 90/424/EEC the Community is to undertake or assist the Member States in undertaking the technical and scientific measures necessary for the development of Community veterinary legislation and for the development of veterinary education or training.
(2) Studies, impact assessments as well as systematic and timely evaluations of its expenditure programmes are an established priority for the European Commission as a means of accounting for the management of allocated funds and as a way of promoting a lesson-learning culture throughout the organisation, particularly in a context of increased focus on results-based management.
(3) In order to carry out these tasks, a call for tender for an evaluation framework contract covering the policy areas of food safety, animal health and welfare, and zootechnics has been launched following an open procedure during the last quarter 2004.
(4) The framework contract has been concluded on 18 June 2005 for a period of 24 months. This framework contract is already providing relevant information serving as a basis for a Community decision making.
(5) All individual tasks shall be subject to specific agreements. These agreements shall be signed between the Commission and the selected contractor as defined in the framework contract.
(6) The measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The actions described in the Annex to this Decision are approved for the purpose of their financing.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1594/94 of 30 June 1994 establishing the supply balance for the Canary Islands in products of the eggs and poultrymeat sectors for the first quarter of the 1994/95 marketing year and amending Regulation (EEC) No  1729/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992, introducing specific measures for the Canary Islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/93 (2), and in particular
Articles 3 (4) and 4 (4) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1729/92 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 615/94 (4), fixes for the period 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993 on the one hand, the quantities of meat and eggs of the forecast supply balance which  benefit from an exemption for the levy on direct import from third countries or from an aid for delivieries originating from the rest of the Community, and on the other hand, the quantities of breeding material originating in the Community which benefit  from an aid with a view to developing the potential for production in the archipelago of the Canaries;
Whereas, pending supplementary information to be supplied by the competent authorities, and in order to ensure continuity of the specific supply arrangements, the supply balance, the quantities of parent or grandparent stock chicks and hatching eggs  should be established, for a period limited to three months, on the basis of the quantities determined for the 1993/94 marketing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in the present Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Eggs and Poultrymeat,
Annexes I and III of Regulation (EEC) No 1729/92 are replaced by the Annexes to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1994.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
15.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 182/2
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 618/2009
of 14 July 2009
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 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 Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 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 XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 July 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1167/92  of 5 May 1992  re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 39 (order No 40.0390), originating in Pakistan, 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), extended into 1992 by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3387/91  (2), and 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 in Annexes I and II thereto 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 39 (order No 40.0390), originating in Pakistan, the relevant ceiling amounts to 101 tonnes;
Whereas on 5 February 1992 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan,
As from 10 May 1992 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 Pakistan:
Order No  Category
(unit)  CN code  Description           40.0390  39
(tonnes)  6302 51 10
6302 51 90
6302 53 90
ex 6302 59 00
6302 91 10
6302 91 90
6302 93 90
ex 6302 99 00  Table linen, toilet and kitchen linen, other than knitted or crocheted, other than of terry towelling or similar terry fabrics of cotton
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.