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6.8.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 233/28
COUNCIL DECISION
of 30 July 2014
appointing a German member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2014/519/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the GermanGovernment,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 13 September 2010 the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).
(2) A member's seaton the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Michaela ROSENBERGER,
Mr Peter SCHMIDT, Geschäftsführer der Gewerkschaft Nahrung-Genuss-Gaststätten, Region Allgäu, is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 20 September 2015.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
8.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 3/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 8/2014
of 20 December 2013
establishing a prohibition of fishing for haddock in areas VIIb-k, VIII, IX and X; EU waters of CECAF 34.1.1 by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 39/2013 of 21 January 2013 fixing for 2013 the fishing opportunities available to EU vessels for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks which are not subject to international negotiations or agreements (2), lays down quotas for 2013.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2013.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2013 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
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.
30.11.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 313/12
COUNCIL DECISION
of 22 November 2010
appointing a Spanish member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2010/727/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 302 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal made by the Spanish Government,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) On 13 September 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/570/EU, Euratom appointing the members of the European Economic and Social Committee for the period from 21 September 2010 to 20 September 2015 (1).
(2) A member’s seat on the European Economic and Social Committee has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Mr Ángel PANERO FLÓREZ,
Mr Alberto NADAL BELDA, Director Adjunto a la Secretaría General de la CEOE, is hereby appointed as a member of the European Economic and Social Committee for the remainder of the term of office, i.e. until 20 September 2015.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
25.11.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 307/44
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1929/2005
of 24 November 2005
fixing the definitive rate of refund and the percentage of system B export licences to be issued in the fruit and vegetables sector (tomatoes, oranges, lemons, table grapes and apples)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables (2), and in particular Article 6(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1172/2005 (3) fixed the indicative quantities for the issue of B system export licences.
(2) The definitive rate of refund for tomatoes, oranges, lemons, table grapes and apples covered by licences applied for under system B between 16 September 2005 to 15 November 2005, should be fixed at the indicative rate, and the percentage of licences to be issued for the quantities applied for should be laid down,
For applications for system B export licences submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1172/2005 between 16 September 2005 and 15 November 2005, the percentages of licences to be issued and the rates of refund applicable are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 November 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2621/93 of 23 September 1993 extending Regulation (EEC) No 420/93 making imports of certain fishery products subject to observance of the reference price
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 697/93 (2), and in particular Article 22 (6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 420/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1671/93 (4), makes imports of certain fishery products subject to observance of the reference price until 30 September 1993;
Whereas since the adoption of the above measure, the free-at-frontier prices of significant quantities of those same products continue to be lower than the reference prices applicable to them; whereas the period of validity of Regulation (EEC) No 420/93  should accordingly be extended by one month;
Whereas, in accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 22 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, the Commission may adopt the measure provided for in this Regulation in the interval between the scheduled meetings of the Management Committee for  Fish Products,
Regulation (EEC) No 420/93 is hereby amended as follows:
at Article 2, the date '30 September 1993' is replaced by the date '31 October 1993'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2438/2001
of 13 December 2001
repealing Regulation (EC) No 1490/2000 relating to the issuing of a standing invitation to tender for the export of rye held by the German intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000(4), lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the intervention agencies.
(2) For economical reasons, it is appropriate to repeal the invitation to tender under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1490/2000(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1665/2000(6).
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Regulation (EC) No 1490/2000 is hereby repealed.
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.
18.3.1994 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 76/25
COUNCIL DECISION
of 10 March 1994
accepting Resolution No 47 on the introduction of an additional TIR carnet with higher guarantee adopted on 2 July 1993 by the Working Party of the Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) on customs questions affecting transport
(94/166/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Resolution No 47 provides for measures to ensure the proper application of the TIR Convention, 1975 and to provide a higher guarantee for the transport of certain types of goods involving a higher risk of fraudulent evasion of customs and other duties;
Whereas having regard to its content this Resolution is of prime importance to the Community and should be accepted by it with immediate effect,
Resolution No 47 on the introduction of an additional TIR carnet with higher guarantee adopted on 2 July 1993 by the Working Party of the Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) on customs questions affecting transport is hereby accepted on behalf of the Community with immediate effect,
The text of the Resolution is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to notify the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Europe of the Community's acceptance, with immediate effect, of the Resolution referred to in Article 1.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 450/2002
of 13 March 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 March 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
19.12.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 343/40
COUNCIL DECISION
of 17 December 2013
appointing five members of the Court of Auditors
(2013/772/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 286(2) thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) The terms of office of Mr Gijs DE VRIES, Mr Henri GRETHEN, Mr Michel CRETIN, Mr Ioannis SARMAS and Mr David BOSTOCK are due to expire on 31 December 2013.
(2) New appointments should therefore be made,
The following are hereby appointed members of the Court of Auditors for the period from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2019:
— Mr Alex BRENNINKMEIJER,
— Mr Henri GRETHEN,
— Ms Danièle LAMARQUE,
— Mr Nikolaos MILIONIS,
— Mr Phil WYNN OWEN.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
22.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 82/26
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 263/2013
of 18 March 2013
approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Mela Alto Adige/Südtiroler Apfel (PGI))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 entered into force on 3 January 2013. It repealed and replaced 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 (2).
(2) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Italy’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Mela Alto Adige/Südtiroler Apfel’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1855/2005 (3).
(3) Since the amendments in question are not minor, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (4), as required by Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006. As no statement of objection under Article 7 of that Regulation has been received by the Commission, the amendments should be approved,
The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby approved.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 19 December 1978  amending Directive 75/130/EEC on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined road/rail carriage of goods between Member States  (79/5/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 75 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas the inaugural effect of Directive 75/130/EEC (4) must be considered to have been a positive factor during the period which has elapsed and whereas that Directive should therefore be retained on a permanent basis;
Whereas it should be extended on an experimental basis to other forms of combined road/rail carriage in order to ascertain whether the political and economic reasons underlying the said Directive are also valid for such other forms of carriage,
Directive 75/130/EEC is hereby amended as follows:  1. Article 1 (1) shall be replaced by the following:
"1. For the purposes of this Directive:    - "combined road/rail carriage" shall mean road transport of goods between Member States where the lorry, trailer, semi-trailer (with or without tractor unit), swap body and container of 20 feet or more are transported by rail between the nearest suitable rail loading station to the point of loading and the nearest suitable rail unloading station to the point of unloading;
- "swap body" shall mean the part of a road vehicle on which it is intended that the load shall be placed and which may be detached from the vehicle and re-incorporated therein."
2. Article 4 (1) shall be replaced by the following:
"1. When a frontier is crossed by road before the rail journey, the Member States may require the operator to prove that the rail authorities, or any body authorized by them, have made a reservation for the transport by rail of the tractor unit, lorry, trailer, semi-trailer or the swap bodies thereof and the container of 20 feet or more."
3. Article 7 shall be replaced by the following:
"Article 7
The Commission shall report to the Council every two years on the implementation of this Directive, with a view to developing this system for the benefit of all combined road/rail carriage within the Community."
4. The following new Article 8 shall be inserted:
"Article 8
In the case of containers of 20 feet or more and swap bodies which have no supports, this Directive shall be valid until 31 December 1981."
5. Article 8 shall become Article 9.
The Member States shall take the additional measures in order to comply with this Directive before 1 July 1979. They shall inform the Commission thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 575/98 of 12 March 1998 on the issue of import licences for rice and broken rice against applications submitted under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 327/98 (additional tranche for January 1998)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice (1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 327/98 provides for the opening of an additional tranche for the issue of import licences for January 1998; whereas licence applications for this additional tranche are to be submitted during the first 10 working days following the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 327/98;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 327/98, within 10 days of the closing date for notification by the Member States of licence applications, the Commission must decide to what extent the applications may be accepted and fix the quantities available under the following tranche;
Whereas examination of the quantities for which applications have been submitted shows that licences should be issued for the quantities applied for multiplied, where appropriate, by a percentage reduction in accordance with the provisions of the Annex hereto,
1. Import licences for rice and broken rice against applications submitted under Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 327/98 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for multiplied, where appropriate, by the percentage reductions set out in the Annex hereto.
2. The quantities available under the following tranche shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
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.
29.5.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 192/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1061/2004
of 28 May 2004
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003
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 1875/2003 (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 round grain rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 24 to 27 May 2004 at 50,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 May 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.9.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 236/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1034/2007
of 7 September 2007
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in ICES zone VI; EC waters of Vb; EC and International waters of XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of France
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2007.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2007.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2007 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
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.