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Commission Decision
of 25 September 2002
on the total amount of Community aid for the eradication of classical swine fever in Spain in 1997
(notified under document number C(2002) 3538)
(Only the Spanish text is authentic)
(2002/766/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), as last amended by Decision 2001/572/EC(2), and in particular Article 3(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Outbreaks of classical swine fever occurred in Spain in 1997. The emergence of this disease represents a serious risk to the Community's pig population.
(2) With a view to helping to eradicate the disease as rapidly as possible, the Community may contribute financially to eligible expenditure borne by the Member State, as provided for in Decision 90/424/EEC.
(3) On 2 June 1998, Spain submitted an initial application for reimbursement of all the expenditure incurred on its territory in 1997, followed by successive clarifications.
(4) Under Commission Decisions 98/63/EC(3) and 98/649/EC(4) on financial aid from the Community for the eradication of classical swine fever in Spain, two advances to an amount of EUR 7 million have already been paid.
(5) The total amount of Community aid for the eradication of classical swine fever in Spain in 1997 must be set.
(6) The results of the checks carried out by the Commission with regard to the observance of Community veterinary rules and the conditions for benefiting from Community financial support mean that not all the expenditure submitted can be considered eligible. These observations have been confirmed in a Court of Auditors report(5).
(7) The Commission's observations and the method for calculating the eligible expenditure were communicated to the Spanish authorities and confirmed in a letter dated 19 March 2002.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
The total amount of Community aid for the eradication of classical swine fever in Spain in 1997 is EUR 9031959.
The balance of the above amount, i.e. EUR 2031959, shall be paid to Spain.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Spain.
REGULATION (EEC) No 225/72 OF THE COUNCIL  of 31 January 1972  supplementing Regulation (EEC) No 206/68 laying down outline provisions for contracts and inter-trade agreements on the purchase of beet
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 1009/67/EEC 1 of 18 December 1967 on the common organization of the market in sugar, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2727/71 2 and in particular Article 6 thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 206/68 3 of 20 February 1968 laying down outline provisions for contracts and inter-trade agreements on the purchase of beet lays down provisions regarding the price for beet to be paid to beet sellers by the sugar manufacturers;
Whereas an increase in the intervention price for sugar from one marketing year to the next may lead to an increase in the value of stocks held at the time of transition between those two marketing years, unless for those stocks the increase has been made subject to a levy ; whereas it is reasonable to give the beet seller the benefit of the increase in the intervention price for sugar resulting from the increase in the price for beet and to supplement Regulation (EEC) No 206/68 accordingly;
The following Article 8a shall be added to Regulation (EEC) No 206/68:
"Article 8a
1. Contracts shall provide for an additional price to be paid to the seller where      (a) there is an increase in the price for beet at the time of transition from one marketing year to the next, and
(b) the increase in the intervention price for sugar resulting from the increase in the price for beet is not, for the stocks held at the time of transition, made subject to a levy.
The additional price shall be calculated per 100 kilogrammes of white sugar by multiplying the increase referred to in the first subparagraph under (b) by a coefficient equal to the ratio of        - the quantities of sugar produced within the maximum quota which have not been carried forward within the meaning of Article 32 of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC and which are in stock at the time of transition ; to
- the quantities of sugar produced by the manufacturer during the previous marketing year within his maximum quota which have not been carried forward within the meaning of Article 32 of Regulation No 1009/67/EEC.
2. Inter-trade agreement may derogate from the provisions of paragraph 1.
Contracts shall mention the possibility of such derogation."
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 1972.  1OJ No 308, 18.12.1967, p. 1. 2OJ No L 282, 23.12.1971, p. 8. 3OJ No L 47, 23.2.1968, p. 1.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 17 October 1985
supplementing, by the addition of Greenland, the list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat
(85/488/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, in order to decide in respect both of bovine animals and swine and of fresh meat whether a country or part of a country may be included in the list, particular account is taken of the criteria set out in Article 3 (2) of Directive 72/462/EEC;
Whereas Greenland may be considered to satisfy these criteria for fresh meat of bovine animals, sheep, goats, domestic solipeds and wild cloven-hoofed animals excluding swine; whereas it is necessary to supplement, by the addition of Greenland and as regards the abovementioned categories of fresh meat, the list referred to in Article 3 (1) of Directive 72/462/EEC adopted by the Council and contained in the Annex to its Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1976 drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat (3);
Whereas other measures concerning animal health and public health remain to be taken;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Without prejudice to Directive 72/462/EEC, and in particular any measures which may have to be taken under the procedure provided for in Article 29 of that Directive, the list of countries from which Member States authorize importation of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat contained in Decision 79/542/EEC shall be supplemented by the addition of Greenland as regards fresh meat of bovine animals, sheep, goats, domestic solipeds and wild cloven-hoofed animals excluding swine.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
10.8.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 213/3
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 726/2012
of 6 August 2012
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2128/2003
of 3 December 2003
amending representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 624/98(4), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The amounts of the representative prices and additional duties applicable to the import of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1166/2003(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1770/2003(6).
(2) It follows from applying the general and detailed fixing rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 to the information known to the Commission that the representative prices and additional duties at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 115/2003
of 22 January 2003
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1298/2002(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 January 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2364/92  of 11 August 1992  concerning the stopping of fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of a Member State
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3882/91 of 18 December 1991 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1992 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation  (EEC) No 2121/92 (4) provides for cod quotas for 1992;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member  State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of cod in the waters of ICES division II b by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State have reached the quota allocated for 1992,
Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division II b by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Community for 1992.
Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division II b by vessels flying the flag of a Member State or registered in a Member State is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the  abovementioned vessels after the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 167/96 of 29 January 1996 renewing measures laid down in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1917/95 establishing certain measures concerning imports of processed agricultural products from Iceland, Norway and Switzerland in order to take account of the results of the Uruguay Round negotiations in the agricultural sector
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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1917/95 of 24 July 1995 establishing certain measures concerning imports of processed agricultural products form Iceland, Norway and Switzerland in order to take account of the results of the Uruguay Round negotiations in the agricultural sector (1) set the basic amounts to be taken into account in the calculation of the agricultural components and the additional duties applicable at importation into the Community of goods originating in Norway, Iceland and Switzerland from 1 July to 31 December 1995;
Whereas it was not possible to conclude amendment of the existing protocols by 1 January 1996; whereas, consequently, the measures provided for in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1917/95 should be extended for 1996,
The measures provided for in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1917/95 are hereby extended to the period from 1 January to 30 June 1996.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
4.8.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 201/4
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 773/2011
of 2 August 2011
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
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  REGULATION (EEC) No 1059/89
of 24 April 1989
allocating additional catch quotas among Member States for vessels fishing in Swedish waters
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal (2), and in particular Article 11 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community and the Kingdom of Sweden have initialled an agreement on their mutual fishing rights for 1989 which provides, inter alia, for the allocation of certain catch quotas for Community vessels in Swedish waters; whereas those catch quotas were allocated by Regulation (EEC) No 4198/88 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 297/89 (4);
Whereas, in order to take account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the Community, the Community and the Kingdom of Sweden have, inter alia, concluded an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning agriculture and fisheries (5); whereas, under that Agreement, the Kingdom of Sweden undertook in particular to grant the Community catch quotas for cod and herring in the Swedish fishing zone in the Baltic Sea, in addition to the fishing possibilities agreed annually under the Agreement on fisheries between the Community and the Kingdom of Sweden;
Whereas the Government of Sweden, by notification dated 23 December 1988, informed the Community of the supplementary catch quotas for 1989;
Whereas, under Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, it is for the Council to lay down in particular the specific conditions for taking those catches; whereas, under Article 4 of the said Regulation, the quantity available to the Community is to be distributed among the Member States;
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the control measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (6), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (7),
Vessels flying the flag of a Member State shall be authorized in 1989 to take catches within the geographical limits and the quotas set out in the Annex in waters falling within the fisheries juridisction of Sweden, without prejudice to catches already authorized for the same period by Regulation (EEC) No 4198/88.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply until 31 December 1985.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Council Decision
of 10 July 2000
appointing two United Kingdom alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2000/451/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1998(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas two seats for alternate members of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the resignation of Mr John Evans and Mr Eurig Wyn, United Kingdom members, notified to the Council on 23 June 2000;
Having regard to the proposal from the United Kingdom Government,
Mr Jonathan Huish and Ms Margaret Jones are hereby appointed alternate members of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr John Evans and Mr Eurig Wyn for the remainder of the latter's terms of office, which run until 25 January 2002.