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Council Decision  of  29 April 2004  on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol to the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution, concerning cooperation in preventing pollution from ships and, in cases of emergency, combating pollution of the Mediterranean Sea (2004/575/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community and in particular Article 175(1), in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Whereas:
(1) European Community policy on the environment contributes to the pursuit of objectives which include preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment and promoting measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems.
(2) The European Community is a Contracting Party to the Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution (Barcelona Convention), approved by Decision 77/585/EEC(2), and its 1995 revision, approved by Decision 1999/802/EC(3). The Community is also a Contracting Party to four protocols of the Barcelona Convention, including the Protocol concerning cooperation in combating pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by oil and other harmful substances in cases of emergency approved by Decision 81/420/EEC(4).
(3) The Commission took part, on behalf of the Community, in the negotiations on the Protocol concerning cooperation in preventing pollution from ships and, in cases of emergency, combating pollution of the Mediterranean Sea (the Protocol), on the basis of the negotiating directives received from the Council on  25 January 2000 .
(4) On  25 January 2002  in Malta, the Community signed the Protocol.
(5) The Protocol updates the legal instruments of the Barcelona Convention, to include cooperation on the prevention of pollution from ships, to make more effective cooperation in response to pollution incidents and to promote the implementation of the applicable international regulations.
(6) The Protocol, not affecting the right of Parties to adopt relevant stricter measures in conformity with international law, contains the measures needed to avoid there being any incoherence with Community legislation already in force in the areas covered by the Protocol.
(7) The Community should therefore approve the Protocol,
The Protocol to the Barcelona Convention for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against Pollution concerning cooperation in preventing pollution from ships and, in cases of emergency, combating pollution of the Mediterranean Sea, hereinafter referred to as  «the Protocol» , is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered, on behalf of the European Community, to deposit with the Spanish Government the instrument of approval of the Protocol, in accordance with the provisions of Article 23 of the Protocol.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 11 June 1980  finding that the apparatus described as "NAC film motion analyzer, model 160 B" is not a scientific apparatus  (80/621/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 of 10 July 1975 on the importation free of Common Customs Tariff duties of educational, scientific and cultural materials (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1027/79 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 of 12 December 1979 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/75 (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas, by letter dated 20 December 1979, the Government of the United Kingdom has requested the Commission to invoke the procedure provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79 in order to determine whether or not the apparatus described as "NAC film motion analyzer, model 160 B", to be used to measure the wing-motions of flying birds, should be considered as a scientific apparatus and, where the reply is in the affirmative, whether apparatus of equivalent scientific value is currently being manufactured in the Community;
Whereas, in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 2784/79, a group of experts composed of representatives of all the Member States met on 22 May 1980 within the framework of the Committee on Duty-Free Arrangements to examine the matter;
Whereas this examination showed that the apparatus in question is a film analyzer;
Whereas it does not have the requisite objective characteristics making it specifically suited to scientific research ; whereas, moreover, apparatus of the same kind are principally used for non-scientific activities ; whereas its use in the case in question could not alone confer upon it the character of a scientific apparatus ; whereas it therefore cannot be regarded as a scientific apparatus,
The apparatus described as "NAC film motion analyzer, model 160 B" is not considered to be a scientific apparatus.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
27.7.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 200/19
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 July 2012
appointing a Finnish member of the European Economic and Social Committee
(2012/438/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 Finnish 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 Reijo PAANANEN,
Mr Pekka RISTELÄ, Advisor on International Affairs of SAK (Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions), 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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 503/91  of 28 February 1991  fixing for the 1990/91 marketing year the average world market price and the indicative yield for linseed
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 of 15 March 1976 laying down special measures for linseed (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 4003/87 (2), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,
Whereas an average world market price for linseed must be determined each year according to the criteria laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No 1774/76 of 20 July 1976 on special measures for linseed (3);
Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1799/76 of 22 July 1976 laying down detailed rules for the application of special measures in respect of linseed (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1224/90 (5), provides that this average  price is to be the arithmetic mean of the world market prices as referred to in that Article and recorded each week over a representative period;
Whereas the most representative period for the marketing of Community linseed may be taken to be that from 3 September 1990 to 25 January 1991; whereas this is therefore the period to be taken into account;
Whereas the application of all these provisions produces the average world market price for linseed specified below;
Whereas Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 provides that the subsidy is to be granted for a production figure obtained by applying an indicative yield to the areas sown and harvested; whereas that yield must be determined by applying the  criteria laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 569/76 and (EEC) No 1774/76;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 17 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1799/76, the producer Member States have supplied the Commission with the results of the sampling, carried out pursuant to Article 2a (2) of that Regulation, regarding the yields per  hectare of seed harvested from each of the types of flax referred to in Articles 7a and 10a of the said Regulation in the homogeneous production areas; whereas, on the basis of those results, the indicative yield for linseed should be that specified  below;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
For the 1990/91 marketing year, the average world market price for linseed shall be ECU 15,110 per 100 kilograms.
For the 1990/91 marketing year, the indicative yields for linseed and the relevant production zones shall be as specified in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EC) No 2700/95 of 22 November 1995 correcting Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 amending the  Regulations that fixed, prior to 1 February 1995, certain prices and amounts in the market in milk  and milk products of which the value in ecus was adapted as a result of the abolition of the  correcting factor for agricultural conversion rates
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of  the market in milk and milk products  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1538/95  (2), and  in particular Article 5c (7) thereof,
Whereas one oversight should be corrected in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1802/95   (3);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 the following line is  inserted after Regulation (EEC) No 1158/91 and before Regulation (EEC) No 3378/91:
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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the  Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to the amounts converted into national currency from the 1995/96 marketing year on.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1808/2003
of 15 October 2003
prohibiting fishing for horse mackerel by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1754/2003(4), lays down quotas for horse mackerel for 2003.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, VIIIa,b,d,e, XII and XIV, by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. Spain has prohibited fishing for this stock from 7 October 2003. This date should consequently be adopted in this Regulation,
Catches of horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, VIIIa,b,d,e, XII and XIV, by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Spain for 2003.
Fishing for horse mackerel in the waters of ICES divisions Vb (EC waters), VI, VII, VIIIa,b,d,e, XII and XIV, by vessels flying the flag of Spain or registered in Spain is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 7 October 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
12.5.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 123/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 524/2007
of 11 May 2007
concerning the 31st special invitation to tender opened under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005, Chapter III
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 Article 47 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market (2), the intervention agencies are opening a standing invitation to tender for the granting of aid for concentrated butter. Article 54 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 %.
(2) An end-use security provided for in Article 53(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 is to be lodged to ensure the taking over of the concentrated butter by the retail trade.
(3) On the basis of the examination of the offers received, the tendering procedure should not be proceeded with.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 31st tender under the standing invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005, Chapter III no award shall be made.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 May 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
16.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 43/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 129/2012
of 13 February 2012
approving minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Queso Manchego (PDO))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular the second sentence of Article 9(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) and Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Spain’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Queso Manchego’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (2), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 561/2009 (3).
(2) The application concerns the amendments to the method of production of the protected designation of origin ‘Queso Manchego’ and involves changes to the single document.
(3) The Commission has examined the amendment in question and decided that it is justified. Since this concerns a minor amendment, in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission may adopt it without using the procedure set out in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of that Regulation,
The specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Queso Manchego’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
The consolidated single document setting out the main points of the specification is set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 17 December 1990  on applications for advance payments of aids granted by Member States for the measures referred to under Article 21 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88  (91/12/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the  operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), and in particular Article 21 (6) thereof,
Whereas applications for complementary advance payments to advance payments requested pursuant to Commission Decision 89/643/EEC (2) have been submitted after 30 June 1990; whereas, due to their complementary nature, they must be paid during the current  budgetary year and therefore detailed rules of application for the period between 1 July and 31 December 1990 should be laid down;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,
     Article 1
The applications to the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guidance Section, for advance payment as referred to in Article 21 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 must conform to the table in the Annex.   Article 2
Advances from the EAGGF, Guidance Section, may be equal to a maximum of 80 % of the Community contribution to the financing of expenditure anticipated in the reference year.   Article 3
Advances which are not spent during the year in respect of which they were paid shall be deducted from the advance to be paid for the following year.   Article 4
This Decision shall apply from 1 July until 31 December 1990.   Article 5
This Decision is addressed to all the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 571/2004
of 26 March 2004
fixing the export refunds on malt
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 organization of the market in cereals(1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 13(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(2).
(3) The refund applicable in the case of malts must be calculated with amount taken of the quantity of cereals required to manufacture the products in question. The said quantities are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying these rules to the present situation on markets in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The export refunds on malt listed in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 10 January 1992  recognizing Belgium as an officially swine fever free Member State within the context of eradication, and amending for the sixth time Decision 81/400/EEC establishing the status of Member States as regards  classical swine fever with a view to its eradication  (92/47/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 80/1095/EEC of 11 November 1980 laying down conditions designed to render and keep the territory of the Community free from classical swine fever (1), as last amended by Directive 87/487/EEC (2), and in particular
Articles 2 (2), 3 (2) and 7 (1) thereof,
Whereas by Decision 88/529/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 91/413/EEC (4), the Commission has approved the plan for the accelerated eradication of classical swine fever presented by Belgium;
Whereas Belgium at this moment complies with the criteria laid down in Articles 7 (1) and 2 point 2 of Directive 80/1095/EEC for being recognized as an officially swine fever free Member State within the context of eradication; in fact, no swine fever  has been detected and vaccination against swine fever has been stopped for more than 12 months on the territory of Belgium and the holdings on the territory of Belgium contain no pigs which have been vaccinated against swine fever in the preceeding 12  months;
Whereas taking into account this new situation it is necessary to modify Commission Decision 81/400/EEC of 15 May 1981, establishing the status of Member States as regards classical swine fever with a view to its eradication (5) as last amended by  Decision 91/378/EEC (6);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Belgium is recognized as an officially swine fever free Member State within the context of disease eradication.
Article 1 of Decision 81/400/EEC is amended as follows:
(1) in the first paragraph, 'Belgium' is inserted before Denmark;
(2) in the second paragraph, 'Belgium' is deleted.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.