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COMMISSION DECISION of 18 November 1996 concerning a request for exemption submitted by the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the English text is authentic) (96/683/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by Directive 96/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,
Whereas the request submitted by the United Kingdom on 8 March 1996, which reached the Commission on 15 March 1996, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of four types of vehicle with three types of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 7 and fitted in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48;
Whereas the reasons given in the request, according to which the fitting of the stop lamps and the stop lamps themselves do not meet the requirements of Council Directive 76/758/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to end-outline marker lamps, front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/516/EEC (4), or of Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on motor vehicles and their trailers (5), as last amended by Commission Directive 91/663/EEC (6) are well founded; whereas the descriptions of the tests, the results thereof and their compliance with ECE Regulations No 7 and No 48 ensure a satisfactory level of safety;
Whereas the Community Directives concerned will be amended in order to permit the production and fitting of such stop lamps;
Whereas the measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on adaptation to technical progress set up by Directive 70/156/EEC,
The request submitted by the United Kingdom for an exemption concerning the production and fitting of three types of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE Regulation No 7 and fitted in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48 on the types of vehicles for which they are intended is hereby approved.
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 November 1999
authorising the French Republic to apply or to continue to apply reductions in, or exemptions from excise duties on certain mineral oils used for specific purposes, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC
(1999/804/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/81/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the harmonisation of the structures of excise duties on mineral oils(1), and in particular Article 8(4),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Under Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorise any Member State to introduce exemptions from, or reductions in, excise duties on mineral oils on grounds of specific policy considerations;
(2) The French authorities have notified the Commission that they wish to apply a differentiated rate of excise duty from 1 January 2000 to premium-grade unleaded petrol containing a potassium-based additive to improve resistance to valve burn-out (or any other additive of equivalent effect);
(3) The other Member States have been informed thereof;
(4) The Commission and all the Member States consider that the application of differentiated rate of excise duty to premium-grade unleaded petrol containing additives is justified on environmental policy grounds and that it will not give rise to distortions of competition or hinder the operation of the internal market;
(5) The Commission regularly reviews reductions and exemptions to check that they are compatible with the operation of the internal market or with Community policy on protection of the environment;
(6) The French Republic has requested authorisation to apply a differentiated rate of excise duty to premium-grade unleaded petrol containing additives from 1 January 2000; the Council is to review its application on the basis of a report from the Commission no later than 31 December 2002, when the authorisation granted by this Decision expires,
In accordance with Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC and without prejudice to the obligations laid down in Council Directive 92/82/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the approximation of the rates of excise duties on mineral oils(2), and in particular the minimum rates laid down in Articles 3 and 4 thereof, the French Republic is hereby authorised to apply a differentiated rate of excise duty from 1 January 2000 to premium-grade unleaded petrol containing a potassium-based additive to improve resistance to valve burn-out (or any other additive of equivalent effect) until 31 December 2002.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2510/2001
of 20 December 2001
determining the extent to which applications lodged in December 2001 for import licences under the regime provided for by tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector for the period 1 January to 31 March 2002 can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 of 28 June 1995 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1006/2001(2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the first quarter of 2002 are for quantities less than the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.
(2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined,
1. Applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 2002 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
2. For the period 1 April to 30 June 2002, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
18.6.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 160/80
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 586/2011
of 17 June 2011
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 18 June 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
4.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 197/77
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 26 June 2014
concerning formats for reporting on the national programmes for the implementation of Council Directive 91/271/EEC
(notified under document C(2014) 4208)
(2014/431/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment (1), and in particular Article 17(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Member States are required to draw up reports concerning their national programmes for the implementation of Directive 91/271/EEC and shall, if necessary, provide the Commission by 30 June every two years with an update of the information on the basis of formats drawn up by the Commission.
(2) The Union is committed to maximising the benefits of Union environment legislation by improving implementation, including by ensuring that the public has access to clear information showing how it is being implemented. Systems which actively disseminate such information should be put in place at national level, and should be complemented with a Union level overview of individual Member States' performance (2).
(3) The Commission, in its Communication on the European Citizens' Initiative ‘Water and sanitation are a human right! Water is a public good, not a commodity’ (3) committed to making information on urban waste water more accessible for citizens, in particular through streamlined and transparent data management and dissemination.
(4) The modifications introduced by this Decision build on the pilot exercise establishing a Structured Implementation and Information Framework as part of the Commission's efforts to develop a simple, clear, stable and predictable regulatory framework for businesses, workers and citizens, with the aim to reduce administrative burden and increase transparency (4).
(5) The formats adopted by Commission Decision 93/481/EEC (5) require revision taking into consideration the need for simplification and increased transparency, the reduction of administrative burden and new approaches to data management and reporting. That Decision should therefore be replaced.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established under Article 18 of Directive 91/271/EEC,
The formats for reporting on the national programmes for the implementation of Directive 91/271/EEC provided for in the Annex are adopted.
Decision 93/481/EEC is repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2562/94 of 21 October 1994 amending Regulation (EC) No 2444/94 as regards the derogation to Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for importing bananas into the  Community
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organization of the market in bananas (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3518/93 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2444/94 (4), lays down detailed rules for implementing the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community, in particular as regards the determination of the  category of operators and the conditions under which import licences are granted;
Whereas the adoption of specific criteria for the determination of category C operators resulted, for 1994, in a postponement of the dates fixed in Article 4 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93; whereas the obligation on the operators to provide all  supporting documentation required by the rules along with the requirement that the documentation be verified by the competent authorities of the Member States require additional time limits; whereas under these circumstances the dates laid down for 1994  in Regulation (EC) No 2444/94 should be amended;
Whereas this Regulation must enter into force immediately, taking account of the time limits laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1442/93;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,
In Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2444/94, '18 October 1994', '25 October 1994' and '15 November 1994' are replaced by '31 October 1994', '9 November 1994' and '18 November 1994' respectively.
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.
Commission regulation (EC) No 578/2002
of 20 March 2002
amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2433/2001(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 established a goods nomenclature, hereinafter called the "Combined Nomenclature", to meet, at one and the same time, the requirements of the Common Customs Tariff, the external trade statistics of the Community and other Community policies concerning the importation or exportation of goods.
(2) Following the amendments to the nomenclature annexed to the International Convention on the Harmonised Commodity Description and Coding System pursuant to the recommendation of 25 June 1999 of the Customs Cooperation Council, note 8 to Chapter 29 was inserted and the wording of heading 2937 of the Combined Nomenclature was amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2031/2001(3), with effect from 1 January 2002.
(3) As a result of the new note 8 to Chapter 29 and the new wording of heading 2937, it is necessary to update Annex 3 (list of international non-proprietary names (INNs), provided for pharmaceutical substances by the World Health Organisation, which are free of duty) of the Combined Nomenclature in order to take into account the new scope of that heading.
(4) Since more than 100 substances of Annex 3 to the Combined Nomenclature, currently classified elsewhere than within heading 2937, are transferred to heading 2937, it is appropriate to replace the said Annex with a new Annex.
(5) Annex I to Council regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) This measure does not involve any adjustment of duty rates. Furthermore, it does not involve either the deletion of substances or addition of new substances to Annex 3 to the Combined Nomenclature.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
Annex 3 to Section II of Part Three of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 20/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 74/2007
of 26 January 2007
fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 24th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (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 may sell by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and may grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 25 of that Regulation lays down that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further laid down that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure. The amount of the processing security as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 should be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
For the 24th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 the amount of the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter and the amount the processing security, as referred to in Articles 25 and 28 of that Regulation respectively, are fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
7.6.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 147/4
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 479/2012
of 6 June 2012
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.
24.3.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 87/85
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/168/CFSP
of 23 March 2012
amending Decision 2011/235/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 12 April 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/235/CFSP (1).
(2) On the basis of a review of Decision 2011/235/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 13 April 2013.
(3) Furthermore, in view of the gravity of the human rights situation in Iran, additional persons should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in the Annex to Decision 2011/235/CFSP.
(4) In this context, it is should be noted that, in line with recital (4) of Decision 2011/235/CFSP, the persons targeted by the restrictive measures may also include members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the Basij and Ansar-e-Hezbollah.
(5) In addition, the sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment or software intended primarily for use in the monitoring or interception by the Iranian regime of the Internet and of telephone communications on mobile or fixed networks in Iran should be prohibited.
(6) Furthermore, in consideration of its objectives, the prohibition on the supply, sale or transfer of equipment which might be used for internal repression should be included in Decision 2011/235/CFSP. At the same time, Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures directed against Iran (2) is to be amended so that it no longer includes that prohibition.
(7) Decision 2011/235/CFSP should be amended accordingly,
Decision 2011/235/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1) The following Articles are inserted:
(a) provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the items referred to in paragraph 1 or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of such items, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for the use in, Iran.
(b) provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance, related to the items referred to in paragraph 1, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Iran.".
(2) The following Article is inserted:
(3) Article 6 is replaced by the following:
The persons listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list set out in the Annex to Decision 2011/235/CFSP.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.