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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1280/2002
of 12 July 2002
suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1614/2001(4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 lays down that buying-in by invitation to tender is to be opened or suspended by the Commission in a Member State, as appropriate, once it is observed that, for two weeks in succession, the market price in that Member State is below or equal to or above 92 % of the intervention price.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 756/2002 suspending the buying-in of butter in certain Member States(5) establishes the most recent list of Member States in which intervention is suspended. This list must be adjusted as a result of the market prices communicated by Sweden under Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999. In the interests of clarity, the list in question should be replaced and Regulation (EC) No 756/2002 should be repealed,
Buying-in of butter by invitation to tender as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby suspended in Denmark, Greece and Austria.
Regulation (EC) No 756/2002 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 July 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1418/2003
of 8 August 2003
suspending Regulations (EC) No 668/2001, (EC) No 1500/2001, (EC) No 953/2002, (EC) No 968/2002, (EC) No 1081/2002 and (EC) No 2177/2002 opening standing invitations to tender for barley held by certain intervention agencies
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 markets in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(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 sale of cereals held by the intervention agencies.
(2) Commission Regulations (EC) No 668/2001(5), (EC) No 1500/2001(6), (EC) No 953/2002(7), (EC) No 968/2002(8), (EC) No 1081/2002(9) and (EC) No 2177/2002(10) open standing invitations to tender for barley held by certain intervention agencies.
(3) For economic reasons, the invitations to tender provided for in Regulations (EC) No 668/2001, (EC) No 1500/2001, (EC) No 953/2002, (EC) No 968/2002, (EC) No 1081/2002 and (EC) No 2177/2002 should be suspended.
(4) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
The tendering procedures provided for in Regulations (EC) No 668/2001, (EC) No 1500/2001, (EC) No 953/2002, (EC) No 968/2002, (EC) No 1081/2002 and (EC) No 2177/2002 are hereby suspended.
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.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 13 December 1982
approving the extended plan for the eradication of bovine brucellosis put forward by Ireland
(Only the English text is authentic)
(82/906/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/391/EEC of 17 May 1977 introducing Community measures for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle (1), and in particular Article 9 (2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 78/52/EEC of 13 December 1977 establishing the Community criteria for national plans for the accelerated eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and enzootic leucosis in cattle (2), and in particular Chapter II thereof,
Having regard to Commission Decision 78/682/EEC of 19 July 1978 approving the plan for the accelerated eradication of brucellosis and tuberculosis put forward by Ireland (3),
Having regard to Council Directive 82/400/EEC of 14 June 1982 amending Directive 77/391/EEC and introducing a supplementary Community measure for the eradication of brucellosis, tuberculosis and leucosis in cattle (4),
Whereas by letter dated 23 June 1982 Ireland notified the Commission of an extended plan to eradicate brucellosis;
Whereas, after examination and taking into account the success of the initial plan, the extended plan was found to comply with Directives 77/391/EEC, 78/52/EEC and 82/400/EEC;
Whereas the extended plan ensures continuity with the measures put in hand under the initial plan; whereas the initial plan expired on 18 September 1981;
Whereas the measures under the extended plan were applied since the 18 September 1981; whereas, consequently, the conditions for financial participation by the Community have been met;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee;
The extended plan for the eradication of brucellosis as applied by Ireland from 18 September 1981 is hereby approved.
Financial participation by the Community shall be in respect of eligible expenditure on account of slaughterings taking place on or after 18 September 1981.
This Decision is addressed to Ireland.
17.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 241/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1511/2005
of 16 September 2005
on the issue of import licences for rice originating in the least developed countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 of 10 December 2001 applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences for the period from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2004 (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1401/2002 of 31 July 2002 laying down detailed rules for the opening and administration of the tariff quotas for rice, originating in the least developed countries, for the marketing years 2002/2003 to 2008/2009 (2), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1401/2002 opened a tariff quota for a quantity of 4 402 tonnes of husked rice equivalent for the 2005/2006 marketing year.
(2) The quantities in respect of which applications have been submitted exceed the quantities available. It is therefore necessary to set a reduction percentage applicable to the quantities applied for,
For applications for import licences for rice originating in the least developed countries referred to in Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001, submitted during the first five working days of September 2005 pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1401/2002 and notified to the Commission in accordance with Article 5(1) of the said Regulation licences shall be issued for the quantities given in the applications submitted multiplied by a reduction percentage of 66,4452 %.
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.
31.7.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 255/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1389/2004
of 30 July 2004
amending, as regards production potential, Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular Article 80(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 (2) postponed to 31 July 2004 the time limit laid down in the first subparagraph of Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for derogating from Article 2(2). In order to resolve the latest practical difficulties, that time limit should be postponed once again. Applying the various provisions regarding the grant of the derogation imposes a serious and complex administrative burden, particularly as regards checks and penalties. In the interests of sound administration, the date in question should therefore be postponed definitively to 31 July 2005.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Article 2(1a) of Regulation (EC) No 1227/2000 is hereby replaced by the following:
‘1a.   The deadline laid down in Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 shall be postponed to 31 July 2005.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 August 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
18.12.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 363/150
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION
of 16 December 2014
authorising Croatia to apply a tax exemption to gas oil used to operate machinery in humanitarian demining in accordance with Article 19 of Directive 2003/96/EC
(2014/921/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity (1), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) By letter of 8 April 2014, the Croatian authorities requested an authorisation decision which would allow Croatia to apply a tax exemption to gas oil used to operate machinery in humanitarian demining in accordance with Article 19 of Directive 2003/96/EC.
(2) With the tax exemption it intends to apply, Croatia aims at speeding up the demining of the remaining mine contaminated areas in various regions. The measure would thus have immediate positive effects on human life and health in these regions.
(3) The measure should be limited to accredited special-purpose machines designed and built specifically for clearing mined areas.
(4) The measure should be limited to mine-contaminated areas in the territory of Croatia.
(5) The measure should apply to all operators involved in humanitarian demining in Croatia, thus no economic advantage will be given to any particular operator involved.
(6) Consequently, the measure is acceptable for the proper functioning of the internal market and for the need to ensure fair competition. The measure is compatible with the Union's health, environment, energy and transport policies.
(7) It follows from Article 19(2) of Directive 2003/96/EC that each authorisation granted under that Article must be strictly limited in time. In order to provide economic operators concerned with a sufficient degree of certainty and enough time to conclude the process of demining of the contaminated areas, the authorisation should be granted for a period of six years.
(8) This Decision is without prejudice to the application of the Union rules regarding State aid,
Croatia is hereby authorised to exempt gas oil used to operate specialised machinery used in humanitarian demining on its territory from taxation. The measure shall be limited to accredited special-purpose machines designed and built specifically for clearing mined areas.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its notification.
It shall expire six years thereafter.
This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Croatia.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 3393/92  of 23 November 1992  opening a Community tariff quota for frozen buffalo meat falling within CN code 0202 30 90 (1993)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Commission has undertaken, within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), to open an annual Community tariff quota at a rate of duty of 20 %, for frozen buffalo meat falling within CN code 0202 30 90, the total  quantity of which, expressed in boneless meat, has been fixed at 2 250 tonnes; whereas that quota should accordingly be opened for 1993;
Whereas there should be a guarantee of, in particular, equal and continuing access by all interested traders within the Community to the said quota and of uninterrupted application of the rate laid down for that quota to all imports of the products in  question until the quota is exhausted; whereas, to that end, a system for using the Community tariff quota based on the presentation of a certificate of authenticity guaranteeing the nature of the products, their provenance and their place of origin  should be set up;
Whereas the detailed rules for the application of this Regulation should be drawn up in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal  (1),
1. A Community tariff quota for frozen buffalo meat falling within CN code 0202 30 90 amounting to a total of 2 250 tonnes, expressed in weight of boneless meat, is hereby opened for 1993.
2. The Common Customs Tariff duty applicable to the quota shall be 20 %.
Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, and in particular:
(a) provisions to guarantee the nature of the products, where they come from and their origin;
(b) provisions concerning recognition of the document enabling the guarantee referred to in (a) to be verified.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1993. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
8.9.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 231/7
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 896/2011
of 2 September 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.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3919/88
of 15 December 1988
laying down detailed rules for applying the quota for imports into Portugal of live swine from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 495/86 of 25 February 1986 fixing for 1986 the initial quotas applicable to Portuguese imports from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 of certain products in the pigmeat sector (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3720/87 (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas the Portuguese authorities have requested that quantitative restrictions on imports, in the pigmeat sector, be limited to imports of live swine;
Whereas detailed rules for applying the quota fixed by the Council pursuant to Article 269 of the Act of Accession should be laid down;
Whereas, to ensure proper management of the quota fixed in this way, applications for import authorizations should be subject to the lodging of a security; whereas provision should also be made for the quota to be staggered over the year;
Whereas provision should be made for Portugal to communicate information to the Commission on the application of the quota;
Whereas this Regulation replaces certain provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3720/87; whereas the said Regulation should therefore be repealed;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
This Regulation lays down detailed rules for applying Regulation (EEC) No 495/86.
1. The Portuguese authorities shall issue import authorizations so as to ensure a fair allocation of the available quantity between applicants.
The quota shall be staggered over the year as follows:
- 25 % during the period from 1 January to 31 March 1989,
- 25 % during the period from 1 April to 30 June 1989,
- 25 % during the period from 1 July to 30 September 1989,
- 25 % during the period form 1 October to 31 December 1989.
2. Applications for import authorizations shall be subject to the lodging of a security which shall be released under the conditions defined by the Portuguese authorities once the goods have been imported.
The Portuguese authorities shall communicate to the Commission the measures which they adopt for the application of Article 2.
They shall transmit, not later than the 15th of each month, the following information in respect of the preceding month:
- the quantities covered by the import authorizations issued, by country of provenance,
- the quantities imported, by country of provenance.
Regulation (EEC) No 3720/87 is hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1536/93 of 22 June 1993 determining the extent to which applications lodged in May 1993 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Bilateral Agreements on agriculture  concluded between the Community, of the one part, and Austria and Finland, of the other part, can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1156/93 of 12 May 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the regime provided for by the Bilateral Agreements on agriculture concluded between the Community, of the one  part, and Austria and Finland, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof,
Whereas the applications for import licences lodged for the period 15 April to 30 June 1993 are, in the case of some products, for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of other  products the said applications are for quantities greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution;
Whereas, in the case of the first-mentioned category of products, the surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined,
1. Applications for import licences for the period 15 April to 30 June 1993 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1156/93 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
2. During the first 10 days of the period 1 July to 30 September 1993 applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1156/93 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 June 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 966/77  of 4 May 1977  amending for the fourth time Regulation (EEC) No 2805/73 as regards the maximum sulphur dioxide content of certain white quality wines
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the market in wine (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 528/77 (2), and in particular Article 26a (3) thereof,
Whereas Article 26a (1) thereof provides for the possibility of raising the maximum sulphur dioxide content to 400 mg/l for certain white quality wines produced in specified regions and for certain imported white quality wines having special characteristics of production and preparation;
Whereas, by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2805/73 of 12 October 1973 determining a list of white quality wines produced in specified regions and of imported white quality wines containing a certain percentage of sulphur dioxide and laying down certain transitional provisions relating to the percentage of sulphur dioxide in wines produced before 1 October 1973 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1455/76 (4), the Commission drew up a list of white quality wines produced in specified regions and of imported white quality wines;
Whereas there should be added to the list of white quality wines psr certain German wines in respect of which technical problems may arise as regards preparation and preservation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wines;
In Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2805/73, point (o) is amended to read as follows:
"(o) German wines having the right to the name Auslese 1975 and 1976".
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.