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COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1684/90
of 21 June 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 282/67/EEC on detailed rules for intervention for oil seeds
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the markets in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1225/89 (2), and in particular Articles 24a (3) and 26 (3) thereof,
Whereas the characteristic of 'double zero' rape seed is a lower glucosinolate content, which facilitates its incorporation in animal feed; whereas the first subparagraph of Article 3 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 282/67/EEC (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 98/90 (4), lays down a maximum authorized content of 20 micromoles per gram for seed of that description; whereas, however, the second subparagraph of that provision provides for a temporary exception until the end of the 1990/1991 marketing year to enable operators to adapt to the new quality requirements; whereas experience has shown that provision should be made for a further exception to permit such adaptation;
Whereas the exception provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 282/67/EEC on the use of the uniform method to determine the glucosinolate content should be extended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
Regulation (EEC) No 282/67/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. In the second subparagraph of Article 3 (4), 'marketing years 1986/87 to 1990/91' is replaced by '1986/87 to 1991/92 marketing years'.
2. In the second subparagraph of Article 4, 'marketing years 1986/87 to 1989/90' is replaced by '1986/87 to 1990/91 marketing years'.
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 1205/2003
of 4 July 2003
amending Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 laying down certain rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 as regards the description, designation, presentation and protection of certain wine sector products
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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 80(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 753/2002(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2086/2002(4), lays down 1 August 2003 as the date from which it is to apply to allow economic operators in the wine sector and the national authorities concerned enough time to prepare for the new labelling rules laid down in that Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 provides for a transitional period up to 1 August 2003 during which economic operators may continue to use labels and pre-packaging material bearing particulars which were printed in conformity with the provisions applicable when they were put into circulation but which no longer conform to the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 753/2002.
(3) Following discussions between the national authorities concerned and between those authorities and the trade, it is necessary to prolong that transitional period to 1 February 2004 to allow economic operators to use labels and pre-packaging material complying with the previous provisions.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 should be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Regulation (EC) No 753/2002 is hereby amended as follows:
The second subparagraph of Article 47(1) is replaced by the following:"Labels and pre-packaging material bearing particulars which were printed in conformity with the provisions applicable up to the entry into force of this Regulation may continue to be used until 1 February 2004."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.
12.8.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 208/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 736/2009
of 11 August 2009
on the issue of import licences for applications submitted in the first four days of August 2009 under the tariff quota for high-quality beef administered by Regulation (EC) No 620/2009
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 of 13 July 2009 providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for high-quality beef (3) sets out detailed rules for the submission and issue of import licences.
(2) Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 provides that in cases where quantities covered by licence applications exceed the quantities available for the quota period, allocation coefficients should be fixed for the quantities covered by each licence application. The applications for import licences submitted pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009 between 1 and 4 August 2009 exceed the quantities available. Therefore, the extent to which import licences may be issued and the allocation coefficient should be determined,
Import licence applications covered by the quota with order number 09.4449 and submitted between 1 and 4 August 2009 in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 620/2009, shall be multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 0,753327 %.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
Council Decision 2003/806/CFSP
of 17 November 2003
extending and amending Decision 1999/730/CFSP implementing Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP with a view to a European Union contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons in Cambodia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 23(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 2002/589/CFSP of 12 July 2002 on the European Union's contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons(1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 15 November 1999 the Council adopted Decision 1999/730/CFSP(2) concerning a European Union contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons in Cambodia, which was aimed at implementing Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP(3).
(2) Some objectives could not be fulfilled by 15 November 2003, the date on which Decision 2002/904/CFSP expired, and others should be consolidated and expanded after that date.
(3) The European Union has made a total contribution of EUR 5135992 since 1999 to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms in Cambodia, implementing Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP. The European Union's continued contribution is part of the follow-up to the Programme of Action to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its Aspects (New York, 9 to 20 July 2001). This should encourage other donors to support the drive to reduce and control small arms and light weapons and, where appropriate, allow the implementation of joint projects with other donors.
(4) Decision 1999/730/CFSP should therefore be extended and amended,
Decision 1999/730/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in Article 3(1), the financial reference amount "EUR 1568000" shall be replaced by "EUR 1436953";
(b) in Article 4 second subparagraph, "15 November 2003" shall be replaced by "15 November 2004";
(c) the Annex shall be replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision shall take effect on 16 November 2003.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1277/96 of 2 July 1996 fixing for the 1996/97 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for dried plums and the amount of production aid for prunes
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2314/95 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (4) and 5 (5) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1206/90 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2202/90 (4), lays down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables;
Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of, firstly, the minimum price applying during the previous marketing year, secondly, the movement of basic prices in the fruit and vegetable sector, and thirdly, the need to ensure the normal marketing of fresh products for the various uses, including supply of the processing industry;
Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed for the previous marketing year adjusted to take account of changes in the minimum price to be paid to products and the difference between the cost of the raw material in the Community and in the major competing third countries;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 1996/97 marketing year:
(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 to be paid to producers for dried plums derived from prunes d'Ente;
and
(b) the production aid referred to in Article 5 of the same Regulation for prunes ready to be offered for human consumption,
shall be as set out in the Annex.
Where processing takes place outside the Member State in which the produce was grown, such Member State shall furnish proof to the Member State paying the production aid that the minimum price payable to the producer has been paid.
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.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 1444/87
of 26 May 1987
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on gauze and articles of gauze falling within heading No ex 30.04, originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 in respect of certain industrial products originating in develping countries (1), and in particular Article 15 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 12 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 13 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Commununity level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of gauze and articles of gauze, falling within heading No ex 30.04, the individual ceiling was fixed at 1 400 000 ECU; whereas, on 7 May 1987, imports of these products into the Community originating in China reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is approriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against China,
As from 30 May 1987, the levying of duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/86, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in China:
1.2 //  //  // CCT heading No  // Description  //  //  // ex 30.04 (NIMEXE code 30.04-31)   // Gauze and articles of gauze  //    //
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.
29.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 346/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2170/2005
of 28 December 2005
fixing the import duties applicable to semi-milled or wholly milled rice from 1 September 2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1549/2004 of 30 August 2004 derogating from Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 as regards the import arrangements for importing rice and laying down separate transition rules for imports of basmati rice (1), and in particular Article 1b,
Whereas:
(1) Based on the information provided by the competent authorities, the Commission notes that import licences for semi-milled and wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 have been issued in respect of 193 841 tonnes for 1 September 2004 to 31 August 2005. The import duty for semi-milled or wholly milled rice falling within CN code 1006 30 must therefore be amended.
(2) As the applicable duty must be fixed no later than three days from the end of the period referred to above, this Regulation must enter into force immediately.
(3) This amendment must take effect on 1 September 2005 in order to take account of the application on that date of Regulation (EC) No 2152/2005. Because this duty is being fixed retroactively, provision must be made to repay the traders concerned any overpayments of duty, at their request,
The import duty for semi-milled or wholly milled rice falling with CN code shall be EUR 145 per tonne.
The amounts of duty exceeding the amount legally due booked since 1 September 2005 shall be repaid or remitted.
To this end, the traders concerned are invited to lodge applications in accordance with Article 236 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2) and the relevant implementing provisions contained in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 (3).
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 September 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 20 February 1986
approving the special programme for the Region of Latium concerning the development of production of beef and veal, sheepmeat and goatmeat pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1944/81
(Only the Italian text is authentic)
(86/76/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1944/81 of 30 June 1981 establishing a common measure for the adaptation and modernization of the structure of production of beef and veal, sheepmeat and goatment in Italy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Whereas on 11 October 1985 the Italian Government forwarded the special programme of the Region of Latium concerning the development of production of beef and veal, sheepmeat and goatmeat;
Whereas the said programme includes the indications and measures provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1944/81 showing that the objectives of the said Regulation can be attained and that the conditions of this Regulation are fulfilled;
Whereas investment aids for farmers not presenting an improvement plan within the meaning of Article 3 (1) (a) of the said Regulation must be set at least 25 % lower;
Whereas the supplementary premium referred to in the said Article 3 (1) (e) is limited to a number of cows between a minimum of three and a maximum of 20, whatever the legal form of the farms;
Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structures,
The specific programme forwarded by the Italian Government on 11 October 1985 for the Region of Latium concerning the development of production of beef and veal, sheepmeat and goatmeat, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1944/81 is hereby approved.
This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.
Commission Decision
of 7 August 2001
amending Decision 94/467/EC laying down health conditions for the transit of equidae from one third country to another in accordance with Article 9(1) of Council Directive 91/496/EEC
(notified under document number C(2001) 2482)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/662/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC(1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC(2), and in particular Article 9(1)(c) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae(3) was last amended by Decision 2001/298/EC(4).
(2) Commission Decision 92/260/EEC(5), as last amended by Decision 2001/619/EC(6), laid down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for temporary admission of registered horses. This Decision requires among others a certain residence in the country of dispatch. The residence in Member States or certain listed third countries may however count for the calculation of the period considered, provided that at least the same health requirements are fulfilled.
(3) Commission Decision 94/467/EC(7) laid down animal health conditions for the transit of equidae from one third country to another in accordance with Article 9(1) of Directive 91/496/EEC. The details of the animal health conditions refer to those laid down in Decision 92/260/EEC.
(4) The current situation complicates unnecessarily the transit through Member States of certain equidae otherwise eligible for temporary admission or permanent imports into the Community. It is the purpose of this Decision to ease this transit for registered horses.
(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
A third paragraph is added to Article 1 of Decision 94/467/EC as follows: "3. Derogating from the provisions in paragraph 2 and only in the case of registered horses, the list of countries in the third indent in paragraph (d) of Section III of the certificates A, B, C, D and E in Annex II to Decision 92/260/EEC shall be replaced by the list of third countries in Groups A to E in Annex I to Decision 92/260/EEC."
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
24.6.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 158/7
REGULATION (EU) No 540/2010 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 16 June 2010
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 212 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
After consulting the Committee of the Regions,
Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 (2) provides for assistance to candidate and potential candidate countries in their progressive alignment with the standards and policies of the European Union, including, where appropriate, the acquis communautaire, with a view to membership of the Union.
(2) Article 49 of the Treaty on European Union states that any European State which respects and is committed to promoting the values referred to in Article 2 of that Treaty, namely human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, may apply to become a member of the Union.
(3) The European Council of 14 December 2006 expressed in its conclusions a renewed consensus on enlargement, including the principle that each applicant country is to be assessed on its own merits.
(4) Following the submission on 16 July 2009 of the application by the Republic of Iceland (hereafter referred to as ‘Iceland’) for membership of the European Union, the Council has invited the Commission to submit to the Council its opinion on Iceland’s application. Iceland can therefore be considered as a potential candidate country.
(5) Under Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 assistance to potential candidate countries and candidate countries from the Western Balkans and Turkey is provided, inter alia, in accordance with the European and Accession Partnerships.
(6) Iceland is a member of the European Economic Area. Consequently, assistance under Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 is to be provided taking due account of the Reports and the Strategy Paper comprised in the annual Enlargement package of the Commission,
Regulation (EC) No 1085/2006 is hereby amended as follows:
(1) the following paragraph is added to Article 4:
(2) the following is inserted after ‘Bosnia and Herzegovina’ in Annex II:
‘— Iceland’.
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.