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COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 436/85
of 18 February 1985
amending Regulations (EEC) No 1508/76 and (EEC) No 1521/76 on imports of olive oil originating in Tunisia and Morocco (1984/85)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas Articles 16 and 17 and Annex B to the Cooperation Agreements between the European Economic Community and Tunisia (2), and Morocco (3) respectively stipulate that, if the country in question levies a special export charge on imports into the Community of olive oil falling within subheading 15.07 A I of the Common Customs Tariff, the levy applicable to such oil is to be reduced by a fixed amount of 0,60 ECU per 100 kilograms and by an amount equal to the special charge, but not exceeding 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms in the case of the reduction provided for in the aforementioned Articles and 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms in the case of the additional amount provided for in the aforementioned Annex B;
Whereas, the aforementioned Agreements were implemented by Regulations (EEC) No 1508/76 (4) and (EEC) No 1521/76 (5), as last amended by Regulations (EEC) No 1112/84 (6) and (EEC) No 663/84 (7);
Whereas the Contracting Parties have agreed, by exchanges of letters, to fix the additional amount, on the one hand, at 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms for the period 1 November 1984 to 31 October 1985, and on the other hand, for Tunisia, exceptionally and only for the period 1 November to 31 December 1984 at 22,09 ECU per 100 kilograms;
Whereas Regulations (EEC) No 1508/76 and (EEC) No 1521/76 should accordingly be amended,
Article 1 (1) (b) of Regulations (EEC) No 1508/76 and (EEC) No 1521/76 shall be replaced by the following:
'(b) an amount equal to the special charge levied by Tunisia and Morocco on exports of the said oil but not exceeding 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms, this amount being increased for the period 1 November 1984 to 31 October 1985 by 12,09 ECU per 100 kilograms.
In addition, for Tunisia, exceptionally and for the period 1 November to 31 December 1984, the said amount shall be increased by 22,09 ECU per 100 kilograms.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 24 July 1997 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from the Russian Federation to the European Community (97/741/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 in conjunction with Article 228 (2), first sentence thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Council Decision 95/414/EC (1) and Commission Decision 95/415/Euratom, ECSC (2) concluded the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part (3), which entered into force on 1 February 1996; whereas the Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Communities and their Member States and the Russian Federation, signed in Corfu on 24 June 1994 will, on its entry into force, replace the Interim Agreement;
Whereas the Commission has finalized negotiations for an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from the Russian Federation to the European Community;
1. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Russian Federation establishing a double-checking system without quantitative limits in respect of the export of certain steel products covered by the EC and ECSC Treaties from the Russian Federation to the European Community is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community.
2. The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
14.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 11/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 49/2005
of 13 January 2005
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003, on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction from third countries in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004 (2).
(2) Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 and on the basis of the tenders notified to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 7 to 13 January 2005 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 9 April 1986
approving an addendum to the programme relating to the seed sector in Denmark pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77
(Only the Danish text is authentic)
(86/172/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 355/77 of 15 February 1977 on common measures to improve the conditions under which agricultural and fishery products are processed and marketed (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1247/85 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas on 20 June 1985 the Danish Government forwarded an addendum to the programme approved by the Commission Decision 79/652/EEC (3) relating to the seed sector in Denmark and on 18 and 26 October 1985 submitted supplementary information;
Whereas the purpose of this addendum is to permit the further pursuit of the objectives defined in the original programme, including the rationalization, automation, improvement of efficiency and expansion of facilities for the treatment of seed, particularly grass seed, horticultural seed and oilseed (rape) so as to adapt the marketing of these products to market requirements as to quantity, quality and form of presentation;
Whereas the addendum contains sufficient information as required in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 355/77, to show that the objectives of Article 1 of the Regulation can be achieved in respect of seed production in Denmark; whereas the estimated time required for execution of the programme does not exceed the limits laid down in Article 3 (1) (g) of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,
The addendum to the programme relating to the seed sector in Denmark forwarded by the Danish Government on 20 June 1985, concerning which supplementary information was submitted on 18 and 26 October 1985, is hereby approved.
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.
Commission Decision
of 25 October 2001
amending Decision 93/197/EEC with regard to importation of equidae from the Falkland Islands
(notified under document number C(2001) 3198)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/766/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and imports from third countries of equidae(1), as last amended by Decision 2001/298/EC(2), and in particular Article 13(2), Article 15(a), Article 16(2) and Article 19(i) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Falkland Islands are included in Part 1 of the Annex to Council Decision 79/542/EEC of 21 December 1976 drawing up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products, as last amended by Commission Decision 2001/731/EC(3), thereby establishing the authorisation in principle of such imports, subject however to the condition that animal and public health requirements be met.
(2) Following a Commission veterinary inspection mission to the Falkland Islands the animal health situation and in particular the equine health situation appears to be under the satisfactory control of the veterinary services.
(3) The veterinary authorities of the Falkland Islands have provided a written undertaking to notify within 24 hours by fax, telegram or telex to the Commission and the Member States the confirmation of any infectious or contagious disease in equidae mentioned in Annex A to Directive 90/426/EEC, which are compulsorily notifiable in the country, and within due time any change in the vaccination or import policy in respect of equidae.
(4) The animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports into the Member States of equidae must be adopted according to the animal health situation of the third country concerned. Consequently, Commission Decision 93/197/EEC of 5 February 1993 on animal health conditions and veterinary certification for imports of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production(4), as last amended by Decision 2001/754/EC(5), must be amended accordingly.
(5) For clarity the ISO country code should be used for amendments of lists of third countries.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 93/197/EEC is amended as follows:
1. The list of third countries in Group A of Annex I is replaced by the following: "Switzerland (CH), Falkland Islands (FK), Greenland (GL), Iceland (IS)".
2. The title of the health certificate set out in Annex II(A) is replaced by the following: "HEALTH CERTIFICATE
for imports into Community territory of registered equidae and equidae for breeding and production from Switzerland, Falkland Islands, Greenland, Iceland".
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
22.5.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 126/12
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 444/2010
of 21 May 2010
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pemento da Arnoia (PGI))
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 first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) and in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Spain’s application to register the name ‘Pemento da Arnoia’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
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.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2578/2000
of 17 November 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 laying down common marketing standards for certain fishery products
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products(1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 104/2000(2) adds five new species to the list of products eligible for intervention mechanisms under the common organisation of the markets.
(2) Common marketing standards, harmonised throughout the Community market, therefore need to be laid down for those species by amending Regulation (EC) No 2406/96(3),
Regulation (EC) No 2406/96 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 3:
(a) in paragraph 1, the list under (a) shall be supplemented by the following indents:
"- Striped or red mullet (Mullus barbatus, Mullus surmuletus)
- Black sea bream (Spondyliosoma cantharus)";
(b) in paragraph 1, a new point (d) shall be added:
"(d) Common scallop and other aquatic invertebrates falling within code NC 0307:
- Common scallop (Pecten maximus)
- Common whelk (Buccinum undatum)".
2. The first subparagraph of Article 4(3) shall be replaced by:"3. The crab, common scallop and common whelk referred to in Article 3 shall not be classified according to specific standards of freshness."
3. Article 7(1) shall be replaced by:
"1. The products referred to in Article 3 shall be sized by weight or by number per kilogram. Shrimps and crabs, however, shall be graded in size categories by width of shell; common scallops and common whelks shall be graded in size categories by width of shell."
4. In Annex II, the table appearing in the Annex to this Regulation concerning the size categories applicable to striped or red mullet, black sea bream, common scallop and common whelk shall be added after the existing table.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION  of 8 November 1971  applying Articles 123 to 127 of the Treaty to the French overseas departments  (71/364/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 227 (2) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas the second subparagraph of Article 227 (2) provides that the Council shall determine the conditions under which the provisions of the Treaty other than those referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 227 (2) and in particular the provisions of Articles 123 to 127 of the Treaty, are to apply to the French overseas departments;
Whereas intervention by the European Social Fund is likely to promote the economic and social development of those departments;
Articles 123 to 127 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and the measures taken in implementation of those Articles shall apply to the French overseas departments.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall enter into force on the date on which Council Regulation (EEC) No 2396/71 1 of 8 November 1971, applying the Council Decision of 1 February 1971 on the reform of the European Social Fund, enters into force.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 98/39/EC of 5 June 1998 adapting to technical progress Council Directive 75/321/EEC relating to the steering equipment of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 75/321/EEC of 20 May 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the steering equipment of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (1), as last amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 97/54/EC (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas it is now appropriate to regard a motor breakdown as a potential cause of failure of the special assistance device which could cause the steering to lock;
Whereas Directive 75/321/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly;
Whereas the provisions of this Directive are in line with the opinion of the Committee on Adaptation to Technical Progress introduced by Council Directive 74/150/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 97/54/EC,
In the Annex to Directive 75/321/EEC, the first sentence in item 2.2.4.1.2 is replaced by the following:
'If the tractor is fitted with servo-steering equipment as defined in 1.2.1.3, and provided that such equipment has a wholly hydraulic steering gear, it must be possible, should the special device or motor fail, to carry out the two manoeuvres specified in 2.2.1.3 using a special additional device`.
1. From 1 May 1999 no Member State may:
- refuse, in respect of a type of tractor, to grant EC type-approval, to issue the document referred to in the third indent of Article 10(1) of Council Directive 74/150/EEC, or to grant national type-approval, or
- to prohibit the entry into service of tractors,
if those tractors meet the requirements of Directive 75/321/EEC, as amended by this Directive.
2. From 1 October 1999, Member States:
- may no longer issue the document referred to in the third indent of Article 10(1) of Directive 74/150/EEC for any type of tractor that does not meet the requirements of Directive 75/321/EEC, as amended by this Directive,
- may refuse to grant national type-approval in respect of any type of tractor that does not meet the requirements of Directive 75/321/EEC, as amended by this Directive.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary in order to comply with this Directive not later than 30 April 1999. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall transmit to the Commission the text of the essential provisions of national law that they adopt in the area covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
31.1.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 26/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) 2015/148
of 28 January 2015
establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Greenland waters of NAFO 1 and Greenland waters of XIV by vessels flying the flag of Germany
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 43/2014 (2) lays down quotas for 2014.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2014.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2014 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 DECISION  of 26 March 1991  approving the plan for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats presented by the Hellenic Republic  (Only the Greek text is authentic)  (91/218/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/242/EEC of 21 May 1990 introducing a Community financial measure for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats (1) and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 of Decision 90/242/EEC Member States, as appropriate, are to prepare plans for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats in accordance with Articles 3, 4 and 5 of the same Decision;
Whereas by letter dated 27 September 1990 the Hellenic Republic notified the Commission of a two-year plan for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats;
Whereas, after examination, the plan was found to comply with Decision 90/242/EEC;
Whereas the conditions for financial participation by the Community are therefore met, whereas it is available in relation to this question to apply the disposition of Article 9 (2) first indent;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee;
  Article 1
The plan for the eradication of brucellosis in sheep and goats presented by the Hellenic Republic is hereby approved.  Article 2
The Hellenic Republic shall bring into force by 1 June 1991 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the plan referred to in Article 1.  Article 3
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic.