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19.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 106/21
COMMISSION DECISION
of 18 April 2006
amending Decision 2003/467/EC as regards the declaration that certain regions of Italy are officially free of bovine tuberculosis and enzootic bovine leukosis and that Slovakia is officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis
(notified under document number C(2006) 1551)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2006/290/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June 1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in bovine animals and swine (1), and in particular Annex A(I)(4) and Annex D(I)(E) thereto,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 64/432/EEC provides that Member States or parts or regions thereof may be declared officially free of tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis as regards bovine herds subject to compliance with certain conditions set out in that Directive.
(2) The lists of regions of Member States declared free of bovine tuberculosis, bovine brucellosis and enzootic bovine leukosis are set out in Commission Decision 2003/467/EC of 23 June 2003 establishing the official tuberculosis, brucellosis and enzootic-bovine-leukosis-free status of certain Member States and regions of Member States as regards bovine herds (2).
(3) Italy has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the Region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia in order that that region may be declared officially free of tuberculosis as regards bovine herds.
(4) Italy has also submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC as regards the Region of Molise in order that that region may be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis as regards bovine herds.
(5) Slovakia as regards its territory has submitted to the Commission documentation demonstrating compliance with the appropriate conditions provided for in Directive 64/432/EEC in order that the whole territory of Slovakia may be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis as regards bovine herds.
(6) Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Italy, the Regions of Friuli-Venezia Giulia and Molise should be declared officially free of bovine tuberculosis and of enzootic bovine leukosis respectively.
(7) Following evaluation of the documentation submitted by Slovakia, the whole of that Member State should be declared officially free of enzootic bovine leukosis.
(8) Decision 2003/467/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(9) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annexes I and III to Decision 2003/467/EC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 415/2002
of 5 March 2002
providing for reallocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1065/2001 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1065/2001 of 31 May 2001 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002)(1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1065/2001 provides for the opening of a tariff quota for 50700 tonnes of frozen beef intended for processing from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002. Article 6 of that Regulation provides for the reallocation of unused import rights on the basis of the actual utilisation of import rights for A-products and B-products respectively by the end of February 2002,
1. The quantities referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1065/2001 amount to 12012 tonnes.
2. The breakdown referred to in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1065/2001 shall be as follows:
- 11000 tonnes intended for A-products,
- 1012 tonnes intended for B-products.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 March 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
6.2.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 32/64
COMMISSION DECISION
of 28 August 2006
concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the Government of Japan and the European Atomic Energy Community for co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy
(2007/58/EURATOM)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular the second paragraph of Article 101 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 27 February 2006, approving the conclusion by the Commission of an Agreement between the Government of Japan and the European Atomic Energy Community for co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy,
Whereas the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the European Atomic Energy Community for co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy should be approved,
The Agreement between the Government of Japan and the European Atomic Energy Community for co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy is hereby approved on behalf of the European Atomic Energy Community.
Text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The Commissioner for Energy shall, with regard to the Community, give the notification provided for in Article 17(1) of the Agreement.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2492/2001
of 19 December 2001
amending Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 on rules of application for import and export licences in the beef and veal sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2345/2001(2), and in particular Article 29(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2789/98(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1204/2001(4), grants a temporary derogation until 31 December 2001 from Commission Regulation (EC) No 1445/95(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 24/2001(6).
(2) In view of the difficult economic conditions applying to exports of beef and veal and the experience gained as a result of the derogations granted, certain conditions which have been temporarily relaxed as regards the period of validity of export licences with advance fixing of the refund and the application of Article 10(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 to products falling within CN code 0202, should be made permanent. Those conditions should therefore be included in Regulation (EC) No 1445/95.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Regulation (EC) No 1445/95 is amended as follows:
1. The first subparagraph of Article 8(1) is replaced by the following: "The period of validity of licences for exports of products for which a refund is claimed and which are subject to the issuing of an export licence with advance fixing of the refund shall be:
- five months plus the current month for products falling within CN code 0102 10 and 75 days for products falling within CN codes 0102 90 and 1602,
- 60 days for other products,
from the date of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000(7)."
2. The first sentence and the first part of the second sentence of Article 10(5) are replaced by the following: "Paragraph 1 notwithstanding, licence applications for a quantity not exceeding 22 tonnes of products falling within CN codes 0201 and 0202 shall not be subject to the five-day time-lag. In this case, Article 8 notwithstanding, the validity of licences issued shall be restricted to five working days from the date of issue within the meaning of Article 23(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, and applications and licences shall carry the following entry in box 20:".
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to applications for export licences with advance fixing of the refund from 1 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1952/96 of 7 October 1996 amending, for the fourth time, Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture (1), and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, under the terms of Article 8 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92, it is incumbent upon the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TACs) by fishery or group of fisheries;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 (2) fixes, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the TACs for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished;
Whereas, within the framework of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights between the Community and Norway, the Community share for North Sea plaice has been increased and the share of the TAC of blue whiting available to Norway in areas V b (EC zone), VI and VII has been increased;
Whereas, within the framework of the bilateral consultations on the reciprocal fishing rights between the Community and Poland, the Community share for baltic cod has been decreased;
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 should therefore be amended accordingly,
The tables in the Annex to this Regulation shall replace the corresponding tables of the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3074/95.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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 Decision
of 18 February 2004
fixing for the year 2004 an indicative allocation between the Member States of the financing under the Community Tobacco Fund of the measures referred to in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002
(notified under document number C(2004) 493)
(2004/148/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco(1), and in particular Article 14(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Articles 13 and 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002 of 6 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 with regard to the Community Tobacco Fund(2), provide for measures to promote a switch of tobacco production. Those measures are to be financed by the Community Tobacco Fund set up by Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92.
(2) The total amount available to the Community Tobacco Fund for 2004 is EUR 28,8 million, 50 % of which should be used to finance specific measures to help tobacco growers to switch to other crops or to other economic activities that create employment, and to fund related studies.
(3) It is therefore necessary to fix an indicative allocation of the available amount between the Member States concerned in accordance with Article 17(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
For the year 2004, the indicative allocation between the Member States of the financing under the Community Tobacco Fund of the measures referred to in Articles 13 and 14 of Regulation (EC) No 2182/2002 shall be as set out in the Annex.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2851/89
of 22 September 1989
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on swimwear, products of category 72 (order No 40.0720), originating in Thailand to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 4259/88 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4259/88 of 19 December 1988 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1989 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas Article 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 4259/88 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual ceilings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of those Annexes;
Whereas Article 12 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;
Whereas, in respect of swimwear, products of category 72 (order No 40.0720), the relevant ceiling amounts to 180 000 pieces;
Whereas on 11 September 1989 imports of the products in question into the Community originating in Thailand, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to Thailand,
As from 26 September 1989 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 4259/88, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Thailand:
1.2.3.4 //  //  //  //  // Order No  // Category (Unit)  // CN code   // Description  //  //  //  //  //  //  //  //  // 40.0720   // 72 (1 000 pieces)   // 6112 31 10 6112 31 90 6112 39 10 6112 39 90 6112 41 10 6112 41 90 6112 49 10 6112 49 90 6211 11 00 6211 12 00  // Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres   //  //   //   //
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.
23.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 102/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 336/2010
of 21 April 2010
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 codes 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 codes 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 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 2331/98 of 22 October 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 950/97 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas special provisions have been adopted for application of the compensatory allowances provided for in Regulation (EC) No 950/97 (3) in less-favoured areas in Portugal; whereas, in view of the situation as regards agricultural structures in that country, the provisions on improving that situation should be extended in an appropriate manner,
Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 950/97 shall be replaced by the following:
'Article 39
Compensatory allowances as provided for in Article 17 may be granted until 31 December 1999 to farmers farming at least one hectare of utilised agricultural area in mainland Portugal.`
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 January 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3207/91  of 31 October 1991  fixing the level of estimated rape seed production for the 1991/92 marketing year, the level of actual rape seed production for the 1990/91 marketing year, and the adjustment to be made  to the amount of the aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1720/91 (2), and in particular Article 27a (6) thereof,
Whereas Article 32a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 of 21 September 1983 laying down detailed rules for the application of the subsidy system for oilseeds (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2964/91 (4), specifies the factors which  must be determined in order to implement the system of maximum guaranteed quantities; whereas the level of estimated rapeseed production for the 1991/92, marketing year, the level of actual rapeseed production for the 1990/91 marketing year, and the  resulting adjustment to the aid for the 1991/92 marketing year should be fixed on the basis of the available data;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,
For the 1991/92, marketing year, the estimated production of rapeseed is hereby fixed at:
- 21 000 tonnes for Spain,
- 0 tonnes for Portugal,
- 6 376 000 tonnes for the other Member States, excluding the territory of the former German Democratic Republic.
For the 1990/91 marketing year, the actual production of rapeseed is hereby fixed at:
- 30 000 tonnes for Spain,
- 0 tonnes for Portugal,
- 5 817 000 tonnes for the other Member States, excluding the territory of the former German Democratic Republic.
For the 1991/92, marketing year, the adjustment to be made to the amount of the aid for rapeseed is hereby fixed at:
-   ECU 6,78 per 100 kilograms for Spain,
- ECU 0 per 100 kilograms for Portugal,
-   ECU 9,08 per 100 kilograms for the other Member States.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 July 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3130/93 of 10 November 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for 'other species' by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3921/92 of 20 December 1992 allocating, for 1993, certain catch stocks quotas between Member States for vessels fishing in the Norwegian exclusive economic zone and the fishing zone around Jan Mayen (3), provides for  'other species' quotas for 1993;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member  State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of 'other species' in the waters of ICES division IV (Norwegian waters south of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands have  reached the quota allocated for 1993; whereas the Netherlands has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 28 October 1993; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of 'other species' in the waters of ICES division IV (Norwegian waters south of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands are deemed to have exhausted the quotas allocated to the Netherlands  for 1993.
Fishing for 'other species' in the waters of ICES division IV (Norwegian waters south of 62 °N) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the  landing of such stock captured by the abovementioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 28 October 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.