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26.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 22/32
COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 January 2006
amending the Council's Rules of Procedure
(2006/34/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 121(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 28(1) and 41(1) thereof,
Having regard to Article 2(2) of Annex IIa to the Council's Rules of Procedure (1),
Whereas:
(1) Article 11(5) of the Council's Rules of Procedure (hereinafter referred to as Rules of Procedure) provides that when a decision is to be adopted by the Council by a qualified majority, and if a member of the Council so requests, it shall be verified that the Member States constituting the qualified majority represent at least 62 % of the total population of the Union calculated according to the population figures set out in Article 1 of Annex IIa to the Rules of Procedure.
(2) Article 2(2) of Annex IIa to the Rules of Procedure on detailed rules for implementing the provisions concerning the weighting of votes in the Council provides that, with effect from 1 January each year, the Council shall, in accordance with the data available to the Statistical Office of the European Communities on 30 September of the preceding year, amend the figures set out in Article 1 of that Annex.
(3) The Rules of Procedure should therefore be amended accordingly,
Article 1 of Annex IIa to the Rules of Procedure shall be replaced by the following:
‘Article 1
For the purposes of implementing Article 205(4) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Article 118(4) of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and the third subparagraph of Article 23(2) and Article 34(3) of the Treaty on European Union, the total population of each Member State for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2006 shall be as follows:
Member State Population
Germany 82 500,8
France 62 370,8
United Kingdom 60 063,2
Italy 58 462,4
Spain 43 038,0
Poland 38 173,8
Netherlands 16 305,5
Greece 11 073,0
Portugal 10 529,3
Belgium 10 445,9
Czech Republic 10 220,6
Hungary 10 097,5
Sweden 9 011,4
Austria 8 206,5
Denmark 5 411,4
Slovakia 5 384,8
Finland 5 236,6
Ireland 4 109,2
Lithuania 3 425,3
Latvia 2 306,4
Slovenia 1 997,6
Estonia 1 347,0
Cyprus 749,2
Luxembourg 455,0
Malta 402,7
Total 461 324,0
Threshold (62 %) 286 020,9’
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2006.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 93/55/EEC of 25 June 1993 amending Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 93/27/EEC (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Directive 70/524/EEC provides for the content of the Annexes to be regularly adapted to take account of advances in scientific and technical knowledge; whereas the Annexes have been codified by Commission Directive 91/248/EEC (3);
Whereas the use of the gelling agent and thickener 'cassia gum' has been tested in certain Member States; whereas, on the basis of experience gained, it appears that this new use can be authorized throughout the Community;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Feedingstuffs,
Annex I to Directive 70/524/EEC is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 June 1994 at the latest. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, 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.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
28.9.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 253/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1113/2007
of 27 September 2007
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 900/2007
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 of 27 July 2007 on a standing invitation to tender to determine refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2007/2008 marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 27 September 2007, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the partial invitation to tender ending on 27 September 2007, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 shall be 39,069 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 September 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
31.1.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 27/8
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 86/2008
of 30 January 2008
amending Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 laying down animal health conditions for imports of certain birds into the Community and the quarantine conditions thereof
(Text with EEA relevance)
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), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 10(3) and the first subparagraph of Article 10(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (2), and in particular the fourth indent of Article 18(1),
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 (3) lays down the animal health conditions for imports of certain birds other than poultry into the Community and the quarantine conditions applicable to such birds after import.
(2) Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 sets out a list of quarantine facilities and centres approved by the competent authorities of the Member States for import of certain birds other than poultry.
(3) The Czech Republic, Germany and Spain have reviewed their approved quarantine facilities and centres and have sent an updated list of those quarantine facilities and centres to the Commission. The list of approved quarantine facilities and centres set out in Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 318/2007 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
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.
20.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 167/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 899/2006
of 19 June 2006
amending Regulation (EC) No 2133/2001 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas and tariff ceilings in the cereals sector as regards the opening of a Community tariff quota for certain dog or cat food falling within CN code 2309 10
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,
Having regard to Council Decision 2006/333/EC of 20 March 2006 on the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic in the course of their accession to the European Union (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The agreement between the Community and the United States of America (3) approved by Decision 2006/333/EC provides, for each calendar year from 2006 onwards, for a tariff quota for the import of certain dog or cat food falling within CN code 2309 10 at a customs duty of 7 % ad valorem.
(2) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (4) brings together the management rules applicable to tariff quotas to be used in the chronological order of the dates of the customs declarations and the monitoring of imports under a preferential regime. To harmonise the management of this new tariff quota with similar quotas, its management should be incorporated into the relevant provision.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2133/2001 (5) should therefore be amended accordingly.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The following line is hereby added to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2133/2001:
Order No CN code Description Quota volume in net weight Tariff quota duty Origin
‘09.0089 2309 10 13 Dog or cat food, put up for retail sale 2 058 7 % ad valorem All third countries (erga omnes)’
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 (EC) No 1378/2000
of 28 June 2000
amending Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 opening and providing for the administration of a tariff quota in the pigmeat sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations(1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1486/95(2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1409/1999(3), opened quotas for a specific period. In the framework of the World Trade Organisation, the Commission committed itself to increasing tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector. It is necessary to specify the new quantities covered by the import arrangements from 1 July 2000.
(2) The utilisation of import quotas for pigmeat has been generally low in recent years and the relatively high security for import licences may be one discouraging factor in trade. In order to facilitate trade of pigmeat and to harmonise the levels of securities for import licences within the meat sectors it is necessary to review the level of security.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 1486/95 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 1 is replaced by the following:
"Article 1
The import tariff quotas referred to in Annex I shall be opened annually for the groups of products and for the conditions laying them down."
2. Paragraph 3 of Article 5 is replaced by the following:
"3. A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged for import licence applications for all products referred to in Article 1."
3. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to 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 1 July 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 278/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1516/2004
of 25 August 2004
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 of 26 January 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Sudan (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 lists the competent authorities to which specific functions related to the implementation of that Regulation are attributed.
(2) On 1 May 2004, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia acceded to the European Union. The Act of Accession does not make provision for amendment of that Annex.
(3) The competent authorities of the new Member States should, therefore, be included as from 1 May 2004 in that Annex,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION
of 17 December 1999
amending Decision 97/365/EC on drawing up provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of products prepared from meat of bovine animals, swine, equidae and sheep and goats
(notified under document number C(1999) 4688)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/78/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 95/408/EC of 22 June 1995 on the conditions for drawing up, for an interim period, provisional lists of third country establishments from which Member States are authorised to import certain products of animal origin, fishery products or live bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by Decision 98/603/EC(2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 97/222/EC(3), draws up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorise imports of meat products;
(2) for the countries on that list the animal health and veterinary certification requirements for importation of meat products have been laid down in Commission Decision 97/221/EC(4);
(3) provisional lists of third country establishments from which the Member States authorise imports of products prepared from meat of bovine animals, swine, equidae and sheep and goats have been drawn up by Commission Decision 97/365/EC(5);
(4) the Commission has received from Bulgaria a list of establishments, with guarantees that it fully meets the appropriate Community health requirements;
(5) a Community on-the-spot inspection has shown that the hygiene standard of the establishment is sufficient and it may therefore be entered on a first list of establishments from which imports of meat products may be authorised;
(6) a provisional list of establishments producing meat products can thus be drawn up in respect of Bulgaria;
(7) the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The text of the Annex to this Decision is added to the Annex to Decision 97/365/EEC.
This Decision shall apply with effect from 15 December 1999.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
13.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 174/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 20 February 2014
on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Armenia in Union programmes
(2014/347/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 114, 168, 169 and 172, Article 173(3), and Articles 188 and 192, in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Council Decision 2012/777/EU (1), the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Armenia in Union programmes (2) (‘the Protocol’) was signed on behalf of the Union on 17 December 2012.
(2) The Protocol should be approved,
The Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Armenia in Union programmes is hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
The text of the Protocol is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council shall, on behalf of the Union, give the notification provided for in Article 10 of the Protocol (3).
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Commission Decision
of 18 March 2003
repealing Decision 2003/173/EC concerning protective measures in relation to a strong suspicion of avian influenza in Belgium
(notified under document number C(2003) 879)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2003/187/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), as last amended by Council Directive 2002/33/EC(2), and, in particular, Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Late on 11 March 2003 the veterinary authorities of Belgium have informed the Commission about a strong suspicion of avian influenza in a poultry flock in the province of Antwerp.
(2) Avian influenza is a highly contagious poultry disease that can pose a serious threat for the poultry industry.
(3) The Belgium authorities have immediately, before the official confirmation of the disease, implemented the measures foreseen in Council Directive 92/40/EEC(3) introducing Community measures for the control of avian influenza while further confirmatory diagnostic procedures were carried out.
(4) For the sake of clarity and transparency the Commission adopted Decision 2003/173/EC(4).
(5) In the light of the results of laboratory testing and epidemiological situation in Belgium, Decision 2003/173/EC should be repealed.
(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Decision 2003/173/EC is repealed.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 24 October 1994 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary amending Annexes VIIIa, IXb and Xb to the Europe Agreement between the European  Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part (94/738/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113, in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 228 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas it is necessary to amend Annexes VIIIa and Xb to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part, signed in Brussels on 16 December 1991, to give  effect to a request of the Hungarian Government, and to amend Annex IXb to the said Agreement following a request of the Community;
Whereas the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters negotiated to give effect thereto should be approved,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of Hungary amending Annexes VIIIa, IXb and Xb to the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one  part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.