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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1593/2001
of 2 August 2001
concerning applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1667/2000(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 of 23 May 1995, laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 409/2001(4), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 provides, where this paragraph is specifically referred to when an export refund is fixed, for an interval of three working days between the day of submission of applications and the granting of export licences with advance fixing of the refund and provides that the Commission is to fix a uniform percentage reduction in the quantities if applications for export licences exceed the quantities which may be exported. Commission Regulation (EC) No 1549/2001(5) fixes refunds under the procedure provided for in the abovementioned paragraph for 600 tonnes.
(2) The quantities applied for on 1 August 2001 are in excess of the available quantity, a percentage reduction should therefore be fixed for export licence applications submitted on 1 August 2001.
(3) In view of its purpose, this Regulation should take effect from the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities,
Applications for export licences for rice and broken rice with advance fixing of the refund submitted under Regulation (EC) No 1549/2001 on 1 August 2001 shall give rise to the issue of licences for the quantities applied for to which a percentage reduction of 54,47 % has been applied.
Applications for export licences for rice and broken rice submitted from 2 August 2001 shall not give rise to the issue of export licences under Regulation (EC) No 1549/2001.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 August 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
28.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 106/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 362/2010
of 27 April 2010
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
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 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 28 April 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1974/2003
of 10 November 2003
determining the world market price for unginned cotton
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Protocol 4 on cotton, annexed to the Act of Accession of Greece, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2001(1),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 of 22 May 2001 on production aid for cotton(2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, a world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined periodically from the price for ginned cotton recorded on the world market and by reference to the historical relationship between the price recorded for ginned cotton and that calculated for unginned cotton. That historical relationship has been established in Article 2(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001 of 2 August 2001(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1486/2002(4). Where the world market price cannot be determined in this way, it is to be based on the most recent price determined.
(2) In accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001, the world market price for unginned cotton is to be determined in respect of a product of specific characteristics and by reference to the most favourable offers and quotations on the world market among those considered representative of the real market trend. To that end, an average is to be calculated of offers and quotations recorded on one or more European exchanges for a product delivered cif to a port in the Community and coming from the various supplier countries considered the most representative in terms of international trade. However, there is provision for adjusting the criteria for determining the world market price for ginned cotton to reflect differences justified by the quality of the product delivered and the offers and quotations concerned. Those adjustments are specified in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1591/2001.
(3) The application of the above criteria gives the world market price for unginned cotton determined hereinafter,
The world price for unginned cotton as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1051/2001 is hereby determined as equalling EUR 36,870/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 November 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
21.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 99/7
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
of 26 March 2010
appointing the Vice-President of the European Central Bank
(2010/223/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 283(2) and 139(2)(h) thereof, and having regard to Articles 11.2 and 42.3 of the Protocol on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank,
Having regard to the Recommendation of the Council (1),
Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the Opinion of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (3),
Mr Vítor CONSTÂNCIO is hereby appointed Vice-President of the European Central Bank for a term of office of 8 years.
This appointment takes effect from 1 June 2010.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
24.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 52/2
COUNCIL DECISION
of 14 February 2012
on the position to be taken by the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization on the request for a WTO waiver on additional autonomous trade preferences granted by the European Union to Pakistan
(2012/114/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4) in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Union is currently in the process of adopting legislation for granting additional autonomous trade preferences to Pakistan. In the absence of a waiver from the Union’s obligations under paragraph 1 of Article I and Article XIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (GATT 1994), to the extent necessary, the treatment provided by those additional autonomous trade preferences would need to be extended to all other Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It is therefore appropriate to request a waiver from paragraph 1 of Article I and Article XIII GATT 1994, to the extent necessary, pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article IX of the Marrakesh Agreement establishing the World Trade Organization.
(2) The Union submitted such a request for a waiver on 18 November 2010, and subsequently revised it on 26 October 2011 and 19 January 2012, and the WTO General Council is to deliberate thereon.
(3) It is appropriate, therefore, to establish the position to be taken by the Union within the WTO General Council concerning that request,
The position to be taken by the European Union within the General Council of the World Trade Organization is to approve the WTO waiver on additional autonomous trade preferences granted by the European Union to Pakistan.
This position shall be expressed by the Commission.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2012/91  of 10 July 1991  amending Regulation (EEC) No 598/86 concerning the target ceiling for 1991 for imports into Spain of common wheat of bread-making quality
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 85 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 569/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the application of the supplementary mechanism applicable to trade (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 (2), and in particular Article 7  (1) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 598/86 of 28 February 1986 on the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to imports into Spain of common wheat of bread-making quality from the Community as constituted at 31 December 1985 (3), as last  amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1243/91 (4), sets a target ceiling for 1991 for imports of common wheat of bread-making quality into Spain;
Whereas, on the basis of Article 6 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 574/86 of 28 February 1986 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3296/88 the  Commission has been notified on 21 May 1991 of applications received for STM licences for imports into Spain of common wheat of bread-making quality which are well in excess of the ceiling set; whereas measures were taken by Commission Regulation (EEC)  No 1335/91 of 22 May 1991 concerning applications for STM licences for cereals submitted from 17 May to 21 May 1991 onwards for imports of common wheat into Spain (7);
Whereas, in the present situation on the market for common wheat of bread-making quality in Spain, a feature of which is limited supply compared with demand, provision should be made for an increase in the target ceiling for the current marketing year  in order to ensure normal supply to the market;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
In Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 598/86, the figure '700 000' is replaced by the figure '850 000'.
Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1335/91 is hereby deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall apply to applications for licences submitted from the date of entry into force. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
1.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 318/14
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1241/2011
of 30 November 2011
repealing Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1211/2011 operating deductions from certain fishing effort for 2011 on account of overfishing by certain Member States in the previous year
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, amending Regulations (EC) No 847/96, (EC) No 2371/2002, (EC) No 811/2004, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 2115/2005, (EC) No 2166/2005, (EC) No 388/2006, (EC) No 509/2007, (EC) No 676/2007, (EC) No 1098/2007, (EC) No 1300/2008, (EC) No 1342/2008 and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93, (EC) No 1627/94 and (EC) No 1966/2006 (1), and in particular Article 106(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1211/2011 (2) reduces for certain Member States the maximum allowable fishing effort fixed in Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 (3) and for certain fishing areas and fisheries in Council Regulation (EC) No 1415/2004 (4).
(2) On the basis of recent correspondence with certain Member States, there is a need for additional verification of the information underlying Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1211/2011 and the quantities of effort deducted as set out in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1211/2011.
(3) Considering that Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1211/2011 will be directly applicable in all Member States after its entry into force and considering the direct impact it may have on the fishing activities of certain EU operators, it is appropriate for it to be repealed as from that date pending verification and replacement by a new Regulation. This is without prejudice to the obligation of the Commission to operate deductions of fishing effort on account of overfishing in 2010 in subsequent years,
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1211/2011 is hereby repealed.
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 December 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
11.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 271/44
COMMISSION DECISION
of 3 October 2008
fixing the net amounts resulting from the application of voluntary modulation in Portugal for the calendar years 2009 to 2012
(notified under document number C(2008) 5533)
(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)
(2008/788/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 of 27 March 2007 laying down rules for voluntary modulation of direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 1(1)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 provides that Member States which by virtue of Article 70(4a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (2) have been granted a derogation from the requirement to co-finance Community support may apply, during the period 2007 to 2012, a reduction, hereinafter referred to as ‘voluntary modulation’, to all the amounts of direct payments within the meaning of Article 2(d) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (3) establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers.
(2) Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 provides that, within two months of the entry into force of that Regulation, Member States are to decide on and communicate to the Commission the annual rate of voluntary modulation that will apply for the period 2007 to 2012 with an assessment of the impact of the application of such modulation.
(3) The net amounts resulting from the application of voluntary modulation should be fixed on the basis of a calculation in the case of a single national rate of voluntary modulation or, in the case of Member States applying regionally differentiated rates, the amounts communicated by the Member States as provided for in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 378/2007.
(4) Portugal has communicated to the Commission that a single national voluntary modulation rate of 10 % is to apply for the calendar years 2009 to 2012.
(5) Portugal has also submitted an assessment of the impact of the application of such modulation.
(6) Commission Regulation (EC) No 333/2008 (4) lays down the ceilings applicable to the additional amounts of aid to be made to Portugal as part of the voluntary modulation provided for in Regulation (EC) No 378/2007.
(7) The net amounts resulting from the application of voluntary modulation in Portugal should therefore be fixed,
The net amounts resulting from the application of voluntary modulation in Portugal for the calendar years 2009 to 2012 shall be as follows:
Year 2009 2010 2011 2012
EUR million 41,6 40,8 40,8 40,8
This Decision shall apply as from budget year 2010.
This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1205/2001
of 19 June 2001
amending, for the first time, Council Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 maintaining a freeze of funds in relation to Mr Milosevic and those persons associated with him
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 of 10 November 2000 maintaining a freeze of funds in relation to Mr Milosevic and those persons associated with him and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1294/1999 and (EC) No 607/2000 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 926/98(1), and in particular Article 4(2)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 all funds and other financial resources held outside the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia belonging to Mr Milosevic and to natural persons associated with him, are to be frozen and such funds and financial resources are not to be made available to or for the benefit of these persons, as listed in Annex I to the Regulation. The Commission is empowered to amend that Annex, taking into account decisions implementing Common Position 2000/696/CFSP(2).
(2) By means of Common Position 2001/155/CFSP(3), the Council amended the provisions of its Common Position 2000/696/CFSP as regards the ban on admission to the European Union. It is, therefore, appropriate to amend Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000,
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2488/2000 is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.
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 Directive 2001/53/EC
of 10 July 2001
amending Council Directive 96/98/EC on marine equipment
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment(1), as amended by Commission Directive 98/85/EC(2), and in particular Article 17, the first and second indents thereof,
Whereas:
(1) For the purposes of Directive 98/96/EC, the international conventions, including the 1974 SOLAS Convention, and testing standards are those, together with their amendments, in force on the date of the adoption of that Directive.
(2) Amendments to the SOLAS Convention and to other international conventions and new testing standards have entered into force since the adoption of that Directive or will enter into force shortly.
(3) New rules regarding the equipment to be placed on board ships have been laid down by those instruments.
(4) Directive 96/98/EC should be amended accordingly.
(5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 12 of Council Directive 93/75/EEC(3),
Directive 96/98/EC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 2 is amended as follows:
In points (c), (d) and (n), the words "on 1 January 1999" are replaced by "on 1 January 2001".
2. Annex A is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Directive.
Equipment listed as "new item" under the heading "item designation" of Annex A.1, and manufactured before the date referred to in Article 3(1), may be placed on the market and on board a Community ship, the certificates of which were issued by or on behalf of a Member State in accordance with international conventions, during the two years following that date if it was manufactured in accordance with procedures for type-approval already in force within the territory of that Member State before the date of the adoption of this Directive.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than six months after its date of entry into force. They shall forthwith notify the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law, which they adopt in the field 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.