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15.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 155/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 661/2007
of 14 June 2007
granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the tendering period ending on 12 June 2007.
(3) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 12 June 2007 no export refund shall be granted for the products and destinations referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 June 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 25 January 2001
deferring for certain transportable pressure equipment the date of implementation of Council Directive 1999/36/EC
(notified under document number C(2001) 139)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2001/107/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 1999/36/EC of 29 April 1999 on transportable pressure equipment(1), and in particular Article 17(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) There are no detailed technical specifications and adequate references to the relevant European standards have not been added to the Annexes to Council Directive 94/55/EC of 21 November 1994 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by road(2), as last amended by Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2000/61/EC(3), and to Council Directive 96/49/EC of 23 July 1996 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States with regard to the transport of dangerous goods by rail(4), as last amended by Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council 2000/62/EC(5), for the pressure drums, cylinder racks and tanks referred to in Article 2 of Directive 1999/36/EC. Consequently, the date of implementation of the directive on this transportable pressure equipment should be deferred.
(2) Article 18 of Directive 1999/36/EC provides that, during a transitional period of 24 months as from the implementation of this Directive, Member States must authorise the placing on the market and putting into service of transportable pressure equipment which complies with the regulations in force within their territory before 1 July 2001. Consequently, the date of expiry of that period should also be referred.
(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in line with the opinion of the Committee referred to in Article 15 of Directive 1999/36/EC,
Pursuant to Article 17(2) of Directive 1999/36/EC, the date of implementation of the said Directive is hereby deferred to 1 July 2003 for pressure drums, cylinder racks and tanks.
Member States shall authorise the placing on the market and putting into service of the equipment referred to in Article 1 which complies with the regulations in force within their territory before 1 July 2003 until 24 months from that date and shall authorise the subsequent putting into service of such equipment placed on the market prior to that date.
The Decision is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 530/87
of 23 February 1987
derogating from the quality standards for cucumbers for the 1987 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1351/86 (2), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas the quality standards for cucumbers were laid down in Annex I/2 to Council Regulation No 183/64/EEC (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 845/76 (4); whereas class III cucumbers were defined in Annex VII to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1194/69 (5); whereas these standards do not permit the marketing of certain sizes for which demand exists;
Whereas the quality standards should take this fact into account; whereas sufficient experience should, however, be gained before the standards are definitively changed; whereas, therefore, again temporary derogations from the quality standards for cucumbers should be introduced;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
For the 1987 marketing year, the following derogation from Annex I/2 to Regulation No 183/64/EEC shall apply:
1. The following point is hereby added to Title III 'Sizing':
'(iv) The above provisions shall not apply to cucumbers of the "short" type.'
2. The following is added to Title VI 'Marking', under B 'Nature of produce':
' "Short" type in all cases for this type of cucumber.'
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 DECISION of 22 July 1997 amending for the second time Decision 94/957/EC laying down the transitional measures to be applied by Finland with regard to veterinary checks on live animals entering Finland from third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (97/570/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 organization 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 Council Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 17a thereof,
Whereas Decision 94/957/EC of 28 December 1994 laying down the transitional measures to be applied by Finland with regard to veterinary checks on live animals entering Finland from third countries (3), as amended by Decision 95/82/EC (4), specifies in the Annex the border crossing points and the corresponding inspection sites for the live animals concerned; whereas these provisions are to apply until 31 December 1997;
Whereas the Finnish authorities are at present already planning to transfer the Nuijamaa crossing point and its corresponding inspection site situated along the border with Russia to its definitive location at Vaalimaa;
Whereas, at the request of the Finnish authorities and without prejudice to decisions which could be taken subsequently when border inspection posts are approved in Finland, the Annex to the initial decision should be amended so as to include as a transitional measure with effect from July 1997 the sites of Vaalimaa, Helsinki and Ivalo for the importation of live animals;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 94/957/EC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
1.8.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 205/26
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 761/2008
of 31 July 2008
amending the rates of refunds applicable to certain products from the sugar sector exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
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 market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 33(2)(a) and (4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 25 July 2008 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 716/2008 (2).
(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 716/2008 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,
The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 716/2008 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 August 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL REGULATION  (EC) No 3080/95
of 21 December 1995
allocating, for 1996, catch quotas between Member States for  vessels fishing in Icelandic waters
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, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Agreement on fisheries relations  between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland (2), and in particular Article  4 thereof, the Community and Iceland have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights  for 1996 and the management of common living resources;
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their  respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1996, should be fixed for the vessels of the  other Party;
Whereas, in the course of these consultations, Iceland acceded to the Community request to adjust  the fishing area designated to the Community in Icelandic waters;
Whereas the necessary measures should be taken to implement, for 1996, the results of the  consultations held between the delegations of the Community and Iceland;
Whereas to ensure efficient management of the catch possibilities available in Icelandic waters,  they should be allocated among the Member States as quotas in accordance with Article 8 of  Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92;
Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the relevant control  measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a  control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (3),
From 1 January to 31 December 1996 vessels flying the flag of a  Member State are hereby authorized to make catches within the quota limits set out in the Annex in  waters falling within the fisheries jurisdiction of Iceland.
The catch quotas shall be fished in areas of the Icelandic economic zone defined by straight lines  connecting the following coordinates:
South western area
1. 63°12&prime; N and 23°05&prime; W through 62°00&prime; N and 26°00&prime;  W
2. 62°58&prime; N and 22°25&prime; W
3. 63°06&prime; N and 21°30&prime; W
4. 63°03&prime; N and  21°00&prime; W from there 180°00&prime; S
South eastern area
1. 63°14&prime; N and 10°40&prime;  W
2. 63°14&prime; N and 11°23&prime; W
3. 63°35&prime; N and 12°21&prime; W
4. 64°00&prime; N and  12°30&prime; W
5. 63°53&prime; N and 13°30&prime; W
6. 63°36&prime; N and 14°30&prime; W
7.  63°10&prime; N and 17°00&prime; W from there 180°00&prime; S.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 937/94 of 27 April 1994 laying down definitive measures on the issuing of STM licences for beef and veal in trade with Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 85 (3) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1112/93 of 6 May 1993 laying down detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism in the beef and veal sector between the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 and Spain and Portugal  and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 3810/91 and (EEC) No 3829/92 (1), as last amended Regulation (EC) No 936/94 (2), set the indicative ceilings applicable in the beef and veal sector and the maximum quantities for which STM licences may be issued every  two months;
Whereas STM licences issued in response to applications lodged on 28 March 1994 in Spain have exhausted that fraction of the indicative ceiling set aside for the second two months of 1992 for live animals;
Whereas the Commission accordingly adopted, by an emergency procedure, appropriate interim protective measures by Regulation (EC) No 697/94 (3); whereas definitive measures must be adopted; whereas, in view of the situation of the market, an increase in  the indicative ceiling cannot be contemplated;
Whereas, as a definitive measure as referred to in Article 85 (3) of the Act of Accession, the issue of STM licences should be definitively discontinued in order to prevent any disturbance on the market;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
1. The issue of STM licences is hereby suspended until 2 May 1994 for live animals of the bovine species, other than purebred breeding animals and animals for bullfights.
2. Further applications for STM licences may be lodged from 3 May 1994.
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.
15.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 238/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1486/2005
of 14 September 2005
establishing a prohibition of fishing for Greenland halibut in NAFO zone 3LMNO by vessels flying the flag of Spain
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 27/2005 of 22 December 2004 fixing for 2005 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2005.
(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 2005.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,
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 2005 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing 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. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such 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 Regulation (EC) No 1470/2000
of 5 July 2000
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82 laying down the conditions for granting special export refunds on certain cuts of boned meat of bovine animals
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 amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 907/2000(2), and in particular Article 33(12) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1000/2000(3), which entered into force on 13 May 2000, inter alia amends Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87(4) establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds.
(2) That amendment also makes it necessary to adjust Article 6(3) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1452/1999(6).
(3) At the same time, references to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87(7), as replaced by Regulation (EC) No 800/1999(8), can be updated.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Article 6(3) and (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1964/82 is replaced by the following:
"3. Where the difference in weight exceeds 10 %, the special refund shall be the same as the refund on products falling within CN code 0201 30 00 90/60 applicable on the date given in box 21 of the export licence on the basis of which the formalities under Article 5(1) or Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 were completed.
4. The penalty laid down in Article 51(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 shall not apply in the cases referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply to operations for which the formalities referred to in Article 5(1) or Article 26(1) of Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 are completed on the basis of export licences applied for from 13 May 2000.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
24.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 51/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 297/2005
of 23 February 2005
on granting of import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
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 (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96 (3), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the delivery obligations at zero duty of products of CN code 1701, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(2) Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the zero duty tariff quotas for products of CN code 1701 11 10, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.
(3) Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 opens tariff quotas at a duty of EUR 98 per tonne for products of CN code 1701 11 10 for imports originating in Brazil, Cuba and other third countries.
(4) In the week of 14 to 18 February 2005 applications were presented to the competent authorities in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 for import licences for a total quantity exceeding a country's delivery obligation quantity of ACP-India preferential sugar determined pursuant to Article 9 of that Regulation.
(5) In these circumstances the Commission must set reduction coefficients to be used so that licences are issued for quantities scaled down in proportion to the total available and must indicate that the limit in question has been reached,
In the case of import licence applications presented from 14 to 18 February 2005 in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 licences shall be issued for the quantities indicated in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 February 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 13 January 1992  on the quantities of sheepmeat and goatmeat that may be imported in 1992 into certain sensitive marketing zones from certain non-member countries  (92/93/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regrd to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 of 25 September 1989 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat, pigmeat and goatmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1741/91 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2641/80 of 14 October 1980 derogating from certain import rules laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1837/80 on the common organization of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC)  No 3939/87 (4), and in particular Article 1 (2) thereof,
Whereas certain non-member countries which have concluded voluntary restraint agreements with the European Economic Community have undertaken to limit their exports of sheepmeat and goatmeat to sensitive marketing zones to the traditional quantities or  the quantities towards which the traditional trade flows have tended; whereas, under the provisions of the third indent of Article 1 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2641/80, the issue of import licences of the products in question is to be suspended when  agreed import quantities into these zones for 1992 should therefore be specified and importers should be informed of the time from which licences will no longer be granted;
Whereas quantities have already been agreed, by Exchange of Letter, with Austria (5), Iceland (5), Czechoslovakia (5), Yugoslavia (5) and Romania (6);
Whereas for Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland the quantities must be fixed each year in the framework of consultation;
Whereas the measures provided for by this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,
The competent French authorities shall issue, up to the quantities listed in the Annex hereto, import licences for 1992 for sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 90, 0104 20 90 and 0204, imported from the non-member countries  listed in Annex I into France.
The competent Irish authorities shall not issue import licences for 1992 for sheepmeat and goatmeat falling within CN codes 0104 10 90, 0104 20 90 and 0204 from Austria, Iceland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and  Poland.
The licences referred to in this Decision shall be issued only in France.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.