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22.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 261/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1387/2006
of 21 September 2006
determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2006 for import licences for certain pigmeat products under the regime provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2040/2005 of 14 December 2005 laying down detailed rules for the application in the pigmeat sector of the arrangements provided for by the Agreements concluded by the Community with the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The applications for import licences lodged for the fourth quarter of 2006 are for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full.
(2) The surplus to be added to the quantity available for the following period should be determined.
(3) It is appropriate to draw the attention of operators to the fact that licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community,
1.   Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2006 submitted pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2040/2005 shall be met as referred to in Annex I.
2.   For the period 1 January to 31 March 2007, applications may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2040/2005 for import licences for a total quantity as referred to in Annex II.
3.   Licences may only be used for products which comply with all veterinary rules currently in force in the Community.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2975/90
of 15 October 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1150/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of the arrangements applicable to imports of certain milk products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 of 5 March 1990 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the ACP States or in the overseas countries and territories (OCT) (1), and in particular Article 27 (1) thereof,
Whereas, when Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1150/90 (2) was being drafted, certain errors or inconsistencies found their way into the text; whereas, therefore, these errors should be eliminated and the text of certain Articles of the Regulation in question improved;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Regulation (EEC) No 1150/90 is hereby amended as follows:
1. In Article 2 (1), the initial sentence is replaced by the following:
'The quotas referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90 shall be staggered over the year as follows:'
2. In Article 3:
- points (b) and (c) are replaced by the following:
'(b) the application for a licence may only relate to the quotas provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 715/90. It may comprise several products falling within CN codes 0402 and 0406 originating in one of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) or one of the overseas countries and territories (OCT). In such cases, all the CN codes shall be indicated in section 16 and the description of the products in section 15;
(c) section 8 of the licence application and the licence shall show the ACP State or OCT in which the product originated; the licence shall carry an obligation to import from the country indicated;'
- the second paragraph is deleted.
3. In Article 4 (2), the words 'countries of provenance' are replaced by 'countries of origin'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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 Regulation (EC) No 72/2004
of 15 January 2004
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2315/2003
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2315/2003(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 9 to 15 January 2004 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 2315/2003.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3077/78  of 21 December 1978  on the equivalence with Community certificates of attestations accompanying hops imported from non-member countries
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organization of the market in hops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1170/77 (2), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof,
Whereas it is specified in Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 that hops and hop products from non-member countries may be imported only if their quality standards are at least equivalent to the minimum limits for marketing adopted for hops or hop products harvested in the Community or their derivatives ; whereas it is however specified that these products shall be considered as being of the standard referred to above if they are accompanied by an attestation issued by the authorities of their country of origin recognized as equivalent to the certificate required for the marketing of hops and hop products of Community origin;
Whereas in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3076/78 on the importation of hops from non-member countries (3) provisions were adopted with which the attestations referred to above must conform;
Whereas the United States of America, Poland, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, the People's Republic of China, Czechoslovakia and Australia have undertaken to comply with the requirements prescribed for the marketing of hops and hop products and have authorized certain agencies to issue attestations of equivalence ; whereas these attestations should therefore be recognized as equivalent to Community certificates and the products covered by them admitted to free circulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Hops,
Attestations accompanying hops and hop products imported from non-member countries issued in conformity with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3076/78 by an agency appearing in the Annex to this Regulation shall be recognized as equivalent to the certificate prescribed in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1979.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
16.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 209/54
COUNCIL DECISION
of 8 July 2014
appointing members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for Hungary
(2014/462/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1365/75 of 26 May 1975 on the creation of a European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to the lists of candidates submitted to the Council by the Governments of the Member States and of the employers' and employees' organisations,
Whereas:
(1) In its Decisions of 2 December 2013 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the period from 1 December 2013 to 30 November 2016, with the exception of certain members.
(2) The Government of Hungary has submitted nominations of candidates for two posts to be filled,
The following are hereby appointed as member and alternate member of the Governing Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the period ending on 30 November 2016:
I.   GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
Country Member Alternate
Hungary Ms Katalin KISSNÉ BENCZE Ms Mariann GÉHER
The Council will appoint the members and alternate members not yet nominated at a later date.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
COMMISSION DECISION of 26 November 1996 approving the programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's Disease for 1997 presented by Germany and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the German text is authentic) (97/48/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 (6) thereof,
Whereas Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of Aujeszky's Disease;
Whereas, by letter, Germany has submitted a programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's Disease;
Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 on laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as amended by Directive 92/65/EEC (4);
Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from a financial participation from the Community and which was established by Commission Decision 96/598/EC (5);
Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by Germany up to a maximum of ECU 300 000;
Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The programme for the eradication of Aujeszky's Disease presented by Germany is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1997.
Germany shall bring into force by 1 January 1997 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1.
1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of testing incurred in Germany up to a maximum of ECU 300 000.
2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:
- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,
- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1998 at the latest.
This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2543/2001
of 21 December 2001
prohibiting fishing for hake 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 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2001(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 of 15 December 2000 fixing for 2001 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 limitations in catch are required(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2425/2001(4), lays down quotas for hake for 2001.
(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.
(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of hake in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC waters) and North Sea (EC water) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands have exhausted the quota allocated for 2001. The Netherlands have prohibited fishing for this stock from 16 November 2001. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,
Catches of hake in the waters of II a (EC waters) and North Sea (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the Netherlands for 2001.
Fishing for hake in the waters of ICES divisions II a (EC waters) and North Sea (EC waters) by vessels flying the flag of the Netherlands or registered in the Netherlands is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 16 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  DECISION
of 23 January 1989
fixing the number of officials whose service may be terminated in 1989
(89/55/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a Single Council and a Single Commission of the European Communities,
Having regard to Council Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3518/85 of 12 December 1985 introducing special measures to terminate the service of officials of the European Communities as a result of the accession of Spain and Portugal (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 2 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas, for each institution, the number of officials eligible for termination of service measures during 1989 should be fixed in accordance with the conditions laid down in Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 3518/85;
Whereas it is appropriate to guarantee that use can be made, in 1989 or, should the occasion arise, in 1990 and within the limits set out in Article 2 (1) of the said Regulation, of the possibilities for termination of service of which use was not made from 1986 to 1988,
The number of officials eligible for termination of service measures in 1989 shall be:
- 45 for the European Parliament,
- 30 for the Council,
- 45 for the Commission, under the 'operating' budget,
- 5 for the Commission, under the 'research' budget,
- 5 for the Court of Justice,
- 3 for the Economic and Social Committee,
- 2 for the Court of Auditors.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1290/2002
of 16 July 2002
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1498/98(2), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 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 the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 July 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  DIRECTIVE
of 20 June 1985
amending Directive 77/99/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products
(85/328/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 43 and 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas by Directive 77/99/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 85/327/EEC (5), the Community made arrangements for intra-Community trade in meat products as regards health requirements;
Whereas, pending the introduction of Community arrangements on the import of meat products from third countries, Community preference should be respected;
Whereas adequate Community inspection should be introduced; whereas the Community should bear the expenditure incurred by such inspection; whereas, to this end, Article 17 of Directive 77/99/EEC should be amended,
Article 17 of Directive 77/99/EEC is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 17
1. Pending the implementation of Community provisions concerning imports of meat products from third countries, Member States shall apply to such imports provisions which shall not be more favourable than those governing intra-Community trade.
To ensure uniform respect of these provisions, inspections shall be carried out on the spot by veterinary experts of the Member States and the Commission.
Member States' experts undertaking these inspections shall be designated by the Commission on a proposal from the Member States.
The inspections shall be carried out on behalf of the Community, which shall bear the expenditure incurred.
However, Member States shall be entitled to continue to make inspections under national arrangements of any third country meat products plants which have not been inspected under the Community procedure.
A list of establishments meeting the conditions referred to in the Annex shall be drawn up under the Article 18 procedure.
2. The health certificate which accompanies the meat product on import, and the form and nature of the health mark which this product shall bear, shall correspond to a model to be determined in accordance with the Article 18 procedure.'
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 January 1986.
They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1526/93 of 18 June 1993 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of categories 66, 69, 75 and 118 (order Nos 40.0660, 40.0690, 40.0750 and 42.1180), originating in China, to which the preferential  tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), extended for 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 3917/92 (2), and  in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for 1993 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 the same Annexes;
Whereas Article 11 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 products of categories 66, 69, 75 and 118 (order Nos 40.0660, 40.0690, 40.0750 and 42.1180), originating in China, the relevant ceilings amount to 4 tonnes, 20 000, 2 000 pieces and 15 tonnes respectively;
Whereas on 27 April 1993 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in China, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against those ceilings;
Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties for the products in question with regard to China,
As from 26 June 1993 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in China:
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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.