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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC, EURATOM, ECSC) No 571/92  of 2 March 1992  amending the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing a single Council and a single Commission of the European Communities, and in particular Article 24 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, presented after obtaining the opinion of the Staff Regulations Committee,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Court of Justice,
Whereas it follows from the case-law of the Court of Justice that, in order to respect the principle of equal treatment, the scope of Article 11 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations must be extended to officials who previously pursued activities in a  self-employed capacity and to officials who leave the service of the European Communities to take up an activity in an employed or self-employed capacity by virtue of which they require pension rights,
Article 11 of Annex VIII to the Staff Regulations of officials of the European Communities is hereby amended as follows:
1. Paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following:
'1. An official who leaves the service of the Communities to:
- enter the service of a government administration or a national or international organization which has concluded an agreement with the Communities;
- pursue an activity in an employed or self-employed capacity, by virtue of which he acquires pension rights under a scheme whose administrative bodies have concluded an agreement with the Communities,
shall be entitled to have the actuarial equivalent of his retirement pension rights in the Communities transferred to the pension fund of that administration or organization or to the pension fund under which he acquires retirement pension rights by  virtue of the activity pursued in an employed or self-employed capacity.';
2. in paragraph 2, the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:
'2. An official who enters the service of the Communities after:
- leaving the service of a government administration or of a national or international organization; or
- pursuing an activity in an employed or self-employed capacity;
shall be entitled upon establishment to have paid to the Communities either the actuarial equivalent or the flat rate redemption value of retirement pension rights acquired by virtue of such service or activities.'
An official who was established before this Regulation entered into force may apply to his institution for transfers within the meaning of Article 1 (2) relating to activities pursued in a self-employed capacity.
Applications shall be made within 12 months of the entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall be applicable from 1 January 1962. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2002
of 15 November 2002
fixing the minimum selling prices for butter and the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 108th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97
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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The intervention agencies are, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(4), to sell by invitation to tender certain quantities of butter that they hold and to grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 18 of that Regulation stipulates that in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed for butter and maximum aid shall be fixed for cream, butter and concentrated butter. It is further stipulated that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure, and that a decision may also be taken to make no award in response to the tenders submitted. The amount(s) of the processing securities must be fixed accordingly.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
The minimum selling prices and the maximum aid and processing securities applying for the 108th individual invitation to tender, under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2571/97, shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 November 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2040/97 of 17 October 1997 correcting the German version of Regulation (EC) No 1763/96 laying down transitional measures for the management of base areas in the new German LĂ¤nder
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support scheme for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1422/97 (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,
Whereas the German version of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1763/96 (3) differs substantially from the texts in the other official languages of the Community; whereas the necessary corrections should therefore be made to the German text of the Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,
(Concerns only the German text.)
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from the 1996/97 marketing year.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 2673/86
of 27 August 1986
re-establishing the levying of customs duties on ethyl acetate, falling within subheading 29.14 A II c) ex 1, originating in Argentina, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85 of 17 December 1985 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1986 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 10 of that Regulation, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I, within the framework of the preferential tariff ceiling fixed in column 9 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 11 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;
Whereas, in the case of ethyl acetate, falling within subheading 29.14 A II c) ex 1 originating in Argentina, the individual ceiling was fixed at 361 400 ECU; whereas, on 26 August 1986, imports of these products into the Community originating in Argentina reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against Argentina,
As from 1 September 1986, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3599/85, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Argentina:
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29.14-31)   // Ethyl acetate   //    //  Article 2
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.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1221/89 of 3 May 1989 fixing the monthly price increases for paddy rice and husked rice for the 1989/90 marketing year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation EEC No 1219/89 (2), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),
Whereas, when the number and amount of the monthly increases and the first month during which these increases are to apply are fixed, account should be taken of the storage costs and financing charges for storing rice in the Community and of the need to  ensure that the disposal of stocks of rice conforms to market requirements; whereas, it is further appropriate that this disposal should be made more regular by avoiding operators holding on the stocks; whereas, to that end, the increases should be  reduced,
1. For the 1989/90 marketing year, the amount of each of the monthly increases provided for in Article 7 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 shall be:
- ECU 2,07 per tonne for the intervention price and for the purchase price,
- ECU 2,58 per tonne for the target price.
2. The monthly increases shall apply to the intervention price and the purchase price from 1 January to 1 July 1990, the price thus obtained for July 1990 remaining valid until 31 August 1990.
The monthly increases shall apply to the target price from 1 October 1989 to 1 July 1990, the price thus obtained for the month of July 1990 remaining valid until 31 August 1990.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 September 1989.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2291/93 of 13 August 1993 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1969/93 (2), and in particular Article 9,
Whereas in order to ensure uniform application of the combined nomenclature annexed to the said Regulation, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation;
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions  to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff or other measures relating to trade in goods;
Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;
Whereas it is appropriate that binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the combined nomenclature and which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation,  can continue to be invoked under the provisions in Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3796/90 (3), amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2674/92 (4), for a period of three months by the holder if a binding contract has been concluded such as is  envisaged in Article 14 (3) (a) or (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1715/90 (5);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Nomenclature Committee,
The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which do not conform to the rights established by this Regulation can continue to be invoked under the provisions of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3796/90 for a  period of three months by the holder if a binding contract has been concluded as envisaged in Article 14 (3) (a) or (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1715/90.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 2059/92 of 30 June 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 laying down special measures to encourage silkworm rearing
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas Article 2 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72 (4) stipulates, inter alia, that the aid for silkworms is to be fixed each year by 1 August in respect of the rearing year beginning in the following calendar year; whereas, in view of current  practice, that provision should be adapted,
In Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 845/72, paragraph 1 is hereby replaced by the following:
'1. With effect from the 1972/73 rearing year, aid shall be granted for silkworms reared within the Community.
Such aid, the amount of which shall be uniform throughout the Community, shall be fixed annually.'
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.
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 20 July 1981 amending Council Directive 74/408/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the interior fittings of motor vehicles (strength of seats and of their anchorages) (81/577/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 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 Council Directive 74/408/EEC of 22 July 1974 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the interior fittings of motor vehicles (strength of seats and of their anchorages) (4) does not permit EEC type-approval of a vehicle concerning the strength of the seats and of their anchorages if these seats have built-in safety belt anchorages;
Whereas in the interests of road safety, Directive 74/408/EEC should be amended without delay for vehicles with seats fitted with one or more belt anchorages, in order to make them more comfortable to use by a larger number of adult occupants and thus increase the rate of belt wearing ; whereas such an amendment has been made possible by technical progress in motor-vehicle construction,
Directive 74/408/EEC shall be amended as follows:  1. Article 1 (2) is replaced by the following:
"2. This Directive does not apply to folding (tip-up) seats or to side-facing or rearward-facing seats."
2. Section 2.7 of Annex I is replaced by the following.
"2.7. "Folding (tip-up) seat" means an auxiliary seat intended for occasional use and which is normally folded out of the way."
Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary in order to comply with this Directive within six months of its notification. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1147/93 of 11 May 1993 extending the term of validity of the import licences in the pigmeat sector provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 564/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 518/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the  one part, and the Republic of Poland, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 519/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the European Coal and Steel Community, of the  one part, and the Republic of Hungary, of the other part (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 520/92 of 27 February 1992 on certain procedures for applying the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Economic Community and the Coal and Steel Community, of the one  part, and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, of the other part (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 564/92 (4), amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3371/92 (5), lays down the detailed rules for applying in the pigmeat sector the system provided for by the Interim Agreements concluded by the Community with the  aforementioned third countries;
Whereas Community operators submitted their applications for import licences for the period 1 January to 31 March 1993 during the first ten days of January 1993; whereas the operators were convinced at that time that they would be able to meet their  obligations under the import licences issued on 23 January 1993;
Whereas, as a result of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, imports of live pigs, pigmeat and certain processed products from the these three countries in question into the Community are banned since 8 April 1993 by Commission Decision 93/210/EEC  (6); whereas, as a result of these unforeseeable events, Community operators cannot fulfil their obligations to import before the expiry of the import licences; whereas the term of validity of the said licences should therefore be sufficiently extended;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation, are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
1. At the request of the operator in question, the term of validity of the import licences referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 564/92 and issued on 23 January 1993 shall be extended by 60 days.
2. The application referred to in paragraph 1 above must be accompanied by the original of the import licence concerned.
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.
16.7.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 184/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 624/2009
of 15 July 2009
establishing a prohibition of fishing for mackerel in VIIIc, IX and X; EC waters of CECAF 34.1.1 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 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 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 2009.
(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 2009.
(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 2009 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 DECISION of 23 February 1998 laying down detailed rules on official sampling for the monitoring of certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products (Text with EEA relevance) (98/179/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 96/23/EC of 29 April 1996 on measures to monitor certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products and repealing Directives 85/358/EEC and 86/469/EEC and Decisions 89/187/EEC and 91/664/EEC (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 15(1) thereof,
Whereas the procedures set up by the competent authorities of the Member States responsible for sampling and treatment of samples until they reach the laboratory responsible for analysis have a direct and immediate bearing on the presence of illegal substances in samples and the possibilities for detecting the residues of certain substances; whereas such procedures are therefore an important stage in the residue monitoring plan;
Whereas in order to improve the effectiveness of the monitoring plans implemented each year by the Member States for the detection of certain substances and residues thereof in live animals and animal products, and in order to ensure the comparability of the results obtained, detailed rules for sampling should be laid down and harmonised;
Whereas samples must be taken in accordance with Annexes III and IV to the abovementioned Directive; whereas, in this respect, the targeting criteria for sampling must also be specified;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The detailed rules for official sampling, including the targeting criteria, are set out in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.