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10.11.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 311/30
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1661/2006
of 9 November 2006
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/2006 (2).
(2) Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (3), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund 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 3 to 9 November 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of common wheat issued in Regulation (EC) No 936/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 November 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
19.12.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 333/61
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1503/2007
of 18 December 2007
on the issuing of import licences for applications lodged during the first seven days of December 2007 under the tariff quota opened by Regulation (EC) No 979/2007 for pigmeat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in pigmeat (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 979/2007 of 21 August 2007 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for pigmeat originating in Canada (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 979/2007 opened import tariff quotas for pigmeat products.
(2) The applications for import licences lodged during the first seven days of December 2007 for the subperiod 1 January to 31 March 2008 do not cover the total quantity available. The quantities for which applications have not been lodged should therefore be determined and these should be added to the quantity fixed for the following quota subperiod,
The quantities for which import licence applications under quota 09.4204 have not been lodged under Regulation (EC) No 979/2007, to be added to the subperiod 1 April to 30 June 2008, are 3 468 000 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 December 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.9.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 246/1
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 884/2013
of 16 September 2013
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 Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 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 XVI, Part A thereto.
(2) The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.
14.3.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 74/58
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 246/2014
of 13 March 2014
amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards removal from the Union list of certain flavouring substances
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in and on foods and amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91, Regulations (EC) No 2232/96 and (EC) No 110/2008 and Directive 2000/13/EC (1), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings (2), and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 lays down a Union list of flavourings and source materials for use in food and their conditions of use.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 872/2012 (3) has adopted the list of flavouring substances and has introduced that list in Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008.
(3) That list may be updated in accordance with the common procedure referred to in Article 3(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008, either on the initiative of the Commission or following an application submitted by a Member State or by an interested party.
(4) Part A of the Union list contains a number of substances for which the European Food Safety Authority has not completed the evaluation or it has requested additional scientific data to be provided for completion of the evaluation. For 19 of those substances, the persons responsible for placing the flavouring substances on the market have now withdrawn their applications. Therefore, those flavouring substances should be removed from the Union list.
(5) Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(6) Pursuant to Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 flavouring substances not included in the Union list may be placed on the market as such and used in or on food until 22 October 2014. Since flavouring substances are already on the market in the Member States and in order to ensure smooth transition to a Union authorisation procedure, transitional measures have been laid down for food containing those substances in Commission Regulation (EU) No 873/2012 (4).
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health,
Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth 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 21 May 1991  concerning a list of Community legislation referred to in Article 10 of Council Directive 90/220/EEC  (91/274/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/220/EEC of 23 April 1990 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas the Commission is required to establish, before the end of April 1991, a list of Community legislation which provides for a specific environmental risk assessment, similar to that laid down in Directive 90/220/EEC as regards products;
Whereas the Commission has examined the Community legislation in force and has not identified any such legislation;
Whereas this list will be re-examined periodically and, as necessary, revised;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee of Member States representatives in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 21 of Directive 90/220/EEC,
  Article 1
At the date of this Decision, there is no Community legislation in force which provides for a specific environmental risk assessment of products which is similar to that laid down in Directive 90/220/EEC.  Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
REGULATION (EEC) No 619/71 OF THE COUNCIL  of 22 March 1971  laying down general rules for granting aid for flax and hemp
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 1 of 29 June 1970 on the common organisation of the market in flax and hemp, and in particular Article 4 (4) thereof;
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission;
Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 provides for a system of aid for flax and hemp produced in the Community, and whereas the general rules of application provided for in the same Article should be adopted;
Whereas, for administrative reasons, the granting of aid should be limited in each Member State to products harvested on the territory of that State;
Whereas, to ensure smooth operation of the system of aid, it should be provided that the aid be granted to the producer ; whereas, however, when flax is grown for fibre the initial purchaser may be associated with production ; whereas he should therefore be granted a part of the aid;
Whereas, to ensure the smooth operation of the system of aid measures of supervision should be introduced to ensure that the aid is only granted for products qualifying for it;
Whereas this supervision should be based on declarations of areas sown and harvested;
Whereas, to ensure uniform application of aid, rules for calculating the amounts to be paid should be laid down;
As from the 1970/71 marketing year, the aid referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1308/70 shall be granted, under the conditions specified in the following Articles, for flax and hemp produced in the Community.
1. Each Member State shall grant aid only for flax and hemp grown on its own territory.
2. That aid shall be panted, on application by the parties concerned to be made after the harvest under conditions ensuring equal treatment to recipients irrespective of the place of their establishment in the Community.
1. For flax grown mainly for seed and for hemp, aid shall only be granted to the grower.
2. For flax grown mainly for fibre, half of the aid shall be granted to the grower and the other half to the initial purchaser.
1. Member States shall ensure by administrative supervision that the product for which aid has been requested qualifies for that aid.  1OJ No L 146, 4.7.1970, p. 1.
2. For the purposes of that supervision, Member States shall require areas sown and harvested to be declared.
Member States shall verify the accuracy of the declarations of areas sown and harvested and applications for aid submitted by the producers by means of spot checks.
The amount of aid shall be calculated in relation to the area sown and harvested.
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.
23.3.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 82/24
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 312/2007
of 22 March 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 195/2007 opening the buying-in of butter in certain Member States for the period 1 March to 31 August 2007
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2771/1999 of 16 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards intervention on the market in butter and cream (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 195/2007 (3) establishes the list of Member States in which buying-in for butter is open, as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.
(2) On the basis of most recent communications by Ireland, the Commission has observed that butter market prices have been equal or superior to 92 % of the intervention price for two consecutive weeks. Intervention buying-in should therefore be suspended in that Member State. Ireland should therefore be withdrawn from the list established in Regulation (EC) No 195/2007.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 195/2007 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 195/2007 is replaced by the following text:
‘Article 1
Buying-in of butter as provided for in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 is hereby open in the following Member States:
— Spain
— Portugal.’
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 March 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
20.6.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 180/15
COUNCIL DECISION
of 16 June 2014
amending Decision 1999/70/EC concerning the external auditors of the national central banks, as regards the external auditors of the Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta/Central Bank of Malta
(2014/370/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Protocol (No 4) on the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular to Article 27.1 thereof,
Having regard to Recommendation ECB/2014/20 of the European Central Bank of 17 April 2014 to the Council of the European Union on the external auditors of the Central Bank of Malta (1),
Whereas:
(1) The accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB) and of the national central banks of the Eurosystem are to be audited by independent external auditors recommended by the Governing Council of the ECB and approved by the Council of the European Union.
(2) The mandate of the current external auditors of the Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta/Central Bank of Malta expired after the audit for the financial year 2013. It is therefore necessary to appoint external auditors from the financial year 2014.
(3) The Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta/Central Bank of Malta has selected PricewaterhouseCoopers as its external auditors for the financial years 2014 to 2018.
(4) The Governing Council of the ECB has recommended that PricewaterhouseCoopers be appointed as the external auditors of the Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta/Central Bank of Malta for the financial years 2014 to 2018.
(5) It is appropriate to follow the recommendation of the Governing Council of the ECB and to amend Council Decision 1999/70/EC (2) accordingly,
Article 1(15) of Decision 1999/70/EC is replaced by the following:
‘15.   PricewaterhouseCoopers are hereby approved as the external auditors of the Bank Ċentrali ta' Malta/Central Bank of Malta for the financial years 2014 to 2018’.
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its notification.
This Decision is addressed to the European Central Bank.
15.1.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 13/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 52/2005
of 14 January 2005
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), 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 15 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.3.2015 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 72/39
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2015/442
of 16 March 2015
launching the European Union CSDP Military Advisory Mission in the Central African Republic (EUMAM RCA) and amending Decision 2015/78/CFSP
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Articles 42(4) and 43(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2015/78/CFSP of 19 January 2015 on a European Union CSDP Military Advisory Mission in the Central African Republic (EUMAM RCA) (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 19 January 2015, the Council adopted Decision 2015/78/CFSP.
(2) On 9 February 2015, the Council approved the Rules of Engagement of EUMAM RCA.
(3) On 6 March 2015, the Council approved the Mission Plan of EUMAM RCA.
(4) On 11 March 2015, the Political and Security Committee welcomed the letter from the Mission Commander regarding the recommendation to launch EUMAM RCA and the envisaged time frame for declaring Initial Operating Capability of EUMAM RCA.
(5) EUMAM RCA should be launched on 16 March 2015.
(6) In accordance with Article 5 of the Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and the implementation of decisions and actions of the Union which have defence implications. Consequently, Denmark does not participate in the implementation of this Decision and therefore does not participate in the financing of this mission,
The European Union CSDP Military Advisory Mission in the Central African Republic (‘EUMAM RCA’) shall be launched on 16 March 2015.
The EU Mission Commander of EUMAM RCA is hereby authorised with immediate effect to start execution of the mission.
Article 4(2) of Decision 2015/78/CFSP is replaced by the following:
‘2.   EUMAM RCA shall be launched by a Council Decision on the date recommended by the Mission Commander, following approval of the Mission Plan and, if required, of additional Rules of Engagement.’
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
29.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 326/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1872/2004
of 28 October 2004
fixing the maximum export refund for skimmed milk powder in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 582/2004
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 582/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds for skimmed milk powder (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 to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 27 October 2004.
(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 582/2004, for the tendering period ending on 27 October 2004, the maximum amount of refund for the product and destinations referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be 31,00 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 October 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 470/90
of 23 February 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2316/89 as regards the minimum import price and the countervailing charges to be levied where the minimum import price applicable to dried grapes is not met
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1125/89 (2), and in particular Article 9 (6) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2316/89 (3) fixes the minimum import price and the countervailing charges to be levied where the minimum import price applicable to dried grapes is not met;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2886/89 (4) amends from 1 January 1990 Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (5), as regards specifically the tariff classification for dried grapes; whereas account should be taken of those amendments in the framework of the relevant provisions in the application of the regime in question;
Whereas Article 2 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2089/85 of 23 July 1985 establishing general rules relating to the system of minimum import prices for dried grapes (6) provides that the maximum countervailing charge is to be determined on the basis of the most favourable prices applying on the world market for significant quantities by the most representative third countries; whereas, on the basis of the prices applying on the world market, which are now known, the countervailing charges currently in force should be adjusted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committtee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
Annnex I headed 'minimum import prices', and 'Annex II' headed 'countervailing charges', to Regulation (EEC) No 2316/89, are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II hereto respectively.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 February 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.