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COMMISSION DECISION
of 10 December 1999
amending for the second time Decision 1999/507/EC on certain protection measures with regard to certain fruit bats, dogs and cats coming from Malaysia (Peninsula) and Australia
(notified under document number C(1999) 4249)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2000/6/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 organisation 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 Directive 96/43/EC(2), and in particular Article 18(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) By Decision 1999/507/EC(3) the Commission has adopted protection measures with regard to certain fruit bats, dogs and cats coming from Malaysia (Peninsula) and Australia with regard to Nipah respective Hendra disease, including among others laboratory tests for dogs and cats destined for imports into the Community.
(2) In the absence of internationally agreed standard testing procedures for Nipah disease, the test requirements for dogs and cats have been established in accordance with the official notification of the veterinary services of Malaysia to the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) of 28 May 1999.
(3) By letter of 11 October 1999, the veterinary services of Malaysia have officially informed the Commission; that the required IgM capture ELISA test cannot be carried out and that the IgG capture ELISA is regarded to be the adequate test.
(4) Therefore dogs and cats intended for import into Member States from Malaysia cannot be certified by the veterinary services in Malaysia in accordance with Community law.
(5) The test requirements for dogs and cats imported from Malaysia must be modified so as to allow the use of a validated diagnostic test for the detection of antibody against Nipah disease virus.
(6) For the sake of clarity provisions should be made allowing the transit of dogs and cats through international airports in Malaysia.
(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Article 2 of Decision 1999/507/EC is amended as follows:
1. In the third indent of paragraph 2 the words "IgM and" are deleted.
2. A third paragraph is added as follows: "3. The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to dogs and cats in transit, provided they remain within the perimeter of an international airport."
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
6.8.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 209/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 781/2008
of 5 August 2008
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 Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 of 21 December 2007 laying down implementing rules for Council Regulations (EC) No 2200/96, (EC) No 2201/96 and (EC) No 1182/2007 in the fruit and vegetable sector (2), and in particular Article 138(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XV, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 138 of Regulation (EC) No 1580/2007 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 August 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1580/2003
of 9 September 2003
on the issue of system B export licences in the fruit and vegetables sector (apples)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 47/2003(2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1961/2001 of 8 October 2001 on detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards export refunds on fruit and vegetables(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1176/2002(4), and in particular Article 6(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1061/2003(5) fixes the indicative quantities for which system B export licences may be issued.
(2) In the light of the information available to the Commission today, there is a risk that the indicative quantities laid down for the current export period for apples will shortly be exceeded. This overrun will prejudice the proper working of the export refund scheme in the fruit and vegetables sector.
(3) To avoid this situation, applications for system B licences for apples after 9 September 2003 should be rejected until the end of the current export period,
Applications for system B export licences for apples submitted pursuant to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1061/2003, export declarations for which are accepted after 9 September 2003 and before 17 September 2003, are hereby rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
6.1.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 3/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 5/2007
of 5 January 2007
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 6 January 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 29 March 1994 appointing an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions (94/195/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision of 26 January 1994 appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period 26 January 1994 to 25 January 1998 (1),
Whereas an alternate member's seat on the Committee has become vacant following Mr Enrique Amat Vicedo's resignation, which was brought to the Council's attention on 17 March 1994;
Having regard to the proposal from the Spanish Government,
Mr Juan JosĂŠ GarcĂ­a Escribano is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Enrique Amat Vicedo for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 472/91  of 27 February 1991  amending Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 on detailed rules of application for public storage of skimmed-milk powder
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3641/90 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas, as provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 426/91 (4), payment for skimmed-milk powder bought in by the intervention agency is to be made within a period commencing the 45th day after  the date on which the skimmed-milk powder was taken over and ending on the 65th day thereafter; whereas, given both the current market situation and the likely trend in intervention stock levels and prices, intervention should be made less attractive;  whereas, therefore, the abovementioned periods should be increased to 120 and 140 days respectively,
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit laid down by its chairman,
    Article 1
In Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 625/78, '45th' and '65th' are replaced by '120th' and '140th' respectively.  Article 2
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 payments made as from the date of its entry into force.   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 25 July 1997 amending Decision 97/334/EC concerning certain protective measures with regard to certain fishery products originating in India (Text with EEA relevance) (97/590/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 thereof,
Whereas the Commission, in adopting Decision 97/334/EC (3) has established measures in order to ensure that possibly hazardous fishery products from India can not enter the Community;
Whereas these measures include a requirement that frozen shrimps and cephalopods from India presented for importation into the Community must be systematically submitted to a microbiological examination;
Whereas such a test should be intended to detect in particular the presence of Salmonellae and Vibrio cholerae and parahaemolyticus;
Whereas the review of this Decision must depend on the results of a Community inspection on the spot and the results of the tests carried out by Member States when importing products from India;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in conformity with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Decision 97/334/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 3 is replaced by the following text:
'Article 3
Member States shall, using appropriate sampling plans and detection methods, subject each consignment of frozen or cooked frozen crustaceans and cephalopods originating in India to a microbiological test in order to ensure that the products concerned do not present a hazard to human health. This test must be carried out with a view to detect in particular the presence of Salmonellae and Vibrio cholerae and parahaemolyticus.`
2. Article 4 is replaced by the following text:
'Article 4
Member States shall not authorize the importation into their territory or the consignment to another Member State of the products referred to in Article 3 unless the results of the checks as required are favourable.`
3. Article 6 is replaced by the following text:
'Article 6
This Decision will be reviewed before 30 November 1997 on the basis of information received from Member States concerning the results of the tests referred to in Article 3 and on the basis of the results of a Community inspection on the spot.`
4. A new Article 7 is added with the following text:
'Article 7
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.`
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
29.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 116/55
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 672/2006
of 28 April 2006
fixing the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for the 8th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005
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 Article 10 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/99 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter on the Community market (2), the intervention agencies may sell by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of butter of intervention stocks that they hold and may grant aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter. Article 25 of that Regulation lays down 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 laid down that the price or aid may vary according to the intended use of the butter, its fat content and the incorporation procedure. The amount of the processing security as referred to in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 should be fixed accordingly.
(2) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
For the 8th individual invitation to tender under the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 the amount of the maximum aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter and the amount the processing security, as referred to in Articles 25 and 28 of that Regulation respectively, are fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 April 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
22.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 367/67
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1960/2006
of 21 December 2006
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 935/2006
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 barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 935/2006 (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 15 to 21 December 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 935/2006.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 545/2004
of 24 March 2004
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 in the light of amendments to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 of 17 December 1999 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other Community tariff quotas and establishing detailed rules for adjusting the quotas, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1808/95(1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1789/2003 of 11 September 2003 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff(2) has amended the combined nomenclature codes for certain products of Annexes I and IV to Regulation (EC) No 32/2000. These Annexes should therefore be amened accordingly
(2) This Regulation should apply from the date of entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1789/2003.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
Regulation (EC) No 32/2000 is amended as follows:
1. In Annex I, for serial number 09.0048, in the second column, CN code " ex 0304 20 95 " is replaced by " ex 0304 20 94 ".
2. Annex IV is amended as follows:
(a) the codes for serial number 09.0104 are amended as follows:
(i) the codes " 4818 20 " to " 4823 90 90 " in the column "CN code" and the text concerning Chapter 48 in the column "Description" are deleted;
(ii) code " ex 9113 90 90 " is replaced by " ex 9113 90 80 ";
(b) for serial number 09.0106, in the column "CN code", code " 6217 17 00 " is replaced by " 6217 10 00 ".
(c) the codes for serial number 09.0104 are amended as follows:
(i) the codes " 4818 20 10 10 " to " 4823 90 90 20 " are deleted;
(ii) in the column "TARIC code", the figure "10" is inserted for CN code " 7117 19 99 ";
(iii) code " 9113 90 90 10 " is replaced by " 9113 90 80 11 ".
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1441/93 of 10 June 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of Belgium
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3919/92 of 20 December 1992 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1993 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation  (EEC) No 927/93 (4), provides for common sole quotas for 1993;
Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member  State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;
Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES divisions VIII a, b by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1993; whereas  Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 27 May 1993; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES divisions VIII a, b by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1993.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES divisions VIII a, b by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the  abovementioned 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 with effect from 27 May 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
9.1.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 4/49
COMMISSION DELEGATED DIRECTIVE 2014/3/EU
of 18 October 2013
amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, the Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for lead acetate marker for use in stereotactic head frames for use with CT (Computed Tomography) and MRI and in positioning systems for gamma beam and particle therapy equipment
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Directive 2011/65/EU prohibits the use of lead in electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market.
(2) Lead acetate is an ideal substance for use as marker within head-frames used for positioning for radiotherapy and gamma-ray tumour extractions procedures.
(3) It is scientifically and technically impracticable to substitute or eliminate lead in the respective application and it appears that a practicable substitute will not become available in the near future.
(4) Directive 2011/65/EU should therefore be amended accordingly,
Annex IV to Directive 2011/65/EU is amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
1.   Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by the last day of the sixth month after entry into force at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.