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Commission Regulation (EC) No 758/2004
of 22 April 2004
providing for the rejection of applications for export licences for certain milk products
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 174/1999 of 26 January 1999 laying down special detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 as regards export licences and export refunds in the case of milk and milk products(2), and in particular Article 10(3) thereof,
Whereas:
Uncertainty is a feature of the market in certain milk products. It is necessary to prevent speculative applications that may lead to a distortion in competition between traders. Applications for export licences for the products concerned should be rejected,
Applications for export licences for milk products falling within CN codes 0402 21, 0402 29, 0403 9013 9300, 0404 9023 9130, 0404 9083 9130, made between 16 and 21 April 2004 inclusive, shall be rejected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  DECISION
of 23 July 1987
on the conclusion of an arrangement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning reciprocal trade in cheese
(87/399/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the arrangements which were the result of the Temporary Arrangement for a concerted discipline between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning reciprocal trade in cheese, signed on 21 October 1981 and last amended by the agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters of 20 March 1984 (1), were maintained on a unilateral basis by Regulation (EEC) No 4053/86 (2) until the entry into force of a new arrangement on 31 December 1987, whichever was the later; whereas experience shows that it is appropriate to conclude a new arrangement;
Whereas the Commission has conducted negotiations on this question with the Republic of Austria and has reached a satisfactory arrangement with that country; whereas, therefore, that arrangement should be approved,
The Arrangement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Austria concerning reciprocal trade in cheese is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Arrangement is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to appoint the person empowered to sign the Arrangement referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.
2.10.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 263/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 965/2008
of 1 October 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 2 October 2008.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  REGULATION (EEC) No 505/86
of 25 February 1986
amending Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 as regards the agricultural conversion rates for the Spanish peseta and the Portuguese escudo
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 89 (1), 234 (2) and 253 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee,
Whereas from 1 January 1986 Spain and Portugal form part of the Community; whereas, for the purposes of agriculture, accession is to take effect from 1 March 1986 only;
Whereas the agricultural conversion rates were fixed by Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3772/85 (3); whereas the agricultural conversion rates for the new Member States should be introduced into Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85;
Whereas the introduction of monetary compensatory amounts should be avoided on the accession of a new Member State; whereas consequently, provision should be made for the application of a rate as closely in line as possible with economic reality, and a conversion rate for agriculture calculated on the basis of the arithmetic mean of the average rates recorded on the exchange markets on 24 and 25 February 1986 should be used for the currencies of the two new Member States;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 129/78 (4) laid down a specific date for the conversion of the amounts fixed in instruments relating to the common policy on agricultural structures, where Community financing thereof is undertaken exclusively by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guidance Section; whereas a similar special provision should be applied to Spain and Portugal for 1986.
The Annexes to Regulation (EEC) No 1678/85 are hereby supplemented by the Annexes to this Regulation.
For 1986, the date of 1 January appearing in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 129/78 is hereby replaced by 1 March 1986 for the conversion into pesetas and escudos of the amounts concerned in that Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 558/93 of 10 March 1993 on the refractometry method of measuring dry soluble residue in products processed from fruit and vegetables, repealing Regulation (EEC) No 543/86 and amending Annex I to Council Regulation  (EEC) No 2658/87
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 1569/92 (2), and in particular Articles 10 (1)  and 17 (1) thereof,
Whereas Article 10 (7) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 provides that 'added sugars content' for the products listed in Annex III means the reading obtained by using a refractometer, multiplied by a specific factor and reduced by a fixed figure;
Whereas the refractometry method to be applied is defined in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 543/86 (3), laying down methods of measuring sugar processed from fruit and vegetables; whereas it has proved necessary to make the appropriate amendments to  this method, in particular in order to specify the procedure for alcoholic products; whereas the introduction of the new method laid down in this Regulation makes it necessary to repeal Regulation (EEC) No 543/86;
Whereas the repeal of Regulation (EEC) No 543/86 makes it necessary to adapt Annex 1 to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (4), as last amended by Commission  Regulation (EEC) No 3800/92 (5);
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
The refractometry method to be used for determining the sugar content for the products listed in Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
Regulation (EEC) No 543/86 is hereby repealed.
Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 is hereby amended as follows: the references to Regulation (EEC) No 543/86 in Additional Note No 1 in Chapter 8 and in Additional Notes Nos 2 and 6 in Chapter 20 are replaced by references to this  Regulation.
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2286/2001
of 23 November 2001
concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export of husked long grain rice to the island of Réunion referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 of 6 September 1989 laying down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/1999(4), and in particular Article 9 (1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001(5) opens an invitation to tender for the subsidy on rice exported to Réunion.
(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89, a maximum subsidy 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 submitted from 19 to 22 November 2001 in response to the invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2011/2001 for the subsidy on exports to Réunion of husked long grain rice falling within CN code 1006 20 98.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 November 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2607/92  of 8 September 1992  re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code ex 2914 21 00, originating in China, to which the preferential arrangements set out in Council Regulation  (EEC) No 3831/90 apply
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended into 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No  3587/91 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, 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 ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;
Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 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 products falling within CN code 2914 21 00, originating in China, the individual ceiling was fixed at ECU 359 000; whereas, on 29 April 1992, imports of these products into the Community originating in China 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 China,
As from 12 September 1992, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in China:
Order No  CN code  Description         10.0165  ex 2914 21 00  Synthetic camphor
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.
COMMISSION DECISION of 7 April 1995 amending Commission Decision 91/449/EEC laying down the specimen animal health certificates in respect of meat products imported from third countries (Text with EEA relevance) (95/140/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Articles 21a and 22 thereof,
Whereas Commission Decision 91/449/EEC (2), as last amended by Decision 94/847/EC (3), lays down the specimen animal health certificates in respect of meat products from third countries;
Whereas no outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease has occurred in Argentina since April 1994; whereas, however, a vaccination policy against this disease is carried out in this country;
Whereas the categories of meat products which can be imported from third countries depend on the health situation of the country of fabrication;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
In Annex E, part II of Decision 91/449/EEC the following country is added: 'Argentina`.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Council Decision
of 17 October 2000
concerning the conclusion of the amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer
(2000/646/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) in conjunction with the first sentence of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),
Whereas:
(1) The Community, in view of its responsibilities for the environment, has by Decision 88/540/EEC(2) become a party to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer, and by Decision 91/690/EEC(3) has approved the first amendment to the said Protocol and by Decision 94/68/EC(4) has approved the second amendment to the said Protocol.
(2) Recent evidence indicates that for the adequate protection of the ozone layer a higher degree of control of trade in ozone depleting substances is required than is provided by the Montreal Protocol as amended in 1992. The same evidence indicates that there should be additional monitoring and control of trade in controlled ozone-depleting substances and in particular on methyl bromide.
(3) A third amendment to the Montreal Protocol introducing these controls was adopted in Montreal in September 1997. The Commission, on behalf of the Community, took part in the negotiation and agreement of this amendment.
(4) The Community has adopted measures in the area covered by the amendment and should therefore undertake international commitments in that area.
(5) It is necessary for the Community to approve the third amendment to the Montreal Protocol because its provisions relate to trade in controlled substances between the Community and other Parties, the implementation of which is the responsibility of the Community,
The third amendment to the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of this amendment is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to deposit the instrument of approval of this third amendment on behalf of the Community with the Secretary-General of the United Nations in accordance with Article 13 of the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer as read in conjunction with Article 3 of the third amendment to the Montreal Protocol.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1610/95 of 3 July 1995 fixing, for the 1995/96 marketing year,  the flat-rate amount provided for under the system of minimum stocks in the sugar sector
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of  the markets in the sugar sector  (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1101/95  (2), and in  particular Article 12 (3) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1789/81 of 30 June 1981 laying down general rules  concerning the system of minimum stocks in the sugar sector  (3),
Whereas Articles 3 (b) and 6 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1789/81 provide for the reimbursement of  the pecuniary advantage included in the intervention price on account of the costs involved in  maintaining the minimum stock;
Whereas, in order to determine that pecuniary advantage, Commission Regulation (EEC) No 189/77 of  28 January 1977 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of minimum stocks in  the sugar sector  (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1920/81  (5), provides for a flat-rate  amount to be fixed for each marketing year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the  Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 1995/96 marketing year, the flat-rate amount referred to in  Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 189/77 shall be ECU 0,193 per 100 kilograms of sugar expressed as  white sugar.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official  Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply from 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3297/91  of 12 November 1991  fixing a coefficient applicable to cereals exported in the form of Spanish whisky for the period 1991/92
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3653/90 (2), and in particular Article 16 (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1188/81 of 28 April 1981 laying down general rules for granting refunds adjusted in the case of cereals exported in the form of certain spirituous beverages and the criteria for fixing the amount of such  refunds and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3035/80 concerning certain products not covered by Annex II to the Treaty (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3381/90 (4), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1188/81 provides that refunds may be granted for cereals fulfilling the conditions laid down in Article 9 (2) of the Treaty and used in the production of the spirituous beverages covered by CN codes 2208 30 91  and 2208 30 99 and complying with Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (5);
Whereas, in the light of the data provided by Spain concerning the period 1 January to 31 December 1990 the coefficient should be fixed for the period 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992;
Whereas the data provided by Spain are not sufficiently comprehensive to allow a totally clear trend to be identified; whereas, consequently, no account will be taken of the pattern of exports or of the quantity of the goods marketed in determining the  coefficient;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For the period 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992 the coefficient referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1188/81, applicable to cereals used in Spain for the manufacture of Spanish whisky, shall be as shown in in the Annex hereto.
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 939/2002
of 31 May 2002
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice in question results in the maximum export refund being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2007/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 24 to 30 Μay 2002 at 125,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 June 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.