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24.10.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 282/35
COUNCIL DECISION
of 18 October 2013
on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the revised Memorandum of Understanding with the United States of America Regarding the Importation of Beef from Animals Not Treated with Certain Growth-Promoting Hormones and Increased Duties Applied by the United States to Certain Products of the European Union
(2013/523/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 207(4), in conjunction with Article 218(5) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) Phase 2 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the European Commission Regarding the Importation of Beef from Animals Not Treated with Certain Growth-Promoting Hormones and Increased Duties Applied by the United States to Certain Products of the European Communities (the ‘MoU’), agreed between the United States and the European Community on 13 May 2009 and endorsed by the Council of the European Union as an international agreement of the Union, ended on 1 August 2013.
(2) It is in the interest of the Union to extend Phase 2 of the MoU while continuing to seek the termination of the WTO dispute, European Communities – Measures Concerning Meat and Meat Products (Hormones).
(3) The Commission has negotiated draft amendments to the MoU to this effect, pursuant to the negotiating authorisation set out therein.
(4) The revised MoU should be signed,
The signing on behalf of the Union of the revised Memorandum of Understanding with the United States of America Regarding the Importation of Beef from Animals Not Treated with Certain Growth-Promoting Hormones and Increased Duties Applied by the United States to Certain Products of the European Union (the ‘revised MoU’) is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said revised MoU.
The text of the revised MoU is attached to this Decision (1).
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the revised MoU on behalf of the Union.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
23.9.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 298/20
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 May 2004
appointing two United Kingdom members and five United Kingdom alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2004/649/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 263 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the United Kingdom Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 January 2002 the Council adopted a Decision appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions (1).
(2) The seat of a member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the expiry of the mandate of Mrs Christine MAY, of which the Council was notified on 24 July 2003, the seats of three alternate members of the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following expiry of the mandates of Mrs Diane BUNYAN, Mr Hugh HALCRO-JOHNSTON and Mrs Irene McGUGAN, of which the Council was notified on 24 July 2003; a member’s seat has become vacant following the resignation of Mrs Irene OLDFATHER, of which the Council was notified on 5 May 2004 and two alternate member’s seats have become vacant following the nomination of Mr Jack McCONNELL and Mr Corrie McCHORD as full members,
1. Mr Jack McCONNELL
2. Mr Corrie McCHORD
1. Mrs Helen HOLLAND
2. Ms Nicola STURGEON
3. Mr Jim McCABE
4. Mr Andrew CAMPBELL
5. Mrs Irene OLDFATHER
for the remainder of their terms of office, which end on 25 January 2006.
Commission Decision
of 24 July 2000
for purchase by the Community of Bluetongue vaccine for emergency stock
(notified under document number C(2000) 2209)
(2000/477/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field(1), as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999(2), and in particular Article 6 and Article 8 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Bluetongue is an arthropod-borne viral disease of ruminants which can cause great economic losses to sheep production.
(2) During 1998 and 1999 outbreaks of Bluetongue have been recorded in Greece.
(3) During 1999 outbreaks of Bluetongue have been recorded in Bulgaria and in Turkey.
(4) The serotypes reported by Greece have been serotypes 4, 9 and 16.
(5) During 2000 outbreaks of Bluetongue have been reported in Tunisia.
(6) The serotype 2 is the one present in Tunisia.
(7) The use of vaccine can be an important tool in combating the spread of Bluetongue.
(8) No Bluetongue vaccine is produced by the parmaceutical industry based in the Member States.
(9) The Ondersteport laboratory in South Africa is the only laboratory which may produce an attenuated vaccine containing the serotypes existing in the Mediterranean region.
(10) When vaccination is decided, in order not to introduce new serotypes in an ecosystem, it is considered as suitable to use, in an infected or under threat region, a vaccine containing serotypes already present or directly threatening the region, and to this end a bank of trivalent vaccine (4, 9, 16) has to be set up to face an emergency situation in the context of south-eastern threat.
(11) It is also necessary to set up a bank of monovalent vaccine (serotype 2) to deal with the threat of southern Member States due to the situation in northern Africa.
(12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
1. For emergency use the Community shall make arrangements for the purchase of 500000 doses of trivalent bluetongue vaccine containing serotypes 4, 9 and 16 and 500000 doses of monovalent Bluetongue vaccine (serotype 2).
2. The arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 shall include the storage of vaccines in such a manner that they can be dispatched without delay to the area designated for vaccination.
The maximum cost of the measures referred to in Article 1 shall be up to EUR 160000.
1. To meet the objectives of Articles 1 and 2 the Commission shall conclude contracts without delay with the laboratory of Ondertesport in South-Africa.
2. The Director General of the Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection shall be authorised to sign the contracts on behalf of the European Commission.
Decision 2000/292/EC(3) of 6 April 2000 is repealed.
This Decision is addressed to all the Member States.
11.1.1990 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 8/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 48/90
of 9 January 1990
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 (1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3845/89 (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 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,
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day after 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.
24.11.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 348/47
COUNCIL DECISION 2004/792/CFSP
of 22 November 2004
extending and amending Decision 1999/730/CFSP implementing Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP with a view to a European Union contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons in Cambodia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 23(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP of 17 December 1998 on the European Union's contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 15 November 1999 the Council adopted Decision 1999/730/CFSP concerning a European Union contribution to combating the destabilising accumulation and spread of small arms and light weapons in Cambodia (2) which was aimed at implementing Joint Action 1999/34/CFSP.
(2) Some objectives could not be fulfilled by 15 November 2004, the date on which Decision 1999/730/CFSP expires, and others should be consolidated and expanded after that date. The project in question is a multi-annual project.
(3) Decision 1999/730/CFSP should therefore be extended and amended,
Decision 1999/730/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
1. in Article 3(1), the financial reference amount ‘EUR 1 436 953’ shall be replaced by ‘EUR 1 375 565’;
2. in Article 4 second subparagraph, ‘15 November 2004’ shall be replaced by ‘15 November 2005’.
This decision shall take effect on 16 November 2004.
This decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 426/2003
of 6 March 2003
providing for reallocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 of 11 June 2002 opening and providing for the administration of an import tariff quota for frozen beef intended for processing (1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003)(1), and in particular Article 6(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 provides for the opening of a tariff quota for 50700 tonnes of frozen beef intended for processing from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003. Article 6 of that Regulation provides for the reallocation of unused quantities on the basis of the actual utilisation of import rights for A products and B products respectively by the end of February 2003,
1. The quantities referred to in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 amount to 8663,6 tonnes.
2. The breakdown referred to in Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 995/2002 shall be as follows:
- 5200 tonnes intended for A-products,
- 3463,6 tonnes intended for B-products.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 12 February 1998 on the replacement of members of the European Social Fund Committee (98/C 69/02)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), and in particular Article 28, third paragraph, thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, in a Decision of 23 October 1995 (2), appointed the members and alternate members of the European Social Fund Committee for the period ending on 22 October 1998;
Whereas members' seats have fallen vacant in the category of government representatives, the category of employers' representatives and the category of workers' representatives;
Whereas members of the European Social Fund Committee should be appointed to fill the vacant seats,
The following are hereby appointed members of the European Social Fund Committee for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 22 October 1998:
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This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
6.2.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 35/14
COMMISSION DECISION
of 4 February 2010
extending the period of application of Decision 2006/210/EC
(2010/63/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Whereas:
(1) The group of high-level national regulatory experts (hereinafter the group) set up by Commission Decision 2006/210/EC (1) is a consultative group of high-level national experts on better regulation.
(2) The President of the Commission has indicated that better regulation will remain high on the Commission’s political agenda (2).
(3) A forum for the discussion of better regulation and promotion of cooperation with Member States on better regulation issues has an important role to play in taking forward that agenda.
(4) The mandate of the group should therefore be extended for three years.
(5) Decision 2006/210/EC should be extended accordingly.
(6) In order to enable the group to continue its work, this Decision should take effect as from 1 January 2010,
In Article 6 of Decision 2006/210/EC, the second sentence is replaced by the following:
‘It shall apply until 31 December 2012.’
This Decision shall take effect as from 1 January 2010.
25.9.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 257/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 935/2008
of 24 September 2008
setting the allocation coefficient for issuing of licences applied for from 15 to 19 September 2008 to import sugar products under tariff quotas and preferential agreements
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 of 28 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 marketing years for importing and refining of sugar products under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements (2), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Applications for import licences were submitted to the competent authority during the period from 15 to 19 September 2008, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 or Commission Regulation (EC) No 1832/2006 of 13 December 2006 laying down transitional measures in the sugar sector by reason of the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (3) for a total quantity equal to or exceeding the quantity available for serial number 09.4336 and 09.4316 (2007 to 2008).
(2) In these circumstances, the Commission should fix an allocation coefficient in order to issue licences in proportion to the quantity available and inform the Member States that the set limit has been reached,
Licences shall be issued within the quantitative limits set in the Annex to this Regulation in respect of applications for import licences submitted from 15 to 19 September 2008, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 950/2006 or Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1832/2006.
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.
( 1 ) OJ N L 94 , 28 . 4 . 1970 , P . 13 .
( 2 ) OJ N L 249 , 17 . 11 . 1970 , P . 4 .
( 3 ) OJ N L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 13 .
( 4 ) OJ N L 58 , 11 . 3 . 1971 , P . 1 .
REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2681/72 OF THE COUNCIL
OF 12 DECEMBER 1972
AMENDING REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2306/70 ON THE FINANCING OF INTERVENTION EXPENDITURE IN RESPECT OF THE INTERNAL MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ;
HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 729/70 ( 1 ) OF 21 APRIL 1970 ON THE FINANCING OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 3 ( 3 ) , SECOND SUBPARAGRAPH THEREOF ;
HAVING REGARD TO THE PROPOSAL FROM THE COMMISSION ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 10 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2306/70 ( 2 ) OF 10 NOVEMBER 1970 ON THE FINANCING OF INTERVENTION EXPENDITURE IN RESPECT OF THE INTERNAL MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS LAYS DOWN THAT THE ELIGIBLE AMOUNT OF THE EXPENSES INCURRED IN RESPECT OF INTERVENTIONS ON THE INTERNAL MARKET IN LONG-KEEPING CHEESES , PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 9 OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 804/68 ( 3 ) SHALL BE CALCULATED ACCORDING TO A METHOD WHICH MUST BE ADOPTED IN PRINCIPLE AT THE SAME TIME AS THE REGULATION ON THESE MEASURES ADOPTED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 2 OF ARTICLE 9 ;
WHEREAS COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) N 508/71 ( 4 ) OF 8 MARCH 1971 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES ON PRIVATE STORAGE AID FOR LONG-KEEPING CHEESES WAS ADOPTED ON THE BASIS OF ARTICLE 9 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 804/68 AND WHEREAS IT LAYS DOWN THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH PRIVATE STORAGE AID MAY BE GRANTED TO CERTAIN LONG-KEEPING CHEESES ;
WHEREAS THE METHOD OF CALCULATING THE AMOUNT OF THIS AID SHOULD BE SPECIFIED ; WHEREAS THIS METHOD SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2306/70 ;
ARTICLE 10 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) N 2306/70 SHALL BE REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING :
" FOR EACH MEMBER STATE THE ELIGIBLE AMOUNT OF THE EXPENSES INCURRED IN RESPECT OF THE MEASURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1 G CONSISTING OF PRIVATE STORAGE AID SHALL BE CALCULATED BY TAKING THE TOTAL OF ALL AID PAID IN RESPECT OF THESE MEASURES . "
THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .
7.10.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 264/14
COUNCIL DECISION
of 1 October 2010
appointing one Spanish alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2010/599/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the Spanish Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU and 2010/29/EU appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015 (1).
(2) An alternate member’s seat on the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the end of mandate of Mr Gabriel AMER AMER,
The following is hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions as alternate member for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2015:
— Sr. D. Jordi BAYONA LLOPIS
This Decision shall take effect on the day of its adoption.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 3107/89
of 16 October 1989
amending the Spanish version of Regulation (EEC) No 548/86 laying down detailed rules for the application of accession compensatory amounts
THE COMMISSION 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,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 467/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down general rules for the system of accession compensatory amounts for cereals on account of the accession of Spain (1), and in particular Article 8 thereof, and the corresponding provisions of the other Regulations laying down general rules for the system of accession compensatory amounts for agricultural products,
Whereas a check has disclosed that the Spanish version of Article 7 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 548/86 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3494/88 (3), could give rise to an interpretation at variance with that of all the other language versions; whereas the said version should therefore be adapted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,
The first subparagraph of point (a) of Article 7 (2) of the Spanish version of Regulation (EEC) No 548/86 is hereby replaced by the following:
'a) la prueba de que los productos se han despachado al consumo en un Estado miembro para el cual es aplicable el montante compensatorio de adhesiรณn, dicha prueba se aportarรก:'.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communnities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
12.9.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 243/17
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 874/2013
of 11 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.
COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 682/95 of 27 March 1995 extending the 1994/95 milk year
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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), and in particular Article 2 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the target price for milk and the intervention prices for butter and skimmed-milk powder  were fixed under the reform of the common agricultural policy by Regulation (EEC) No 2072/92  (2)  for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1995; whereas the 1994/95 milk year should therefore be  extended until 30 June 1995,
The 1994/95 milk year shall end on 30 June 1995 and the 1995/96 milk  year shall begin on 1 July 1995.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1995.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all  Member States.