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Commission Regulation (EC) No 122/2004
of 23 January 2004
fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1875/2003
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 1875/2003(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(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 1875/2003 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 19 to 22 January 2004 at 138,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 January 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
9.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 136/10
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 473/2014
of 17 January 2014
amending Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards supplementing Annex III thereto with new indicative maps
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network and repealing Decision No 661/2010/EU (1), and in particular Article 49(6) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 provides for the possibility to add indicative maps of the trans-European transport network extended to specific neighbouring countries based on high-level agreements on transport infrastructure networks between the Union and the neighbouring countries concerned.
(2) A high-level agreement between the Union, Russia and Belarus has been reached in the framework of the Northern Dimension Partnership on Transport and Logistics (NDPTL) on 21 November 2012. A high level agreement between the Union and Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan has been reached in the framework of the Eastern Partnership on 9 October 2013.
(3) Adding indicative maps of the transport networks, connected to the networks defined in Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013, would allow to better target the Union cooperation with the third countries in question.
(4) The high-level agreements with the neighbouring countries concern the lines of the railway and road networks, as well as the ports, airports and rail-road terminals. The status of the railways and roads in terms of completion of the infrastructure was not part of the agreements. Therefore, the railways and roads were presented in the context of the high-level agreements as ‘completed’,
Annex III to Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Delegated 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.
12.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 42/10
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 240/2005
of 11 February 2005
repealing Regulations (EC) No 2294/2000 and (EC) No 1369/2002 in the milk and milk products sector
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 indent of Article 31(10) and Article 31(14) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The third indent of Article 31(10) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 stipulates that in the case of differentiated refunds the refund is to be paid on presentation of proof that the products have reached the destination indicated on the licence or another destination for which a refund was fixed. Exceptions to that rule are possible provided that conditions are laid down offering equivalent guarantees.
(2) Such exceptions were provided for by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2294/2000 of 16 October 2000 derogating from Article 31(10) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products as regards proof of arrival at destination in the case of differentiated refunds and laying down detailed rules for the application of the lowest export refund rate for certain milk products (2) and by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1369/2002 of 26 July 2002 derogating from Article 31(10) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards proof of arrival at destination in the case of differentiated refunds and laying down detailed rules for the application of the lowest export refund rate for certain milk products (3).
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 351/2004 of 26 February 2004 fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products (4) introduced differentiated refunds according to the destination for all milk products from 27 February 2004. As from the same date Commission Regulation (EC) No 519/2004 of 19 March 2004 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 800/1999 as regards exports of milk and milk products (5) laid down provisions relating to the proof that customs formalities for importation have been completed in a third country.
(4) Commission Regulations (EC) No 2294/2000 and (EC) No 1369/2002 are no more relevant and should therefore be repealed.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Regulations (EC) No 2294/2000 and (EC) No 1369/2002 are hereby repealed.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 REGULATION (EEC) No 2182/91  of 24 July 1991  amending Regulation (EEC) No 3105/88 laying down detailed rules for applying compulsory distillation provided for in Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87
THE COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 of 16 March 1987 on the common organization of the market in wine (1) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1734/91 (2), and in particular Articles 35 (8) and 36 (6) thereof,
Whereas Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3105/88 (3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2425/90 (4), sets a higher level as from the 1991/92 marketing year the percentage moisture content for wine less on delivery to the  distillery; whereas the current situation in this regard, which varies considerably owing to the different technologies used, precludes the setting of a limit in the near future;
Whereas the consequences of exceeding certain time limits should be specified in a uniform manner for all distillation measures in the wine sector;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
Regulation (EEC) No 3105/88 is hereby amended as follows:
1. Article 6 (3) is deleted.
2. The fourth subparagraph of Article 11 (3) and the whole of Article 11 (5) are deleted.
3. The third subparagraph of Article 13 (2) is deleted.
4. The third subparagraph of Article 15 (6) is deleted.
5. The following paragraph is inserted in Article 16.
1a. Where a distiller does not fulfil his obligations within the time limits, the aid shall be reduced as follows:
(a) with regard to the payment of the buying-in price to the producer in accordance with Article 10 (2), the aid shall be reduced by 1 % for each day's delay for a period of one month.
After one month, no further aid shall be paid;
(b) with regard to:
- the provision of proof of payment of the buying-in price in accordance with Article 11 (3),
- the submission of the application for aid in accordance with Article 11 (2) and Article 15 (5),
- the delivery of the alcohol, in accordance with Article 13 (1),
the aid shall be reduced by 0,5 % for each day's delay for a period of two months.
At the end of the two-month period, no further aid shall be paid;
(c) with regard to:
- the forwarding of a statement of the quantities distilled and the products obtained, in accordance with Article 12 (4),
- the forwarding of a statement of quantities delivered for fortification, in accordance with Article 15 (4),
the aid shall be reduced by 0,1 % for each day's delay.
If an advance has been granted, the security shall be released in proportion to the amount of aid actually due.
When aid is not due, the security shall be forfeit.'
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 1991. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 28 January 1992  determining the period of the year during which Spain may dispatch certain equidae from the part of its territory considered to be infected with African horse sickness  (92/101/EEC)
THE COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/426/EEC of 26 June 1990 on animal health conditions governing the movement and import from third countries of equidae (1), and in particular Article 5 (3) (a) thereof,
Whereas, pursuant to Article 5 (3) of Directive 90/426/EEC, a Member State may dispatch equidae from the part of its territory considered to be infected during certain periods of the year only, depending on the activity of vector insects;
Whereas scientific studies carried out by the Spanish authorities on the geographical distribution and population density of vector insects show that because of vector activity the danger period is from 1 July to 30 November;
Whereas this makes it possible, taking into account the requirements in connecton with the quarantine period, to determine the period of the year during which Spain may dispatch certain equidae from the part of its territory considered to be infected;
Whereas on the dispatch of certain equidae Spain must observe all the requirements of Directive 90/426/EEC, and in particular those laid down in Article 5 (3) thereof;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
Spain may dispatch equidae from the part of its territory considered to be infected with African horse sickness from 1 February to 30 April.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
25.2.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 52/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 305/2005
of 19 October 2004
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 312/2003 as regards tariff quotas for certain products originating in Chile
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 312/2003 of 18 February 2003 implementing for the Community the tariff provisions laid down in the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 312/2003 implements for the Community the tariff provisions laid down in the Agreement establishing an association between the Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part (2).
(2) By Council Decision 2005/106/EC (3) has approved a Protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (hereinafter referred to as the Protocol). The Protocol includes new Community tariff concessions, some of which are limited by tariff quotas. Implementation of these tariff quotas requires the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 312/2003.
(3) The volume of the tariff quotas for garlic (order No 09.1925), table grapes (order No 09.1929) and kiwifruit (order No 09.1939) should be increased annually by five percent of the original quantity.
(4) For 2004, the volume of the new Community tariff quotas should be limited in proportion to the period during which the new tariff quotas are open.
(5) Since the Protocol provides that the new Community tariff concessions have to be applied from 1 May 2004, this Regulation should apply from the same date and enter into force as soon as possible.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 312/2003 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
1.   For 2004, the volumes of the tariff quotas at order Nos 09.1937, 09.1939 and 09.1941 shall be limited to the eight twelfths of each respective annual volume. Fractions of a kilogram shall be rounded up to the next complete kilogram.
2.   For 2004, supplementary quantities of 20 tonnes and 1 000 tonnes shall be added, respectively, to the tariff quotas at order Nos 09.1925 and 09.1929.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Except for points 1 and 2 of the Annex, it shall apply from 1 May 2004.
Points 1 and 2 of the Annex shall apply from 1 January 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
6.8.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 205/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 708/2010
of 5 August 2010
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 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 2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2243/96 of 25 November 1996 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 Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3074/95 of 22 December 1995 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1996 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1952/96 (4), provides for common sole quotas for 1996;
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 division VII a by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas Belgium has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 1 November 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES division VII a by vessels flying the flag of Belgium or registered in Belgium are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Belgium for 1996.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES division VII a 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 1 November 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
6.8.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 261/47
COUNCIL DECISION
of 29 April 2004
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the European Community and the State of Israel
(2004/576/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 170 thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas:
(1) The Commission has negotiated, on behalf of the Community, the Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation with the State of Israel (hereinafter the Agreement).
(2) The Agreement was signed on behalf of the Community on 10 June 2003 in Brussels, subject to its conclusion.
(3) The Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the European Community and the State of Israel is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement has already been published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
The President of the Council shall, acting on behalf of the Community, give the notification provided for in Article 5 of the Agreement.
9.8.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 238/1
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 865/2014
of 8 August 2014
correcting the Spanish version of Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food
(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 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC (1), and in particular Article 5(1)(a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (i) and (j) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) There is an error in the Spanish version of Commission Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 of 14 January 2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food (2). Therefore a correction of the Spanish version is necessary. The other language versions are not affected.
(2) Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 should therefore be corrected accordingly.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and neither the European Parliament nor the Council have opposed them,
(Concerns only the Spanish version.)
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 May 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaties.
17.9.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 241/48
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1514/2005
of 16 September 2005
amending the import duties in the cereals sector applicable from 17 September 2005
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector (2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1489/2005 (3).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1489/2005,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1489/2005 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 September 2005.
It shall apply from 17 September 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.