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3.9.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 228/16
COUNCIL DECISION 2011/522/CFSP
of 2 September 2011
amending Decision 2011/273/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) On 9 May 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/273/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (1).
(2) On 18 August 2011, the Union condemned in the strongest terms the brutal campaign that Bashar Al-Assad and his regime were waging against their own people which had led to the killing or injury of many Syrian citizens. The Union has repeatedly emphasised that the brutal repression must be stopped, detained protesters released, free access by international humanitarian and human rights organisations and media allowed, and a genuine and inclusive national dialogue launched. The Syrian leadership, however, has remained defiant with regard to calls from the Union as well as from the broad international community.
(3) In this context, the Union has decided to adopt additional restrictive measures against the Syrian regime.
(4) The restrictions on admission and the freezing of funds and economic resources should be applied to additional persons and entities benefiting from or supporting the regime, in particular persons and entities financing the regime, or providing logistical support to the regime, in particular the security apparatus, or who undermine the efforts towards a peaceful transition to democracy in Syria.
(5) In addition, the purchase, import or transport from Syria of crude oil and petroleum products should be prohibited.
(6) In this regard, it should be noted that a partial suspension of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab Republic (2) has been decided by the Council in its Decision 2011/523/EU of 2 September 2011 (3),
Council Decision 2011/273/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1) the following Articles are added:
(2) Article 3(1) is replaced by the following:
(3) Article 4(1) is replaced by the following:
(4) the following points are added to Article 4(3):
‘(e) necessary for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including medical supplies, food, humanitarian workers and related assistance, or evacuating foreign nationals from Syria;
(f) to be paid into or from an account of a diplomatic or consular mission or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, in so far as such payments are intended to be used for official purposes of the diplomatic or consular mission or international organisation.’.
The persons and entities listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added in the list set out in the Annex to Decision 2011/273/CFSP.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 340/2003
of 21 February 2003
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 1896/2002
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 1896/2002(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 1896/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 17 to 20 February 2003 at 160,00 EUR/t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 February 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
21.7.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 187/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 644/2010
of 20 July 2010
fixing the allocation coefficient to be applied to applications for import licences lodged from 9 to 16 July 2010 under the tariff quota for maize opened by Regulation (EC) No 969/2006
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 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 (3) opened an annual import tariff quota of 242 074 tonnes of maize (order number 09.4131).
(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 fixes a quantity of 121 037 tonnes for subperiod 2 from 1 July to 31 December 2010.
(3) Based on the notification made under Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 969/2006, the applications lodged from 9 July 2010 (13:00 Brussels time) to 16 July 2010 (13:00 Brussels time) in accordance with Article 4(1) of that Regulation relate to quantities in excess of those available. The extent to which import licences may be issued should therefore be determined and the allocation coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for.
(4) Import licences should no longer be issued under Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 for the current quota period.
(5) In order to ensure sound management of the procedure of issuing import licences, the present Regulation should enter into force immediately after its publication,
1.   Each import licence application for maize under the quota referred to in Regulation (EC) No 969/2006 and lodged from 9 July 2010 (13:00 Brussels time) to 16 July 2010 (13:00 Brussels time) shall give rise to the issue of a licence for the quantities applied for, multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 40,231108 %.
2.   The issue of licences for the quantities applied for from 16 July 2010 (13:00 Brussels time) is hereby suspended for the current quota period.
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.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2561/92  of 2 September 1992  setting the amount of the payment on account of the cost of disposal of certain distillation products for 1993
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 1756/92 (2), and in particular Article 37 (2) thereof,
Whereas, as regards alcohol from distillation as referred to in Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87, the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) is to bear only the costs arising from its disposal; whereas the amount of  the payment on account of the cost of disposal of the products must be fixed having regard to depreciation in a way similar to that by which alcohol from distillation as referred to in Article 39 of that Regulation is depreciated;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,
The amount of the payment on account of the cost of disposal of the products of distillation pursuant to Articles 35 and 36 of Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 shall be determined by application of a coefficient to the value of purchases made by  intervention agencies.
For the 1993 financial year this coefficient shall be 0,75.
The expenditure amounts determined in this way shall be notified to the Commission under the declaration established pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2776/88 (3).
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 October 1992. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION  of 19 December 1990  authorizing certain Member States to apply intra-Community surveillance to imports originating in third countries which have been put into free circulation in the Community and which may be the subject of  protective measures under Article 115 of the Treaty  (Only the Spanish, Danish, English, French, Italian and Portuguese texts are authentic)  (91/18/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 115 thereof,
Having regard to Commission Decision 87/433/EEC of 22 July 1987, on surveillance and protective measures which Member States may be authorized to take pursuant to Article 115 of the EEC Treaty (1), and in particular Articles 1 and 2 thereof,
Whereas the abovementioned Decision requires Member States to have prior authorization from the Commission before introducing intra-Community surveillance of the imports concerned;
Whereas the Commission, by Decision of 21 December 1989 (2) and other relevant Decisions, authorized the Member States to introduce such surveillance;
Whereas almost all those Decisions are due to expire on 31 December 1990;
Whereas certain Member States have submitted applications to the Commission for authorization to extend the application of some of these surveillance measures and to introduce new surveillance for products not covered by the abovementioned Decisions;
Whereas the Commission has closely studied, on a case by case basis, these applications in accordance with the criteria laid down by Decision 87/433/EEC taking into account the plan of action established by the Community for the completion of the  internal market;
Whereas the Commission examined, in particular whether information was given as regards the economic difficulties alleged and whether, during the reference years set out in Decision 87/433/EEC, significant imports have been realized in the Member  States, originating in other Member States;
Whereas this examination has shown that the conditions for the application of surveillance measures in respect of the products listed in the Annexes hereto do exist;
Whereas, therefore, the Member States should be authorized to make them subject to intra-Community surveillance until 31 December 1991;
Whereas, for those imports not listed in the Annexes, Member States remain entitled to submit applications for surveillance, at a later date, depending on the economic situation,
     Article 1
The Member States named in the annex are authorized, insofar as each is concerned, to apply, until 31 December 1991 and in accordance with Decision 87/433/EEC, intra-Community surveillance of the products listed in the said Annex.   Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Portuguese Republic, the United Kingdom.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 298/96 of 16 February 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 920/89 laying down quality standards for carrots, citrus fruit and dessert apples and pears as regards the list of apple varieties and repealing in part Regulation (EC) No 3064/94 as regards the varieties of typically Swedish apples
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95 (2), and in particular Article 2 (2) thereof,
Whereas Annex III to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 920/89 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2611/93 (4), lays down quality standards for dessert apples and pears;
Whereas the varieties of typically Swedish apples, Alice, Aroma and Kim, are considered as varieties of mixed red colouring within the meaning of Table 1, Group B of the said Annex; whereas that provision was laid down by Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 3064/94 (5) for a transitional period expiring on 1 January 1997;
Whereas, in response to a recent request from the Swedish authorities, the Aroma variety should be considered as a striped variety, slightly coloured and the Aroma amorosa variety as a variety of mixed red colouring; whereas, therefore, the varieties of Swedish apples should be permanently entered in Table 1 of Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 920/89;
Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 3064/94 should be deleted to avoid any contradiction with the provisions of this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 920/89 is hereby amended as follows:
In Table 1 'Colouring criteria for apples`,
- in Group B 'Varieties of mixed red colouring`:
(a) after '- Akane (Prime Rouge, Tohoku 3)`, insert the following two indents:
'- Alice,`
'- Aroma amorosa,`;
(b) after '- Katy`, insert the following indent:
'- Kim,`;
- in Group C 'Striped varieties, slightly coloured`, the following indent is added after '- Arlet,`:
'- Aroma,`.
Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 3064/94 is hereby deleted.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
23.1.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 19/18
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 62/2009
of 22 January 2009
fixing the export refunds on eggs
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 (1), and in particular Article 164(2), last subparagraph, and Article 170 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products referred to in Part XIX of Annex I to that Regulation and prices in the Community for those products may be covered by an export refund.
(2) In view of the current situation on the market in eggs, export refunds should be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 162 to 164, 167, 169 and 170 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3) Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that refunds may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets, or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary.
(4) Refunds should be granted only on products which are authorised to move freely within the Community and comply with requirements under Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs (2) and of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (3), as well as marking requirements under point A of Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,
1.   The products on which the export refunds provided for in Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 may be paid, subject to the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article, and the amounts of those refunds are specified in the Annex to this Regulation.
2.   The products on which a refund may be paid under paragraph 1 shall meet the requirements under Regulations (EC) Nos 852/2004 and 853/2004 and, in particular, shall be prepared in an approved establishment and comply with the marking conditions laid down in Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 and those defined in point A of Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 January 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1666/2001
of 17 August 2001
adapting certain fish quotas for 2001 pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas
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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 23(1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 847/96 of 6 May 1996 introducing additional conditions for year-to-year management of TACs and quotas(3), and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required and amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2765/2000(5), stipulate which stocks may be subject to the measures foreseen by Regulation (EC) No 847/96.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000(6) fixes fish quotas for certain stocks in 2001.
(3) Within the terms of Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, certain Member States have asked to withhold a fraction of their quotas to be transferred to the following year. Within the limits indicated in that Article, the quantities withheld shall be added to the quota for 2001.
(4) According to the information communicated to the Commission, certain Member States have fished in excess of permitted landings for some stocks in 2000. In accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, deductions from national quotas for 2001 should be made at a level equivalent to the quantity fished in excess, without prejudice to the application of Article 5(2).
(5) In conformity with Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 847/96, weighted deductions from national quotas for 2001 should be made in the case of overfishing of permitted landings in 2000 for those stocks identified as such in Article 5 of and Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture,
The quotas fixed in Regulation (EC) No 2848/2000 are increased or reduced as shown in the Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.
2.9.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 227/9
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 875/2011
of 31 August 2011
concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.
(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.
(4) It is appropriate to provide that binding tariff information which has been issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature but which is not in accordance with this Regulation can, for a period of three months, continue to be invoked by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,
The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table.
Binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States, which is not in accordance with this Regulation, can continue to be invoked for a period of three months under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92.
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.