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15.3.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 72/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 224/2013
of 6 March 2013
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Kitkan viisas (PDO))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 entered into force on 3 January 2013. It repealed and replaced Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2).
(2) Pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Finland’s application to register the name ‘Kitkan viisas’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (3).
(3) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, that name should therefore be entered in the register,
The name contained in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby entered in the register.
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.
COMMISSION  DECISION
of 15 July 1987
amending Decision 86/473/EEC as regards the list of establishments in Uruguay approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community
(87/425/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 77/99/EEC of 21 December 1976 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (1), as last amended by Directive 86/469/EEC (2), and in particular Article 17 (1) thereof,
Whereas a list of establishments in Uruguay, approved for the purpose of importing meat products into the Community, was drawn up initially by Commission Decision 86/473/EEC (3);
Whereas a Community on-the-spot visit to meat product establishments in Uruguay has revealed that the level of hygiene in one establishment has altered since the last inspection; whereas the list of establishments should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Annex to Decision 86/473/EEC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Council Decision
of 20 March 2000
supplementing Decision 98/627/CFSP concerning a specific action of the Union in the field of assistance for mine clearance
(2000/231/CFSP)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to Council Joint Action 96/588/CFSP of 1 October 1996 on anti-personnel landmines(1), and in particular Article 8 thereof, in conjunction with Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,
Whereas:
(1) The Council decided in Decision 98/627/CFSP(2) that the European Union should launch a specific action of the Union in the field of assistance for mine clearance.
(2) By Decision 98/628/CFSP(3), the Council requested the Western European Union (WEU) to implement this action.
(3) It is appropriate to provide additional financing to continue the implementation of Decision 98/627/CFSP,
1. The financial reference amount to cover the operational expenditure to which the implementation of Decision 98/627/CFSP gives rise shall be EUR 308133 for the year 2000.
2. This amount is additional to that provided for in Decision 98/627/CFSP.
This Decision shall be notified to the WEU in accordance with the conclusions adopted by the Council on 14 May 1996 on the transmission to the WEU of documents of the European Union.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.
18.12.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 336/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1246/2009
of 17 December 2009
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10 marketing year
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 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2009/10 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1230/2009 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EC) No 877/2009 for the 2009/10, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 December 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  DECISION
of 3 October 1984
adjusting the amounts made available to the European Development Fund (1979) for the ACP States and for the overseas countries and territories (St Christopher and Nevis)
(84/470/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to the 1979 Internal Agreement on the financing and administration of Community aid (1), hereinafter referred to as the 'Internal Agreement', as last amended by Decision 83/369/EEC (2), and in particular Article 1 (4) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas St Kitts-Nevis which was formerly associated with the Community under Council Decision 80/1186/EEC of 16 December 1980 on the association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Economic Community (3), gained independence on 19 September 1983 under the name of St Christopher and Nevis and acceded to the Second ACP-EEC Convention on 5 March 1984;
Whereas, in accordance with Article 1 (4) of the Internal Agreement, the amounts laid down for the overseas countries and territories in Article 1 (3) (b) of the said Agreement should be reduced and the amounts laid down for the ACP States in Article 1 (3) (a) should be correspondingly increased,
Article 1 (3) of the Internal Agreement is hereby replaced by the following:
'3. The amount stated in paragraph 2 shall be allocated as follows:
(a) 4 647,4 million ECU for the ACP States, comprising:
- 2 999,4 million ECU in the form of grants,
- 525 million ECU in the form of special loans,
- 284 million ECU in the form of risk capital,
- 557 million ECU in the form of transfers pursuant to Title II, Chapter I of the Convention,
- 282 million ECU in the form of the special financing facility pursuant to Title III, Chapter I of the Convention;
(b) 64,6 million ECU for the countries and territories, comprising:
- 37,6 million ECU in the form of grants,
- 20 million ECU in the form of special loans,
- 7 million ECU in the form of risk capital,
- (for the record) in the form of the special financing facility pursuant to the provisions of the Decision relating to mining products;
(c) 9 million ECU in the form of transfers for the countries and territories, pursuant to those provisions of the Decision which concern the system for stabilizing export earnings.'
This Decision shall apply from 1 September 1984.
21.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 48/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 146/2012
of 16 February 2012
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) 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.
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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 944/2002
of 31 May 2002
fixing the import duties in the rice sector
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 of 29 July 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2831/98(4), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by a certain percentage according to whether it is husked or milled rice, minus the cif import price provided that duty does not exceed the rate of the Common Customs Tariff duties.
(2) Pursuant to Article 12(3) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market or on the Community import market for the product.
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 as regards import duties in the rice sector.
(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available from the source referred to in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.
(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.
(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1503/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annexes to this Regulation,
The import duties in the rice sector referred to in Article 11(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II.
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.
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 94/77/EC of 20 December 1994 amending Council Directive 70/524/EEC concerning additives in feedingstuffs
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 70/524/EEC of 23 November 1970 concerning additives in feedingstuffs (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 94/50/EC (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,
Whereas Directive 70/524/EEC provides for regular amendment of the content of its Annexes to take account of advances in scientific and technical knowledge; whereas the Annexes were consolidated by Commission Directive 91/248/EEC (3);
Whereas a new additive belonging to the group of antibiotics has been successfully tested in certain Member States; whereas this new use should be authorized provisionally at national level in anticipation of this approval at Community level;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Feedingstuffs,
Annex II to Directive 70/524/EEC is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 November 1995 at the latest. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field governed by this Directive.
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 630/77  of 25 March 1977  amending Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Whereas Articles 6 and 24 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 of 14 April 1969 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 (4), specify the various amounts to be allowed in respect of storage charges and the rate of interest for finance costs ; whereas the amount of these items should be altered to take account of changing costs and of the state of the market in butter in the Community;
Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,
In Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69:    (a) the amount "14 750 units of account" under (a) is hereby replaced by "15 750 units of account";
(b) the amount "0 7275 unit of account" under (b) is hereby replaced by "0 729 unit of account";
(c) the rate of interest "9 %" under (c) is hereby replaced by "9 75 %".
Article 24 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 shall be amended to read as follows:
"1. The private storage aid provided for in Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 shall be calculated per tonne of butter or butter equivalent as follows:    (a) 15 750 units of account for fixed costs;
(b) 0 729 unit of account per day for cold storage costs;
(c) an amount per day of storage calculated on the basis of the buying-in price for butter applied by the intervention agency in the relevant Member State on the day on which the contract is concluded, plus interest at 9 75 % per annum;
(d) 16 units of account where the product is stored for not less than four months.
When calculating the costs under (b) and (c), the number of days to be taken into account shall run from the day of entry into store until the day of removal, both days inclusive. However the maximum amount to be taken into account shall not exceed that corresponding to a storage period of 210 days."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 April 1977.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 527/90
of 28 February 1990
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3946/89 fixing certain additional detailed rules for the application of the supplementary trade mechanism to fruit and vegetables as regards artichokes, carrots, strawberries, lettuce, melons, table grapes and tomatoes and bringing broad-leaf endives under these rules
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 3210/89 of 23 October 1989 laying down general rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism to fresh fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 816/89 (2) established the list of products subject to the supplementary trade mechanism in the fresh fruit and vegetables sector from 1 January 1990; whereas these products include artichokes, carrots, strawberries, lettuce, melons, table grapes, tomatoes and broad-leaf endives;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3944/89 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 245/90 (4), laid down detailed rules for applying the supplementary trade mechanism, hereinafter referred to as 'STM', to fresh fruit and vegetables;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3946 (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 246/90 (6), determined that the month of February 1990 should, for the abovementioned products, be a period I as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3210/89; whereas the outlook for Spanish consignments to the rest of the Community, Portugal excepted, and the market situation indicate that the period I should be determined for all the abovementioned products for the month of March 1990; whereas Regulation (EEC) No 3946/89 should be amended accordingly;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables,
The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3946/89 is hereby replaced by the Annex to 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 from 1 March 1990.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL DECISION of 17 November  1995 on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the  provisional application of the Protocol defining, for the period 21 May 1995 to 20 May 1998, the  fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the  European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Madagascar on fishing off  Madagascar (95/490/EC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the  Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar  (1),
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas the Community and the Republic of Madagascar have held negotiations to determine the  amendments or additions to be made to the abovementioned Agreement at the end of the period of  application of the first Protocols;
Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol was initialled on 18 May 1995; whereas,  under this Protocol, Community fishermen enjoy fishing opportunities in the waters falling within  the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the Republic of Madagascar for the period 21 May 1995 to 20 May  1998;
Whereas, in order to avoid the interruption of fishing activities by Community vessels, it is  essential that the Protocol in question be approved as quickly as possible; whereas both parties  have therefore initialled an Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters providing for the  provisional application of the initialled Protocol from the day following the date of expiry of the  Protocols previously in force; whereas the said Agreement should be concluded, subject to a  definitive decision pursuant to Article 43 of the Treaty,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters concerning the  provisional application of the Protocol defining, for the period 21 May 1995 to 20 May 1998, the  fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the  European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Madagascar on fishing off  Madagascar is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to  sign the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters in order to bind the Community.
27.7.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 195/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1201/2005
of 26 July 2005
on the issue of import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of July 2005 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (1),
Having regard to Council Decision 96/317/EC of 13 May 1996 concerning the conclusion of the results of consultations with Thailand under GATT Article XXIII (2),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 327/98 of 10 February 1998 opening and providing for the administration of certain tariff quotas for imports of rice and broken rice (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2458/2001, and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,
Whereas:
Examination of the quantities for which applications have been submitted under the July 2005 tranche shows that licences should be issued for the quantities applied for, reduced, where appropriate, by the percentages not covered and fixing the quantities carried over to the subsequent tranche,
1.   Import licences for rice against applications submitted during the first 10 working days of July 2005 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 327/98 and notified to the Commission shall be issued for the quantities applied for, reduced by the percentages set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
2.   The available quantities carried over to the subsequent tranche are set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 July 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.