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15.3.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 67/26
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, OF THE COUNCIL AND OF THE COMMISSION
of 15 February 2011
on renewing the term of office of the members of the Supervisory Committee of the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF)
(2011/158/EU)
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Commission Decision 1999/352/EC, ECSC, Euratom of 28 April 1999 establishing the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) (1) and in particular Article 4,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) and to Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999 (3) concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF), and in particular Article 11(2),
Having regard to Decision 2005/833/EC, Euratom of the European Parliament, of the Council and of the Commission of 4 November 2005 appointing the members of the Supervisory Committee of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) (4),
Whereas:
(1) Article 11(2) of Regulations (EC) No 1073/1999 and (Euratom) No 1074/1999 provides that the Supervisory Committee ‘shall be composed of five independent outside persons who possess the qualifications required for appointment in their respective countries to senior posts relating to the Office's areas of activity’ and that those persons shall be appointed by common accord of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.
(2) According to Article 11(3), the term of office of the members of the Supervisory Committee shall be 3 years and shall be renewable once. The term of office of the current members of the Supervisory Committee expired on 30 November 2008. They continued to exercise their function upon the expiry of their term of office in accordance with Article 11(4) of the Regulations.
(3) Given that the term of the office of the members of the Supervisory Committee should not exceed 6 years, the term of office of the current members, who remained in office upon expiry of their first term, should be renewed until 30 November 2011,
The following are reappointed members of the Supervisory Committee of the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) until 30 November 2011:
— Mr Peter STRÖMBERG,
— Mr Kálmán GYÖRGYI,
— Ms Rosalind WRIGHT,
— Mr Luis LÓPEZ SANZ-ARÁNGUEZ,
— Ms Diemut R. THEATO.
The persons concerned shall be notified of this decision by the Commission.
This decision shall have effect as from 1 December 2008.
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
7.12.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 360/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2079/2004
of 6 December 2004
fixing the adjustment coefficients to be applied to the specific reference quantities of traditional operators and to the specific allocations of non-traditional operators for the purposes of the additional quantity in respect of banana imports to the new Member States for 2005
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1892/2004 of 29 October 2004 on transitional measures for imports of bananas into the Community by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (1), and in particular Articles 5(4) and 6(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1892/2004 fixes at 460 000 tonnes the additional quantity available for imports of bananas into the new Member States in 2005, at a rate of 381 800 tonnes for traditional operators and 78 200 tonnes for non-traditional operators.
(2) In accordance with Articles 5 and 6 of the abovementioned Regulation, the adjustment coefficients needed for the competent national authorities to determine the specific reference quantities of traditional operators and the specific allocations for non-traditional operators for 2005 should be fixed.
(3) In the light of the national authorities’ notifications, the sum total of the specific reference quantities of traditional operators amounts to 579 810,262 tonnes; the total of the applications for a specific allocation made by non-traditional operators amounts to 365 777,714 tonnes.
(4) The adjustment coefficients mentioned above must therefore be set in the light of the additional quantities and the Member States’ notifications. So that the operators can submit licence applications in time, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,
For the purposes of the available additional quantity for imports of bananas into the new Member States in 2005 as laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1892/2004:
(a) the adjustment coefficient to be applied to the specific reference quantity of each traditional operator as referred to in Article 5(4) of the abovementioned Regulation shall be 0,65849;
(b) the adjustment coefficient to be applied to the application for a specific allocation made by each non-traditional operator as referred to in Article 6(5) shall be 0,21379.
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.
11.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 122/67
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 449/2011
of 6 May 2011
entering certain names in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ( (Shaanxi ping guo) (PDO),  (Longjing Cha) (PDO),  (Guanxi Mi You) (PDO),  (Lixian Ma Shan Yao) (PGI))
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 7(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
(2) As no statement of objection under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 has been received by the Commission, these names should therefore be entered in the register,
The names contained in the Annex to this Regulation are hereby entered in the register.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following 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 Decision
of 30 September 2002
appointing a German alternate member of the Committee of the Regions
(2002/775/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 Council Decision of 22 January 2002(1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions,
Whereas the seat of an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions has become vacant following the resignation of Ms MORSBLECH, of which the Council was notified on 5 September 2002,
Having regard to the proposal from the German Government,
Mr Dieter SCHIFFMANN is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Ms MORSBLECH for the remainder of her term of office, which expires on 25 January 2006.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2091/2003
of 27 November 2003
fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on cereals
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003(2), and in particular Article 13(8) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13(8) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the export refund applicable to cereals on the day on which application for an export licence is made must be applied on request to exports to be effected during the period of validity of the export licence. In this case, a corrective amount may be applied to the refund.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1431/2003(4), allows for the fixing of a corrective amount for the products listed in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92. That corrective amount must be calculated taking account of the factors referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(3) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the corrective amount according to destination.
(4) The corrective amount must be fixed at the same time as the refund and according to the same procedure; it may be altered in the period between fixings.
(5) It follows from applying the provisions set out above that the corrective amount must be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The corrective amount referred to in Article 1(1)(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 which is applicable to export refunds fixed in advance except for malt shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 December 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
13.5.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 138/102
COUNCIL DECISION
of 6 May 2014
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, within the EEA Joint Committee concerning an amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms
(2014/268/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 165(4) and 166(4) and 218 (9) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2894/94 of 28 November 1994 concerning arrangements for implementing the Agreement on the European Economic Area (1), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Agreement on the European Economic Area (2) (‘the EEA Agreement’) entered into force on 1 January 1994.
(2) Pursuant to Article 98 of the EEA Agreement, the EEA Joint Committee may decide to amend, inter alia, Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement.
(3) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement contains provisions and arrangements concerning cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms.
(4) It is appropriate to extend the cooperation of the Contracting Parties to the EEA Agreement to include Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3).
(5) Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended in order to allow for this extended cooperation to take place from 1 January 2014.
(6) The position of the Union within the EEA Joint Committee should therefore be based on the attached draft Decision,
The position to be adopted by the Union in the EEA Joint Committee on the proposed amendment to Protocol 31 to the EEA Agreement, on cooperation in specific fields outside the four freedoms, shall be based on the draft Decision of the EEA Joint Committee attached to this Decision.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2349/2001
of 30 November 2001
opening a tariff quota for the import of certain goods originating in Iceland resulting from the processing of agricultural products covered by the Annex to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 of 6 December 1993 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2580/2000(2), in particular Article 7(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 1999/492/EC of 21 June 1999 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, of the other part, on Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland(3), in particular Article 2 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 993/2001(5), consolidated the arrangements for managing the tariff quotas to be used in chronological order of the dates of acceptance of the declarations for release of free circulation.
(2) It is necessary to open, for 2002, the quota provided for in paragraph 3 of point III of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Iceland, of the other part, concerning Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Iceland.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for horizontal questions concerning trade in processed products not listed in Annex I,
From 1 January to 31 December 2002, the goods from Iceland which are listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be subject to the duties recorded in that Annex within the limits of the annual quota indicated therein.
The Community tariff quota referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall be applicable from 1 January 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 413/2003
of 5 March 2003
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 1298/2002(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 6 March 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Decision
of 27 March 2002
concerning the creation of a Group of Directors-General for Industrial Relations
(2002/260/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 211 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) In its communication on the Social Policy Agenda(1), the Commission emphasised the need for a positive and dynamic interaction of economic, social and employment policies; it affirms, in particular, its commitment to taking on board changes in the working environment and puts forward a number of actions with a view to modernising and improving industrial relations.
(2) In this context, the existing legislation must be adapted and improved to reflect the new economy, in order to promote a new equilibrium between flexibility and security for workers.
(3) To this end, a High Level Group must be created in order to give advice, on its own initiative or on request, to the Commission, to help the Commission in its work, i.e. in preparing new Community initiatives, revising the acquis communautaire, organising research, analyses and studies, evaluating and implementing Community labour law and providing training and information on Community law. It could also develop the exchanges of innovative experiences and the dissemination of good practices in this field.
(4) Such a permanent high level group would promote closer cooperation between the Member States and the Commission, whilst respecting the principle of subsidiarity. This cooperation is becoming more important in view of the forthcoming enlargement of the Union, the ever more transnational nature of industrial relations, the process of transnational industrial restructuring and the modernisation of labour law to make the labour market more dynamic and which call for greater transparency,
1. A Group of Directors-General for Industrial Relations (hereinafter known as the Group) is created in order to provide a body for consultation, reflection, exchanges and cooperation between the Member States and the Commission.
2. Its mission is to:
(a) establish close cooperation between the institutions of the Member States and the Commission on issues relating to
- the preparation of new Community initiatives in the area of industrial relations,
- the application and revision of the acquis communautaire in the area of labour law,
- the drawing up of research programmes, analyses, studies, publications and measures to raise awareness concerning Community labour law.
(b) monitor the development of policies in the area of labour law and industrial relations;
(c) facilitate the exchange of experiences and good practices in the area of individual and collective labour law.
1. The Group will comprise the Directors-General for Industrial Relations of the Member States.
2. The Group will be chaired by a Commission representative.
3. The Group may set up groups of experts or working groups.
1. The Group will meet when convened by the chairperson, either on his or her own initiative, or at the request of at least half the members of the Group.
2. The Group will meet in principle twice yearly.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2500/93 of 9 September 1993 concerning the stopping of fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2241/87 of 23 July 1987 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3483/88 (2), and in particular Article 11 (3) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3919/92 of 20 December 1992 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1993 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No  927/93 (4), provides for common sole quotas for 1993;
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 divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII and XIV the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have reached the quota  allocated for 1993; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 1 September 1993; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,
Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI, XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom  for 1993.
Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES divisions V b (EC zone), VI XII and XIV by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom 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 September 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 382/2004
of 1 March 2004
derogating from Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 as regards the delivery periods for prunes obtained from d'Ente plums for the 2003/04 marketing year
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the markets in processed fruit and vegetable products(1), and in particular Article 6c(7) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003 of 29 August 2003 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/96 as regards the aid scheme for products processed from fruit and vegetables(2) provides that aid is to be granted solely on prunes obtained from d'Ente plums delivered to the processing industry between 15 August and 15 January.
(2) Exceptional weather conditions affected the French production regions in the summer of 2003. As a result, sorting the lots by producers required more time, leading to delays in delivery.
(3) To prevent producers from being penalised by these circumstances, exceptionally and for the 2003/04 marketing year only, a derogation should be made from the dates laid down in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
Notwithstanding Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1535/2003, and for the 2003/04 marketing year only, aid shall hereby be granted for prunes obtained from dried d'Ente plums delivered to the processing industry between 15 August 2003 and 31 January 2004.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.