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Commission Regulation (EC) No 248/2003
of 10 February 2003
on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1524/2002(2),
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).
(2) Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal originating in and imported from the United States of America and Canada which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 at 11500 t.
(3) It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on health protection in force permit,
1. All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 February 2003 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.
2. Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first five days of March 2003 for 8020,727 t.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 February 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 158/97 of 29 January 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 2482/95 laying down certain transitional measures for Austria for spirit drinks
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 149 (1) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89 of 29 May 1989 laying down general rules on the definition, description and presentation of spirit drinks (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 14 thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2482/95 of 25 October 1995 (2) allows Austria to produce and market for a transitional period of one extra year certain fruit spirits prepared from certain berries with a maximum methyl alcohol content of 1 500 grams per hectolitre of pure alcohol; whereas this extension was provided for pending a more thorough evaluation of the possibility of reducing their methanol content so as to set definitive levels for the products in question; whereas the initial results of this evaluation do not allow a decision to be taken on the definitive levels for the maximum methanol content for these products; whereas the existing transitional measures should therefore be extended one final time and for one year only for the products in question with a view to having the more definitive evaluation results;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Implementation Committee for Spirit Drinks,
Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2482/95 is replaced by the following:
'Article 1
The transitional measures laid down in the first indent of Annex XV (VII) (B) (IV) (1) to the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden are hereby extended until 31 December 1997 for the preparation and marketing of the fruit spirits prepared in Austria and complying with Article 1 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89, prepared from the following fruits:
- redcurrants and blackcurrants (Ribes species),
- raspberries (Rubus idaeus L.),
- blackberries (Rubus fruticosus L.),
- service berries (Sorbus aucuparia),
- elderberries (Sambucus nigra).
Products still held for sale to the final consumer on the above date may be disposed of until the stocks are exhausted.`
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 January 1997.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1691/2002
of 25 September 2002
determining the extent to which applications lodged in September 2002 for import licences for certain poultrymeat products under the regime provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products can be accepted
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 of 22 June 1994, laying down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1043/2001(2), and in particular Article 4(4) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the period 1 October to 31 December 2002 are greater than the quantities available and must therefore be reduced by a fixed percentage to ensure a fair distribution,
Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2002 submitted under Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 26 July 1994 updating of the list of entities covered by Council Directive 90/547/EEC on the transit of electricity transmission grids (94/559/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular its Article 100A thereof,
After consultation with the Member State concerned,
Whereas the electricity transmission grids and the entities responsible for them in the Member States covered by Council Directive 90/547/EEC (1) are listed in the Annex to this Directive;
Whereas Article 2 (2) of this Directive foresees that the list is to be updated by the Commission after consultation with the Member State concerned;
Whereas the evolution of the electricity industries in Germany (in particular with regard to the German reunification) necessitates the updating of the list, with the inclusion of CEAG Vereinigte Energiewerke Aktiengesellschaft,
The Annex to Directive 90/547/EEC on the transit of electricity through transmission grids, reads as follows for Germany:
'List of entities and grids in Germany covered by this Directive  "" ID="1">Germany> ID="2">Badenwerk AG"> ID="2">Bayernwerk AG"> ID="2">Berliner Kraft und Licht (Bewag) AG"> ID="2">Energie-Versorgung Schwaben AG (EVS)"> ID="2">Hamburgische  Electricitaets-Werke AG (HEW)> ID="3">Regional public supply Grid'"> ID="2">PreussenElektra Aktiengesellschaft"> ID="2">RWE Energie AG"> ID="2">Vereinigte Elektrizitaetswerke Westfalen AG (VEW)"> ID="2">VEAG Vereinigte Energiewerke  Aktiengesellschaft">
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2052/2002
of 19 November 2002
fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to eggs and egg yolks exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organisation of the market in eggs(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 493/2002(2), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 8(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(1) of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed in the Annex to that Regulation. Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1052/2002(4), specifies the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75.
(2) In accordance Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.
(3) Article 11 of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded under the Uruguay Round lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.
(4) It is necessary to ensure continuity of strict management taking account of expenditure forecasts and funds available in the budget.
(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,
The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and listed in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, exported in the form of goods listed in the Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 November 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
4.2.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 30/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 91/2011
of 2 February 2011
entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Hofer Rindfleischwurst (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) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, Germany's application to register the name ‘Hofer Rindfleischwurst’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
(2) 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 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.
Commission Decision
of 30 March 2004
adapting Decision 2001/672/EC as regards summer grazing in certain areas of Slovenia by reason of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia
(notified under document number C(2004) 1022)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2004/318/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty of Accession to the European Union of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic, and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 57(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) For certain acts adopted by the Commission, which remain valid beyond 1 May 2004, and require adaptation by reason of accession, the necessary adaptations were not provided for in the Act of Accession, in particular in its Annex II. Those adaptations need to be adopted before accession so as to be applicable as from accession.
(2) Slovenia has requested to apply from the date of accession the special rules applicable to movements of bovine animals when put out to summer grazing in mountain areas as laid down in Commission Decision 2001/672/EC(1).
(3) It is justified to take account of Slovenia's request and to amend Decision 2001/672/EC accordingly,
In the Annex to Decision 2001/672/EC, the text in the Annex to this Decision is added.
This Decision shall apply, subject to, and as from the date of, the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2292/2001
of 20 November 2001
amending Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 laying down special measures in respect of olive oil
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission(1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(2),
Whereas:
(1) In accordance with the last subparagraph of Article 1(5) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84(3), the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, is to decide before 1 January 2001 on any financing of the expenditure of the agencies after the 2001/02 marketing year.
(2) By means of Council Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001 of 23 July 2001 amending Regulations No 136/66/EEC and (EC) No 1638/98 as regards the extension of the period of validity of the aid scheme and the quality strategy for olive oil(4), the Council has decided to introduce a new aid scheme from 1 November 2004. The current aid scheme remains in force up to and including the 2003/04 marketing year. Under these circumstances, provision should be made to continue the Community contribution to the expenditure incurred by the agencies carrying out certain checks in connection with the olive oil production aid scheme up to and including the 2003/04 marketing year. Provision should also be made to continue this contribution to the expenditure incurred by the agencies during the 2004/05 marketing year in order to allow them to carry out the necessary complementary verifications relating to the previous marketing year and also to guarantee the continuity of the system of controls provided for under Article 1(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84. In 2003, the Commission should consider the need to continue the Community contribution to the expenditure of the agencies after the 2004/05 marketing year in the context of the proceedings planned for the reform of the common market organisation in the sector in question.
(3) In view of amendments to the text of the Treaty establishing the European Community, it is necessary to replace the reference to Article 43(2) of the Treaty,
Regulation (EEC) No 2262/84 is amended as follows:
1. in the penultimate subparagraph of Article 1(5), "three years" shall be replaced by "six years";
2. the last subparagraph of Article 1(5) shall be replaced by the following: "In 2003 the Commission shall examine the need to maintain the Community contribution in the agencies' expenditure and, where appropriate, shall present a proposal to the Council in the context of the decision on the common organisation of the market provided for in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1638/98. In accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 37(2) of the Treaty, the Council shall decide on any financing of the expenditure in question in the context of the said decision."
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 700/2002
of 24 April 2002
determining to what extent applications lodged in April 2002 for the right to import bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds can be met
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 of 26 May 1999 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for imports of bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1012/98 and amending Regulation (EC) No 1143/98(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1096/2001(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 provides for a further allocation of quantities not covered by import licence applications at 15 March 2002.
(2) Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 572/2002 of 3 April 2002 providing for a further allocation of import rights under Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999 for bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds(3) lays down the quantities of bulls, cows and heifers other than for slaughter of certain Alpine and mountain breeds that may be imported under special conditions until 30 June 2002.
(3) The quantities for which import rights have been requested exceed the quantities available. A uniform percentage reduction in the quantities applied for should therefore be set in accordance with Article 9(8) and Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999,
Each application for the right to import, lodged in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1081/1999, shall be granted as follows:
- 19,6206 % of the quantity requested for serial number 09.0001,
- 11,1237 % of the quantity requested for serial number 09.0003.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 April 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
26.5.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 187/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1018/2004
of 25 May 2004
fixing the quantities of raw tobacco which may be transferred to another group of varieties in Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Italy and Portugal under the guarantee threshold for the 2004 harvest
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 introduces production quotas for the different groups of varieties of tobacco. The individual quotas are divided among producers on the basis of the guarantee thresholds for the 2004 harvest laid down in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 546/2002 of 25 March 2002 fixing the premiums and guarantee thresholds for leaf tobacco by variety group and Member State for the 2002, 2003 and 2004 harvests and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 (2). Pursuant to Article 9(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92, the Commission may authorise Member States to transfer parts of their guarantee threshold quantities between groups of varieties provided that such transfers do not give rise to additional costs for the EAGGF and do not involve any increase in the Member State's overall guarantee threshold allocations.
(2) Since these conditions have been met, transfers should be authorised in the Member States which have made application to do so.
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,
For the 2004 harvest, before the deadline for the conclusion of cultivation contracts laid down in Article 10(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2848/98 (3), Member States are hereby authorised to transfer quantities from one group of varieties to another in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
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 DECISION
of 7 October 1999
amending Decision 92/452/EEC establishing lists of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for export of bovine embryos to the Community
(notified under document number C(1999) 3108)
(Text with EEA relevance)
(1999/685/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/556/EEC of 25 September 1989 on animal health conditions governing intra-Community trade in and imports from third countries of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species(1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 8 thereof;
Whereas:
(1) Commission Decision 92/452/EEC(2), as last amended by Decision 1999/204/EC(3), establishes a list of embryo collection teams and embryo production teams approved in third countries for the export of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community.
(2) The competent veterinary services of Argentina have forwarded to the Commission a list of approved embryo collection teams and guarantees regarding the compliance of those teams with the requirements specified in Article 8 of Directive 89/556/EEC have been received by the Commission. It is therefore necessary to add this list to the list of approved teams in the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC.
(3) The competent veterinary services of Australia, Canada and United States of America have forwarded requests for amendments to the lists of teams officially approved in their territories for the export of embryos of domestic animals of the bovine species to the Community. It is therefore necessary to amend the list of approved teams. Guarantees regarding compliance with the requirements specified in Article 8 of Directive 89/556/EEC have been received by the Commission.
(4) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
A list concerning Argentina is added to the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC according to the Annex to this Decision.
The lists concerning Australia and Canada in the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC are replaced according to the Annex to this Decision.
In the Annex to Decision 92/452/EEC, in the list concerning the United States of America, in the line concerning the embryo collection team registered under the number 92WI051:
- In column 7 "premium genetic services" is replaced by "ABS global".
- In column 8, "Lee Mathews" is replaced by "Dr Lori Nagel".
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.