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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3048/93 of 4 November 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 675/88 laying down detailed rules for the production aid for certain varieties of rice
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1544/93 (2), and in particular Article 8a (5) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 675/88 (3) laid down detailed rules for the implementation of production aid for certain varieties of rice;
Whereas, in order to ensure that the scheme operates efficiently, monitoring arrangements should be laid down to guarantee that aid is granted only for the areas and products eligible; whereas the loss of an applicant's right to aid for all the areas  contained in a false declaration is an excessive penalty; whereas, therefore, Regulation (EEC) No 675/88 should be amended;
Whereas the amended rules should apply to applications in respect of rice planted during the 1992/93 marketing year for harvest in 1993;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 675/88 is hereby replaced by the following:
'Article 5
1. If, on inspection, the area actually determined is found to be greater than that declared in the application, the area declared shall be used for calculation of the aid.
2. If the area actually determined is found to be less than that declared in an application, the area actually determined shall be used for calculation of the aid. However, except in cases of force majeure, the area actually determined shall be reduced:
- by twice the difference found if this is more than 2 % or 2 hectares but not more than 10 % of the determined area,
- by 30 % if the difference found is more than 10 % but not more than 20 % of the determined area.
If the difference is more than 20 % of the determined area, or a false declaration is found to have been made intentionally or to be the result of serious negligence, no aid shall be granted.
This paragraph shall apply without prejudice to any further sanctions provided for under national law.'
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 30 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
16.9.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 274/4
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 973/2014
of 11 September 2014
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 issued in respect of the goods concerned by this Regulation which does not conform to this Regulation may, for a certain period, continue to be invoked by the holder in accordance with Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 (2). That period should be set at three months.
(5) The Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
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 which does not conform to this Regulation may continue to be invoked in accordance with Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 for a period of three months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION DECISION of 12 January 1996 on financial aid from the Community for the operation of the Community Reference Laboratory for the analysis and testing of milk and milk products (Laboratoire Central d'Hygiène Alimentaire, Paris, France) (Only the French text is authentic) (96/100/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), as last amended by Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 28 (2) thereof,
Whereas Chapter I of Annex D to Council Directive 92/46/EEC of 16 June 1992 laying down the health rules for the production and placing on the market of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, designates the Laboratoire Central d'Hygiène Alimentaire, Paris, France as the Community Reference Laboratory for the analysis and testing of milk and milk products;
Whereas all the functions and duties which the laboratory has to perform are specified in Chapter II of Annex D to the abovementioned Directive; whereas Community assistance must be conditional on the accomplishment of those functions and duties by the laboratory;
Whereas Community financial aid should be granted to the Community Reference Laboratory to assist it in carrying out the said functions and duties;
Whereas, for budgetary reasons, Community assistance should be granted for a period of one year;
Whereas, for supervisory purposes, Article 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (5), should apply;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,
The Community hereby grants financial assistance to France for the functions and duties to be carried out by the Community Reference Laboratory for the analysis and testing of milk and milk products referred to in Chapter II of Annex D to Directive 92/46/EEC.
The Laboratoire Central d'Hygiène Alimentaire, Paris, France shall perform the functions and duties referred to in Article 1.
The Community's financial assistance shall amount to a maximum of ECU 100 000 for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1996.
The Community's financial assistance shall be paid as follows:
- 70 % by way of an advance at France's request,
- the balance following presentation of supporting documents by France. Those documents must be presented before 1 March 1997.
Articles 8 and 9 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
9.9.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 268/5
COUNCIL DECISION,
taken by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission,
of 5 September 2014
adopting the list of the other persons whom the Council proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission
(2014/648/EU, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 17(3) and (5) and the second subparagraph of Article 17(7) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 106a thereof,
Having regard to European Council Decision 2013/272/EU of 22 May 2013 concerning the number of members of the European Commission (1),
Whereas:
(1) The mandate of the Commission appointed by European Council Decision 2010/80/EU (2) comes to an end on 31 October 2014.
(2) A new Commission, consisting of one national of each Member State, including its President and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, should be appointed until 31 October 2019.
(3) The European Council nominated Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER as the person put forward to the European Parliament as President of the Commission, and the European Parliament elected him as President of the Commission at its Plenary Session of 15 July 2014.
(4) The Council should adopt by common accord with the President-elect of the Commission the list of the other persons whom it proposes for appointment as Members of the Commission until 31 October 2019.
(5) On 30 August 2014, the European Council, in agreement with the President-elect of the Commission, appointed Ms Federica MOGHERINI as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in accordance with Article 18(1) of the Treaty on European Union.
(6) In accordance with Article 17(7), third subparagraph, of the Treaty on European Union, the President, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the other Members of the Commission are subject as a body to a vote of consent by the European Parliament,
By common accord with Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER, President-elect of the Commission, the Council proposes the following persons for appointment as Members of the Commission until 31 October 2019:
Mr Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS
Mr Andrus ANSIP
Mr Miguel ARIAS CAÑETE
Mr Dimitris AVRAMOPOULOS
Ms Elżbieta BIEŃKOWSKA
Ms Alenka BRATUŠEK
Ms Corina CREȚU
Mr Valdis DOMBROVSKIS
Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA
Mr Johannes HAHN
Mr Jonathan HILL
Mr Phil HOGAN
Ms Věra JOUROVÁ
Mr Jyrki KATAINEN
Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM
Mr Neven MIMICA
Mr Carlos MOEDAS
Mr Pierre MOSCOVICI
Mr Tibor NAVRACSICS
Mr Günther OETTINGER
Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ
Mr Christos STYLIANIDES
Ms Marianne THYSSEN
Mr Frans TIMMERMANS
Mr Karmenu VELLA
Ms Margrethe VESTAGER
in addition to:
Ms Federica MOGHERINI, appointed High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
This Decision shall be forwarded to the European Parliament.
It shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
28.3.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 89/22
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 495/2006
of 27 March 2006
determining the extent to which applications lodged in March 2006 for import licences for certain egg sector products and poultrymeat pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 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 593/2004 of 30 March 2004 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albumin (1), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1251/96 of 28 June 1996 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the poultrymeat sector and albumin (2), and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
The applications for import licences lodged for the period from 1 April to 30 June 2006 are, in the case of certain products, for quantities less than or equal to the quantities available and can therefore be met in full, but in the case of other products the said applications are for quantities 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 April to 30 June 2006 submitted pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 593/2004 and (EC) No 1251/96 shall be met as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
19.6.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 158/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 June 2012
on the position to be taken by the European Union within the Food Aid Committee as regards the extension of the Food Aid Convention, 1999
(2012/311/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 214(4), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) The Food Aid Convention 1999 (FAC) was concluded by the European Community by Council Decision 2000/421/EC (1), and extended by various decisions of the Food Aid Committee.
(2) The current FAC expires on 30 June 2012 and the question of its possible extension will be addressed in the session of the Food Aid Committee in June 2012.
(3) Pursuant to Article XXV(b) of the FAC, its extension is conditional upon the Grains Trade Convention 1995 remaining in force. On 6 June 2011, the International Grains Council decided to extend the Grains Trade Convention 1995 until 30 June 2013.
(4) At the 103rd session of the Food Aid Committee on 14 December 2010, its members agreed to begin the formal process of renegotiating the FAC with a series of negotiation sessions.
(5) As the new Food Assistance Convention, which will succeed the FAC, enters into force only on 1 January 2013, there is a gap of six months between the expiry of the FAC and the entry into force of the new Food Assistance Convention.
(6) At the 105th session of the Food Aid Committee on 30 November 2011, Parties to the FAC agreed that an overlap with the new Food Assistance Convention should be avoided and that a six-month gap was preferable to an extension of the FAC.
(7) The European Commission, which represents the European Union in the Food Aid Committee, should therefore be authorised to oppose a consensus in the Food Aid Committee favouring an extension,
The position of the European Union within the Food Aid Committee shall be to oppose a consensus in the Food Aid Committee, pursuant to Rule 13 of the Rules of Procedure of the Food Aid Committee, favouring an extension of the Food Aid Convention.
The Commission is hereby authorised to express this position within the Food Aid Committee.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
19.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 167/10
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 562/2013
of 14 June 2013
approving a minor amendment to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Queijo Serra da Estrela (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 53(2)(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) By virtue of the first subparagraph of Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, the Commission has examined Portugal’s application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected geographical indication ‘Queijo Serra da Estrela’ registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/96 (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 197/2008 (4).
(3) The purpose of the application is to amend the specification. Portugal requests the possibility of marketing ‘Queijo Serra da Estrela’ in a smaller format (0.5 kg). The minimum diameter of the cheese shall therefore be reduced from 11 to 9 cm. Portugal also requests for it to be made mandatory to affix a numbered casein mark in order to improve the traceability of the product.
(4) The Commission has examined the amendments in question and decided that they are justified. Since this is a minor amendment, the Commission may adopt it without using the procedure set out in Articles 50 to 52 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012,
The specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Queijo Serra da Estrela’ is hereby amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation.
Annex II to this Regulation contains the Single Document setting out the main points of the specification.
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 1498/97 of 29 July 1997 amending for the eighth time Regulation (EC) No 413/97 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in the Netherlands
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,
Whereas exceptional measures to support the market in pigmeat were adopted for the Netherlands in Commission Regulation (EC) No 413/97 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1293/97 (4), in response to the outbreak of classical swine fever in certain production regions in that country;
Whereas, as a result of capacity problems in the rendering plants, the average weight of eligible piglets was temporarily increased; whereas these problems have persisted and the extension of this provision is therefore justified;
Whereas the aid granted for the delivery of the different categories of piglets should be adjusted to the current market situation, taking account of the fall in market prices;
Whereas, since the veterinary and trade restrictions adopted by the Dutch authorities continue to apply, the number of fattening pigs, piglets, young piglets and very young piglets that may be delivered to the competent authorities should be increased, so that the exceptional measures can continue in the coming weeks;
Whereas it is necessary to include the protection and surveillance zone around Oirlo from 20 June 1997 and the protection and surveillance zones around Stramproy and Gulpen from 1 July 1997 in the exceptional measures by replacing Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 413/97 by a new Annex;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
Regulation (EC) No 413/97 is hereby amended as follows:
1. in the second subparagraph of Article 1 (2), '3 August 1997` is replaced by '28 September 1997`;
2. in Article 4 (4), 'ECU 45`, 'ECU 37`, 'ECU 30` and 'ECU 28` are replaced by 'ECU 40`, 'ECU 34`, 'ECU 25` and 'ECU 23`;
3. Annex I replaced by Annex I hereto;
4. Annex II is replaced by Annex II hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
However, point 3 of Article 1 shall apply from 16 July 1997 and point 4 of Article 1 from 20 June 1997 as regards Oirlo and from 1 July 1997 as regards Stramproy and Gulpen.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
DIRECTIVE 96/56/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of 3 September 1996 amending Directive 67/548/EEC on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (2),
Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 189b of the Treaty (3),
Whereas the abbreviation 'EEC` appears in certain provisions of Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (4);
Whereas Article G of the Treaty on European Union replaced the term 'European Economic Community` with the term 'European Community`; whereas the abbreviation 'EEC` should therefore be replaced by the abbreviation 'EC` in the abovementioned provisions;
Whereas, however, economic operators normally hold large stocks of labels; whereas certain dangerous substances validly provided with labels bearing the abbreviation 'EEC` may be stored on production sites for a relatively long period before being placed on the market; whereas such a change of abbreviation could occasion extra costs for those operators; whereas a reasonable period should therefore be set during which dangerous substances whose labels bear an 'EEC number` and the words 'EEC label` can still be placed on the market;
Whereas Directive 67/548/EEC should be amended accordingly,
Directive 67/548/EEC is hereby amended as follows:
(a) in Article 21 (2), the term 'EEC number` is hereby replaced by the term 'EC number`;
(b) in Article 23 (2) (f), the term 'EEC number` is hereby replaced by the term 'EC number` and the term 'EEC label` by the term 'EC label`.
However, Member States shall permit the placing on the market of substances whose labels bear the 'EEC number` and the words 'EEC label` until 31 December 2000.
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 June 1998 at the latest. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When these measures are adopted by Member States, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such a reference shall be laid down by the Member States.
This Directive shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.