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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 919/91  of 12 April 1991  derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1738/89 laying down detailed rules on production aid for durum wheat
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 10 (5) thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3103/76 of 16 December 1976 on aid for durum wheat (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3656/90 (4), lays down general rules on aid for durum wheat; whereas the Commission must lay down the detailed rules for  their application;
Whereas, in the framework of the application of its national provisions to combat fraud, Italy has in particular stepped up checks on production aid for durum wheat; whereas the implementation of new control provisions does not permit compliance with  certain administrative time limits laid down by Community Regulations in the first year of their application; whereas this is the case in particular with regard to the time limit for the payment of production aid for durum wheat, which was fixed at 30  April by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1738/89 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 920/90 (6); whereas Italy should therefore be authorized to defer the time limit in question as regards payments to be made in respect of the 1990/91 marketing  year;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
  Article 1
Notwithstanding Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1738/89, Italy is hereby authorized to pay aid for durum wheat in respect of the 1990/91 marketing year by 30 June 1991 at the latest.  Article 2
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 862/2002
of 23 May 2002
concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 537/2002
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 organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Portugal was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 537/2002(3).
(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and on the basis of the tenders notified, to make no award.
(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 a maximum reduction in the duty should not be fixed.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for cereals,
No action shall be taken on the tenders notified from 17 to 23 May 2002 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported maize issued in Regulation (EC) No 537/2002.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 May 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
18.6.1998 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 173/26
DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AND OF THE COMMISSION
of 29 May 1998
concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Communities and the Government of the United States of America on the application of positive comity principles in the enforcement of their competition laws
(98/386/EC, ECSC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 87 in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 228(3) thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Articles 65 and 66 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Whereas the Agreement of 23 September 1991 between the European Communities and the Government of the United States of America regarding the application of their competition laws, and the exchange of interpretative letters dated 31 May and 31 July 1995 in relation to that Agreement (together hereinafter referred to as ‘the 1991 Agreement’), attached to Decision 95/145/EC, ECSC of the Council and the Commission (2) has contributed to coordination, cooperation and avoidance of conflicts in competition law enforcement;
Whereas Article V of the 1991 Agreement, commonly referred to as the ‘positive comity’ Article, calls for cooperation regarding anti-competitive activities occurring in the territory of one Party that adversely affect the interests of the other Party,
Whereas further elaboration of the principles of positive comity and of the implementation of those principles would enhance the 1991 Agreement's effectiveness in relation to such conduct;
Whereas, to this end, the Commission has negotiated an Agreement with the Government of the United States of America on the application of positive comity principles in the enforcement of the competition rules of the European Communities and of the United States of America;
Whereas the Agreement should be approved,
The Agreement between the European Communities and the Government of the United States of America on the application of positive comity principles in the enforcement of their competition laws is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community and the European Coal and Steel Community.
The text of the Agreement, drawn up in the English language, is attached to this Decision.
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the European Community.
The President of the Commission is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Agreement on behalf of the European Coal and Steel Community.
15.4.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 105/5
COUNCIL DECISION
of 7 April 2008
appointing ten Polish members and fifteen Polish alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2008/302/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 proposal of the Polish Government,
Whereas:
(1) On 24 January 2006 the Council adopted Decision 2006/116/EC (1) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2006 to 25 January 2010.
(2) Ten members’ seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the expiry of the mandates of Mr BOCHEŃSKI, Mr CIACH, Mr CZARSKI, Mr CZERNECKI, Mr MAKAREWICZ, Mr RAKOCZY, Ms RONOWICZ, Mr RYŃSKI, Mr SEPIOŁ and Mr TEODORCZYK. Fourteen alternate members’ seats have become vacant following the expiry of the mandates of Mr ACHRAMOWICZ, Mr FOGLER, Mr GRZESIEK, Mr KARALUS, Ms KEMPIŃSKA, Mr KRZYWICKI, Mr KRZYŻEWSKI, Mr KUBAT, Mr NAWARA, Mr OLSZEWSKI, Mr OSOWSKI, Mr PRUSZKOWSKI, Mr SŁOWIŃSKI and Mr TRAMŚ. One alternate member’s seat becomes vacant following the appointment of Mr WRONA as a member,
The following are hereby appointed to the Committee of the Regions for the remainder of the current term of office, which runs until 25 January 2010:
(a) as members:
— Adam JARUBAS, marszałek województwa świętokrzyskiego,
— Lech JAWORSKI, radny m.st. Warszawy,
— Marek NAWARA, marszałek województwa małopolskiego (change of mandate),
— Jacek PROTAS, marszałek województwa warmińsko-mazurskiego,
— Józef SEBESTA, marszałek województwa opolskiego,
— Stanisław SZWABSKI, przewodniczący Rady Miasta Gdyni,
— Krzysztof SZYMAŃSKI, marszałek województwa lubuskiego,
— Marek TRAMŚ, radny powiatu polkowickiego (change of mandate),
— Ludwik WĘGRZYN, radny powiatu bocheńskiego (change of mandate),
— Tadeusz WRONA, prezydent Częstochowy (change of mandate),
(b) as alternate members:
— Adam BANASZAK, radny Sejmiku Województwa Kujawsko-Pomorskiego,
— Jan BRONŚ, burmistrz Oleśnicy,
— Lech DYMARSKI, przewodniczący Sejmiku Województwa Wielkopolskiego,
— Jan DZIUBIŃSKI, prezydent Tarnobrzega,
— Robert GODEK, starosta powiatu strzyżowskiego,
— Michał KARALUS, radny powiatu pleszewskiego (change of mandate),
— Marzena KEMPIŃSKA, radna powiatu świeckiego (change of mandate),
— Józef KOTYŚ, radny Sejmiku Województwa Opolskiego,
— Tadeusz KOWALCZYK, przewodniczący Sejmiku Województwa Świętokrzyskiego,
— Andrzej MATUSIEWICZ, przewdoniczący Sejmiku Województwa Podkarpackiego,
— Norbert OBRYCKI, marszałek województwa zachodniopomorskiego,
— Ewa PANASIUK, radna Sejmiku Województwa Lubelskiego,
— Czesław SOBIERAJSKI, radny Sejmiku Województwa Śląskiego,
— Robert SOSZYŃSKI, przewodniczący Sejmiku Wojweództwa Mazowieckiego,
— Tadeusz TRUSKOLASKI, prezydent Białegostoku.
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.
19.5.1980 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 123/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1192/80
of 26 March 1980
on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland for the purpose of adjusting certain tariff specifications
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof.
Having regard to the recommendation from the Commission,
Whereas in consequence of the amendments resulting from the recommendation of the Customs Cooperation Council of 18 June 1976 and of certain autonomous changes to the Common Customs Tariff and the Icelandic Customs Tariff, certain tariff specifications in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland (1) should be adjusted;
Whereas, moreover, it is necessary to amend the Agreement referred to above in order to establish a simplified procedure for adjusting tariff specifications in the event of further amendments to the tariffs of the Contracting Parties,
The Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters amending the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.
The text of the Agreement is annexed to this Regulation.
The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the Agreement in order to bind the Community.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
It shall apply with effect from 1 January 1980.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/2001
of 17 May 2001
fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 730/2001
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 organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 12(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 730/2001(3).
(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(5), the Commission, acting under the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, may decide to fix maximum reduction in the import duty. In fixing this maximum the criteria provided for in Articles 6 and 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum reduction in the duty.
(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum reduction in the import duty being fixed at the amount specified in Article 1.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
For tenders notified from 11 to 17 May 2001, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 730/2001, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 49,97 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 270350 tonnes.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 May 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  DIRECTIVE
of 6 February 1987
amending Annex II to Council Directive 71/307/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to textile names
(87/140/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 71/307/EEC, of 26 July 1971, on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to textile names (1), as last amended by Directive 83/623/EEC (2), and in particular Article 15a (1) thereof,
Whereas Annex II to Directive 71/307/EEC, which sets out the agreed allowances to be applied to the anhydrous mass of each fibre during the determination by analysis of the fibre content of textile products, gives, in items 1-2 and 3, two different agreed allowances for calculating the composition of carded or combed fibres containing wool and/or animal hair; whereas laboratories cannot always tell whether a product is carded or combed, and consequently inconsistent results can be obtained by applying this provision during checks on the conformity of textile products carried out in the Community; whereas laboratories should therefore be authorized to apply a single agreed allowance in doubtful cases;
Whereas in item 28 in the aforementioned Annex there is no need to distinguish between the different types of polyamide or nylon, the agreed allowances for which should therefore be brought into line;
Whereas in item 38 (glass fibre) the word 'filament' should be deleted since this fibre can also exist in a discontinous form;
Whereas the provisions in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Directives relating to Textile Names and Labelling,
Items 1-2, 3, 28 and 38 in Annex II to Directive 71/307/EEC are hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
1. Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive not later than 1 September 1988 and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
2. As soon as this Directive has been notified, Member States shall also inform the Commission, in sufficient time for it to submit its comments, of any draft laws, regulations or administrative provisions which they intend to adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2834/92  of 29 September 1992  amending Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 setting the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products from the Community to the Azores and Madeira
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 of 15 June 1992 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the Azores and Madeira (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,
Whereas the amounts of aid for the supply of cereals products to the Azores and Madeira has been settled by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 (2), whereas, as a consequence of the changes of the rates and prices for cereals products in the European  part of the Community and on the world market, the aid for supply to the Azores and Madeira should be set at the amounts given in the Annex;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The Annex of Regulation (EEC) No 1833/92 is replaced by the Annex to the present Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 382/98 of 18 February 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 as regards the agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds for cherries provisionally preserved but unsuitable in that state for consumption
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), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2199/97 (2), and in particular Article 16(8) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2541/97 (4), establishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds;
Whereas, in order to be eligible for the export refund, cherries provisionally preserved but unsuitable in that state for consumption falling within CN code 0812 must be stalked, stoned and preserved in sulphur solution and have a drained net weight at least equal to 50 % of the net weight;
Whereas, in particular for certain small cherries, it may be necessary to increase the quantity of brine in the transport barrel to beyond 50 % by weight in order to ensure that they are totally immersed at the top of the barrel; whereas, in order to ensure that this product is eligible for the refund, the minimum percentage of the net weight which the drained net weight must have should be reduced;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Products Processed from Fruit and Vegetables,
In the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87, in the sector '11. Products processed from fruit and vegetables`, for cherries provisionally preserved falling within product code 0812 10 00 9100, '50 %` shall be replaced by '45 %`.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 24 February 1998.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1175/96 of 27 June 1996 fixing the weighting coefficients to be used in calculating the Community market price for pig carcases and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1449/95
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of the Council 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 4 (6) thereof,
Whereas the Community market price for pig carcases, as referred to in Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75, must be established by weighting the prices recorded in each Member State by coefficients expressing the relative size of the pig population of each Member State; whereas these coefficients should be determined on the basis of the number of pigs counted at the beginning of December each year in accordance with Council Directive 93/23/EEC of 1 June 1993 concerning surveys of pig production to be made by the Member States (3);
Whereas, in view of the results of the census of December 1995 the weighting coefficients fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1449/95 (4) should be adjusted;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,
The weighting coefficients referred to in Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 shall be as specified in the Annex hereto.
Regulation (EC) No 1449/95 is hereby repealed.
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 July 1996.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1107/2003
of 26 June 2003
altering the export refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular the third subparagraph of Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The refunds on white sugar and raw sugar exported in the natural state were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1051/2003(3).
(2) It follows from applying the detailed rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 1051/2003 to the information known to the Commission that the export refunds at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001, undenatured and exported in the natural state, as fixed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1051/2003 are hereby altered to the amounts shown in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 27 June 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.