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23.6.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 163/16
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 606/2011
of 20 June 2011
establishing a prohibition of fishing for redfish in NAFO 3LN waters by vessels flying the flag of Germany
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy (1), and in particular Article 36(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 57/2011 of 18 January 2011 fixing for 2011 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in EU waters and, for EU vessels, in certain non-EU waters (2), lays down quotas for 2011.
(2) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein have exhausted the quota allocated for 2011.
(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing activities for that stock,
Quota exhaustion
The fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2011 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex.
Prohibitions
Fishing activities for the stock referred to in the Annex to this Regulation by vessels flying the flag of or registered in the Member State referred to therein shall be prohibited from the date set out in that Annex. In particular it shall be prohibited to retain on board, relocate, tranship or land fish from that stock caught by those vessels after that date.
Entry into force
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.
28.5.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 142/64
COMMISSION DECISION
of 27 May 2011
appointing a member of the European Statistical Advisory Committee
(Text with EEA relevance)
(2011/317/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Decision No 234/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 establishing the European Statistical Advisory Committee and repealing Council Decision 91/116/EEC (1), and in particular Article 4(1)(a) thereof,
After consultation of the Council,
After consultation of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) The European Statistical Advisory Committee (ESAC) comprises 24 members.
(2) Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Decision No 234/2008/EC, 12 members of the ESAC have to be appointed by the Commission, after consulting the European Parliament and the Council.
(3) By Decision 2009/304/EC (2) the Commission appointed 12 members of the ESAC.
(4) As one of these members has resigned, the Commission, after having duly consulted the European Parliament and the Council, now has to appoint a new member of the ESAC,
Mr Kris DEGROOTE is hereby appointed as a member of the ESAC for a term of 5 years.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
8.4.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 89/32
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 539/2005
of 7 April 2005
fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products in the Community may be covered by an export refund.
(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of 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 measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2).
(3) As far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture. These quantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.
(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.
(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.
(6) It follows from applying the detailed rules set out above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 8 April 2005.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 882/2002
of 28 May 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 2441/2001 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export to zone VII of rye from the 2001 harvest held by the German intervention agency
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 5 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000(4), lays down the procedures and conditions for the sale of cereals held by the intervention agencies.
(2) A later date must be set for the last partial invitation to tender for the tender opened by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2441/2001(5).
(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,
Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2441/2001 is replaced by the following: "3. The last partial invitation to tender shall expire on 22 May 2003, at 9 a.m. (Brussels time)."
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.
13.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 329/5
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1294/2011
of 12 December 2011
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),
Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,
Whereas:
Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto,
The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 December 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COUNCIL  DIRECTIVE
of 29 June 1982
amending Directives 69/169/EEC and 77/800/EEC as regards the rules governing turnover tax and excise duty applicable in international travel
(82/443/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 99 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),
Whereas intra-Community tax-free allowances contribute to the interpenetration of Member States' economies;
Whereas, in order to achieve this objective and in the interests of the population of the Member States, the value of the exemptions laid down by Article 2 of Council Directive 69/169/EEC of 28 May 1969 on the harmonization of provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action relating to exemption from turnover tax and excise duty on imports in international travel (4), as last amended by Directive 81/933/EEC (5), should be increased;
Whereas for expressions of alcoholic strength it is necessary to take account of Council Directive 76/766/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to alcohol tables (6), and accordingly to amend Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 69/169/EEC and Article 1 of Council Directive 77/800/EEC of 19 December 1977 on a derogation accorded to the Kingdom of Denmark relating to the rules governing turnover tax and excise duty applicable in international travel (7);
Whereas on the grounds of the present economic situation a further period of time should be granted to the Kingdom of Denmark in which to apply the increase in value of the allowance for persons travelling from other Member States of the Community,
Articles 1 and 2 of Directive 69/169/EEC shall be amended as follows:
1. In Article 1 (3), '40 European units of account' shall be replaced by 'the amount set out in paragraph 1'.
2. In Article 2 (1), '180 European units of account' shall be replaced by '210 ECU'.
3. In Article 2 (2), '50 European units of account' shall be replaced by '60 ECU'.
4. In Article 2 (3), '180 European units of account' shall be replaced by 'the amount set out in paragraph 1'.
In Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 69/169/EEC and Article 1 of Directive 77/800/EEC, '22°' shall be replaced by '22 % vol'.
1. Member States shall bring into force the measures necessary to comply with this Directive with effect from 1 January 1983.
However, the Kingdom of Denmark shall put into force the necessary measures to comply with Article 1 (2) not later than 1 January 1984.
2. Member States shall inform the Commission of the provisions which they adopt to implement this Directive.
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/2003
of 3 September 2003
amending representative prices and additional duties for the import of certain products in the sugar sector
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),
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed implementing rules for the import of products in the sugar sector other than molasses(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 624/98(4), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 1(2), and Article 3(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The amounts of the representative prices and additional duties applicable to the import of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1166/2003(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1311/2003(6).
(2) It follows from applying the general and detailed fixing rules contained in Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 to the information known to the Commission that the representative prices and additional duties at present in force should be altered to the amounts set out in the Annex hereto,
The representative prices and additional duties on imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1423/95 shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 4 September 2003.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
6.10.2004 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 309/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1733/2004
of 5 October 2004
amending Regulation (EC) No 635/2004 fixing the exchange rates applicable to certain direct aids and structural or environmental measures in 2004
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture (1), and in particular the second sentence of Article 4(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Under the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98, the operative event for the area payment for nuts provided for in Chapter 4 of Title IV of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (2), which establishes common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and certain support schemes for farmers, and amends certain Regulations, is the date of commencement of the marketing year concerned.
(2) Under the second paragraph of Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 659/97 of 16 April 1997 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 as regards intervention arrangements in the fruit and vegetables sector (3), the marketing year for nuts commences on 1 January.
(3) The Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 635/2004 (4) shows the exchange rates for amounts for which the operative event is 1 January.
(4) Regulation (EC) No 635/2004 does not refer to the area payment for nuts provided for in Chapter 4 of Title IV of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. The rates fixed in the Annex thereto should, however, also apply to the area payment for nuts.
(5) Regulation (EC) No 635/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly,
The following point (f) is added to the first subparagraph of Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 635/2004:
‘(f) the area payment for nuts provided for in Chapter 4 of Title IV of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003.’
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 REGULATION (EC) No  2703/95 of 22 November 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 1489/95 setting export refunds on fruit and  vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of  the market in fruit and vegetables  (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1363/95   (2), and in particular Article 26 (11) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1489/95  (3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2490/95  (4),  specifies the quantities for which applications may be submitted for export licences other than  those applied for in connection with food aid;
Whereas as a result of the Greek export statistics having changed, the Community volumes of oranges  provided for in the annexes to the said Regulation should be reallocated;
Whereas in view of the export prospects for apples the quantities of apples laid down for the  forthcoming periods should be redistributed;
Whereas it would be appropriate to specify the application submission dates corresponding to each  period of allocation of the licences with advance fixing of the refund;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/95 of 28 June 1995 on implementing rules for export  refunds on fruit and vegetables  (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2702/95  (6), lays down  the criteria for establishing the quantities for which export licences may be issued; whereas, in  the interests of transparency, exporters should be informed of the updated position with regard to  those quantities;
Whereas, on this occasion, it is appropriate to provide as of now for the opening of a quota for  table grapes of a volume equivalent to the quantities not used previously;
Whereas the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables has not delivered an opinion within the  time limit set by its chairman,
Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1489/95 are hereby replaced by  Annexes I and II respectively to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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 572/2004
of 26 March 2004
fixing the corrective amount applicable to the refund on malt
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), and in particular Article 13(8),
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, adjusted for the threshold price in force during the month of exportation, 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 measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals(2) allows for the fixing of a corrective amount for the malt referred to 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) It follows from applying the provisions set out above that the corrective amount must be as set out in the Annex hereto.
(4) 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 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 which is applicable to export refunds fixed in advance in respect of malt shall be as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2004.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 2413/2001
of 10 December 2001
suspending the preferential customs duties and re-establishing the Common Customs Tariff duty on imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 of 21 December 1987 fixing conditions for the application of preferential customs duties on imports of certain flowers originating in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan and Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1300/97(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 lays down the conditions for applying a preferential duty on large-flowered roses, small-flowered roses, uniflorous (bloom) carnations and multiflorous (spray) carnations within the limit of tariff quotas opened annually for imports into the Community of fresh cut flowers.
(2) Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001(3) opens and provides for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these tariff quotas.
(3) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2410/2001(4) fixes the Community producer and import prices for carnations and roses for the application of the import arrangements.
(4) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 700/88(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2062/97(6), lays down the detailed rules for the application of the arrangements.
(5) On the basis of prices recorded pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 4088/87 and (EEC) No 700/88, it must be concluded that the conditions laid down in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4088/87 for suspension of the preferential customs duty are met for uniflorous (bloom) carnations originating in the West Bank and the Gaza strip; the Customs duty should be re-established.
(6) The quota for the products in question covers the period 1 January to 31 December 2001. As a result, the suspension of the preferential duty and the reintroduction of the Common Customs Tariff duty apply up to the end of that period at the latest.
(7) In between meetings of the Management Committee for Live Plants and Floriculture Products, the Commission must adopt such measures,
For imports of uniflorous (bloom) carnations (CN code ex 0603 10 20 ) originating in the West Bank and the Gaza strip, the preferential customs duty fixed by Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is hereby suspended and the Common Customs Tariff duty is hereby re-established.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 December 2001.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
25.7.2014 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 221/13
COUNCIL DECISION
of 23 July 2014
appointing two Estonian members and two Estonian alternate members of the Committee of the Regions
(2014/498/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 305 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal of the EstonianGovernment,
Whereas:
(1) On 22 December 2009 and on 18 January 2010, the Council adopted Decisions 2009/1014/EU (1) and 2010/29/EU (2) appointing the members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period from 26 January 2010 to 25 January 2015. On 21 May 2013, by Council Decision 2013/239/EU (3), Mr Mihkel JUHKAMI was appointed as alternate member until 25 January 2015.
(2) Two members' seats on the Committee of the Regions have become vacant following the end of the terms of office of Mr Väino HALLIKMÄGI and Mr Jüri PIHL.
(3) An alternate member's seat has become vacant following the end of the term of office of Ms Saima KALEV.
(4) An alternate member's seat will become vacant following the appointment of Mr Mihkel JUHKAMI as member of the Committee of the Regions,
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 2015:
(a) as members:
— Mr Mihkel JUHKAMI, Mayor of the City of Rakvere,
— Mr Urmas SUKLES, Mayor of the City of Haapsalu;
(b) as alternate members:
— Mr Hannes HANSO, Mayor of the City of Kuressaare,
— Mr Rait PIHELGAS, Mayor of Ambla Rural Municipality.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.