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6.1.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 3/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 6/2011
of 5 January 2011
amending the representative prices and additional import duties for certain products in the sugar sector fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11 marketing year
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 Regulation (EC) No 951/2006 of 30 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 as regards trade with third countries in the sugar sector (2), and in particular Article 36(2), second subparagraph, second sentence thereof,
Whereas:
(1) The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of white sugar, raw sugar and certain syrups for the 2010/11 marketing year are fixed by Commission Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 (3). These prices and duties have been last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2/2011 (4).
(2) The data currently available to the Commission indicate that those amounts should be amended in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 951/2006,
The representative prices and additional duties applicable to imports of the products referred to in Article 36 of Regulation (EC) No 951/2006, as fixed by Regulation (EU) No 867/2010 for the 2010/11, marketing year, are hereby amended as set out in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 6 January 2011.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
COMMISSION  REGULATION (EEC) No 131/84
of 17 January 1984
on the classification of goods in subheading 27.03 A of the Common Customs Tariff
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 3 thereof,
Whereas, in order to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, provisions must be laid down concerning the tariff classification of mixtures of peat (containing not less than 75 % turf by weight) and other substances such as farmyard manure, lime, sand, rotted leaf mould, marl and very small quantities of other fertilizers, with a total content of potassium (calculated as K2O), nitrogen, phosphorus (calculated as P2O5) not exceeding 1 % by weight;
Whereas the Common Customs Tariff annexed to Council Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3333/83 (3), refers under heading No 27.03 to 'peat (including peat litter), whether or not agglomerated';
Whereas the goods in question, by virtue of their characteristics, cannot be regarded as goods falling within heading No 31.05;
Whereas the goods in question have the essential character of peat falling within heading No 27.03 and must therefore be classified in subheading 27.03 A of that heading;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature,
Mixtures of peat containing not less than 75 % turf by weight) and other substances such as farmyard manure, lime, sand, rotted leaf mould and very small quantities of other fertilizers, with a total content of potassium (calculated as K2O), nitrogen, phosphorus (calculated as P2O5) not exceeding 1 % by weight, shall be classified in the Common Customs Tariff under the following subheading:
27.03 Peat (including peat litter), whether or not agglomerated:
A. Peat
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st 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.
COUNCIL DECISION of 25 March 1996 appointing two members of the Economic and Social Committee (96/246/EC, Euratom)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 195 thereof,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 167 thereof,
Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 September 1994 appointing the members of the Economic and Social Committee for the period ending on 20 September 1998 (1),
Whereas two seats have become vacant on the Economic and Social Committee following the resignations of Mr Charles Pelletier and Mr Erik Carlslund, communicated to the Council on 11 May 1995 and 28 January 1996 respectively,
Having regard to the nominations submitted by the French and Danish Governments on 8 and 2 February 1996,
Having obtained the opinion of the Commission of the European Communities,
Mr Jean-Claude Sabin is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Charles Pelletier for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which expires on 20 September 1998.
Mr Sune Bøgh is hereby appointed a member of the Economic and Social Committee in place of Mr Erik Carlslund for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which expires on 20 September 1998.
14.7.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 194/4
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1068/2006
of 13 July 2006
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 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 the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 July 2006.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
23.1.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 19/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 57/2009
of 22 January 2009
fixing the export refunds on milk and milk products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
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), and in particular Article 164(2), in conjunction with Article 4, thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 162(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices on the world market for the products listed in Part XVI of Annex I to that Regulation and prices for those products on the Community market may be covered by an export refund.
(2) Given the present situation on the market in milk and milk products, export refunds should be fixed in accordance with the rules and certain criteria provided for in Articles 162, 163, 164, 167, 169 and 170 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.
(3) Article 164(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that export refunds may vary according to destination, especially where the world market situation, the specific requirements of certain markets or obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 300 of the Treaty make this necessary.
(4) In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Dominican Republic on import protection for milk powder in the Dominican Republic (2) approved by Council Decision 98/486/EC (3), a certain amount of Community milk products exported to the Dominican Republic can benefit from reduced customs duties. For this reason, export refunds granted to products exported under this scheme should be reduced by a certain percentage.
(5) The Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its Chair,
Export refunds as provided for in Article 164 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 shall be granted on the products and for the amounts set out in the Annex to this Regulation, subject to the conditions provided for in Article 3(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1282/2006 (4).
This Regulation shall enter into force on 23 January 2009.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
17.1.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 13/8
DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
of 11 December 2012
amending Decision ECB/2007/7 concerning the terms and conditions of TARGET2-ECB
(ECB/2012/31)
(2013/31/EU)
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 127(2) thereof,
Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 11.6 and Articles 17, 22 and 23 thereof,
Having regard to Guideline ECB/2012/27 of 5 December 2012 on a Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (TARGET2) (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Guideline ECB/2007/2 of 26 April 2007 on a Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross settlement Express Transfer system (TARGET2) (2) has been recently recast in order to incorporate rules previously internal to the Eurosystem and to add necessary definitions, as well as provisions with regards to inapplicability of sanctions to non-Union banks, information sharing with regards to suspension or termination of access to monetary policy operations and the consequences of such suspension or termination.
(2) Therefore, it is necessary to amend Decision ECB/2007/7 of 24 July 2007 concerning the terms and conditions of TARGET2-ECB (3) in order to: (a) incorporate certain elements from Guideline ECB/2012/27 into the terms and conditions of TARGET2-ECB; and (b) update references to national legislation relevant to Directive 98/26/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems (4),
Amendments to Decision ECB/2007/7
Decision ECB/2007/7 is amended as follows:
(1) in Article 1(1)(c), the first footnote is replaced by the following:
‘(1) The Eurosystem’s current policy for the location of infrastructure is set out in the following statements, which are all available on the ECB’s website at www.ecb.europa.eu: (a) the “Policy statement on euro payment and settlement systems located outside the euro area” of 3 November 1998; (b) “The Eurosystem’s policy line with regard to consolidation in central counterparty clearing” of 27 September 2001; (c) “The Eurosystem policy principles on the location and operation of infrastructures settling in euro-denominated payment transactions” of 19 July 2007; (d) “The Eurosystem policy principles on the location and operation of infrastructures settling euro- denominated payment transactions: specification of legally and operationally located in the euro area” of 20 November 2008; (e) “The Eurosystem oversight policy framework” of July 2011.’;
(2) the Annex to Decision ECB/2007/7 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2013.
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1734/93 of 30 June 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2312/92 and (EEC) No 1148/93 laying down detailed rules for implementing the specific measures for supplying the French overseas departments with live bovine  animals and breeding horses
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 of 16 December 1991 introducing specific measures in respect of certain agricultural products for the benefit of the French overseas departments (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No  3714/92 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (5) and 9 thereof,
Whereas, for the purposes of Articles 4 and 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91, the number of bovine animals and pure-bred breeding horses originating in the Community eligible for aid with a view to developing the potential for production in the French  overseas departments (FOD) and the number of male bovine animals eligible for exemption from duties on direct imports from third countries or for aid for deliveries originating in the rest of the Community for the 1993/94 marketing year should be  determined;
Whereas the quantities of products benefiting from the specific supply arrangements must be determined within the framework of periodic forecast supply balances which may be adjusted on the basis of the essential requirements of the markets and taking  account of local production and traditional trade flows; whereas to ensure coverage of requirements in terms of quantity, price and quality and to ensure that the proportion of products supplied from the Community is preserved, the aid to be granted for  products originating in the rest of the Community must be determined on terms equivalent, for the end user, to the advantage resulting from exemption from import duties on imports of products from third countries;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,
Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2312/92 (3) is hereby replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.
Annex III to Regulation (EEC) No 2312/92 is hereby replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.
The Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1148/93 (4) is hereby replaced by Annex III to this Regulation.
The aid shall be determined in such a way that the proportion of products supplied from the Community is preserved, taking account of traditional trade flows.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1993.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
27.3.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 89/1
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) No 268/2012
of 25 January 2012
amending Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the citizens’ initiative
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the citizens’ initiative (1), and in particular Article 7(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 provides that, in at least one quarter of Member States, the minimum number of signatories of a citizens’ initiative should correspond to the number of the Members of the European Parliament elected in each Member State, multiplied by 750. Those minimum numbers are set out in Annex I of the Regulation.
(2) The composition of the European Parliament has been modified by the Protocol amending the Protocol on transitional provisions annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (2), which entered into force on 1 December 2011.
(3) Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 should be amended accordingly.
Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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.
31.5.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 141/1
COUNCIL DECISION
of 24 April 2012
on the conclusion by the European Union of the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure of the International Rubber Study Group
(2012/283/EU)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 207(3) and (4) in conjunction with Article 218(6)(a)(v) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Having regard to the consent of the European Parliament,
Whereas:
(1) Further to several rounds of negotiation, on 14 July 2011 the Heads of Delegation of the International Rubber Study Group (‘the Group’) agreed on the text of the amendments to the Group’s Constitution and Rules of Procedure.
(2) The Union is a member of the Group.
(3) Those Member States of the Union that were members of the Group have served formal notices of withdrawal and have withdrawn from the Group as from 1 July 2011.
(4) The adoption of the Group’s amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure is indispensable for confirming the Group’s new Headquarters and for making explicit provisions regarding the status of the Union within the Group, as well as for realigning the organisational structure, budget contributions and decision-making procedures.
(5) The signature, on behalf of the Union, of the Group’s amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure has been authorised by Council Decision 2011/664/EU (1) which also has provided for their application on a provisional basis, pending the completion of the procedures for their conclusion.
(6) The Group’s amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure should be approved,
The amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure of the International Rubber Study Group (‘the Group’) are hereby approved on behalf of the Union.
The texts of the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union
 (2).
The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to confirm in writing to the Secretary-General of the Group the agreement of the Union to be bound by the amended Constitution and Rules of Procedure.
The Union shall be represented by representatives of the Commission in the Group’s meetings of Heads of Delegation as established by Article IX of the amended Constitution.
The Member States may participate as part of the delegation of the Union at the meetings of the Heads of Delegation.
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 693/2002
of 23 April 2002
amending Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2001/02 marketing year
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), and in particular Article 22(2), Article 27(5) and (15) and Article 33(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2001/02 marketing year(2) provides for weekly invitations to tender every Thursday and paragraph 4 of that Article lists those Thursdays on which such invitations to tender are not to take place. Since 1 May is a public holiday in most Member States and for reasons of administration and proper management, there should be no invitation to tender on 2 May 2002. The above Article 4(4) should therefore be amended.
(2) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
1. The date "2 May 2002" is added to Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001.
2. The Member States shall amend their notices of invitation to tender accordingly.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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 369/2002
of 28 February 2002
fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 29th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001
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), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2) for the 2001/2002 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.
(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.
(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 29th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.
(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,
For the 29th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 44,704 EUR/100 kg.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 2002.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
26.6.2007 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 164/2
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 720/2007
of 25 June 2007
establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 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 the Annex thereto.
(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,
The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto.
This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 June 2007.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.