diff --git "a/Eurlex-4.3K/num_16_test.csv" "b/Eurlex-4.3K/num_16_test.csv" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/Eurlex-4.3K/num_16_test.csv" @@ -0,0 +1,221 @@ +uid,text,target,num_keyphrases +4979,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3878/86 of 16 December 1986 concerning the application of Decision No 2/86 of the EEC-Malta Association Council extending Decision No 2/84 derogating from the provisions concerning the definition of the concept of originating products laid down in the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Malta in respect of intermediate frequency transformers. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Malta (1) was signed on 5 December 1970 and entered into force on 1 April 1971;Whereas a Protocol laying down certain provisions relating to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Malta (2) was signed in Brussels on 4 March 1976 and entered into force on 1 June 1976;Whereas, pursuant to Article 25 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation annexed to the Protocol referred to above and forming an integral part of the Agreement, the Association Council adopted Decision No 2/86 extending Decision No 2/84 derogating from the provisions concerning the said definition;Whereas this Decision should be applied in the Community,. Decision No 2/86 of the EEC-Malta Association Council attached to this Regulation shall be applicable in the Community. 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.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1986.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. HOWE(1) OJ No L 61, 14. 3. 1971, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 111, 28. 4. 1976, p. 3.DECISION No 2/86 OF THE EEC-MALTA ASSOCIATION COUNCILof 16 December 1986extending Decision No 2/84 derogating from the provisions concerning the definition of the concept of originating products laid down in the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Malta in respect of intermediate frequency transformersTHE EEC-MALTA ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,Having regard to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Malta, signed in Valetta on 5 December 1970,Having regard to the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation, annexed to the Additional Protocol to the Agreement, and in particular Article 25 thereof,Whereas Decision No 2/84 is applicable until 31 July 1986; whereas since part of the Maltese production has still not adapted to the requisite conditions of origin in accordance with this Protocol, there is consequently a requirement to extend it,HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1In Article 3 of Decision No 2/84 the date of 31 July 1986 shall be replaced by 31 July 1988.Article 2This Decision shall apply from 1 August 1986.Done at Brussels, 16 December 1986.For theEEC-Malta Association CouncilThe PresidentP. FARRUGIA +",Malta;Gozo;Republic of Malta;electrical equipment;circuit-breaker;contact socket;electric meter;electrical apparatus;fuse;holder socket;socket-outlet and plug;switch;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin,16 +24794,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2244/2002 of 16 December 2002 amending Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 as regards the use of tartaric acid in wine products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2585/2001(2), and in particular Article 46 thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 permits the addition of tartaric acid to the wine products concerned.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000 of 24 July 2000 laying down certain detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine and establishing a Community code of oenological practices and processes(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2066/2001(4), lays down, in particular, restrictions and requirements pertaining to the use of certain substances authorised by Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.(3) Tartaric acid, also called L-tartaric acid, and its salts are the only substances permitted for the purposes of acidification and deacidification of wine products as they occur naturally in grapes and wine.(4) The International Vine and Wine Office adopted, in June 2000, a resolution updating in the International Oenological Codex the monograph laying down the identifying characteristics and purity specifications of L-tartaric acid which may be used in wine-making, which defines tartaric acid as ""a natural acid extracted from grapes"". These purity criteria are more complete but nevertheless correspond to those laid down in Commission Directive 96/77/EC of 2 December 1996 laying down specific purity criteria on food additives other than colours and sweeteners(5), as last amended by Directive 2002/82/EC(6).(5) To ensure a high degree of quality, and in particular to preserve the authenticity and the natural character of wine in compliance with good oenological practice, the requirement that tartaric acid which may be used in wine-making must be of agricultural origin, taking account of the specifications of the International Vine and Wine Office's International Oenological Codex, should be incorporated into Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. The following paragraph is added to Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 1622/2000:""Tartaric acid, the use of which is provided for in Annex IV(1)(l) and (m) and Annex IV(3)(k) and (l) to Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, also called L-tartaric acid, must be of agricultural origin and extracted specifically from wine products. It must also comply with the purity criteria laid down in Commission Directive 96/77/EC(7)."" This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 10.(3) OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 1.(4) OJ L 278, 23.10.2001, p. 9.(5) OJ L 339, 30.12.1996, p. 1.(6) OJ L 292, 28.10.2002, p. 1.(7) OJ L 339, 30.12.1996, p. 1. +",common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;vinification;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing,16 +12690,"94/1058/EC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1994 on the approval of the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Pays de la Loire concerned by Objective 2 in France (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (8) to (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (4); whereas, however, the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a Single Programming Document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopts a single decision in a Single Document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 94/169/EC (5), an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period 1994 to 1996;Whereas the French Government has submitted to the Commission on 28 April 1994 the Single Programming Document referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of Pays de la Loire; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this Single Programming Document is eligible pursuant to Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, from 1 January 1994;Whereas the Single Programming Document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the Single Programming Document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments, including the ECSC and the other actions for structural purposes;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Single Programming Document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the Single Programming Document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (2), stipulates that in the Commission Decisions approving a Single Programming Document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each Decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (4), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (6), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the Single Programming Document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the Single Programming Document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas Article 9 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 lays down that Member States shall provide the relevant financial information to the Commission to permit verification of the respect of the principle of additionality; whereas the analysis, in the framework of partnership, of the information provided for by the French authorities has not yet allowed this verification; whereas, payments should therefore be suspended after the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of the said Regulation until the Commission will have verified the respect of the additionality;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (8), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of Pays de la Loire concerned by Objective 2 in France, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996, is hereby approved. The Single Programming Document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in France;the main priorities are:1. support enterprise and employment;2. improve the attractiveness of the region for new enterprise;3. improve the technical environment within existing enterprises;4. strengthen and diversify the industrial base;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the Single Programming Document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the financial implementation provisions,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the Single Programming Document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the Single Programming Document amounts to a maximum of ECU 135,9 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the Single Programming Document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 186 million for the public sector may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the ECSC and EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF:ECU 109,6 million,- ESF:ECU 26,3 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF:ECU 34,836 million,- ESF:ECU 8,359 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the Single Programming Document and on progress in its implementation.3. The financial contribution will be suspended after the payment of the first advance provided for in Article 21 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 until such time as the Commission has verified the respect of the principle of additionality on the basis of the relevant information supplied by the Member State. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the Single Programming Document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1996. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 1998. The Single Programming Document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52, 59, 92 and 93 of the EC Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1994.For the Commission Bruce MILLAN Member of the Commission(1) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 20.(3) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.(5) OJ No L 81, 24. 3. 1993, p. 1.(1) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(2) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(5) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(6) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(7) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(8) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 7. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;Loire Region;coordination of aid;regional planning;inter-regional planning;regional management;regional plan;regional programming;territorial planning;industrial region;industrial zone;regional development,16 +33489,"2007/379/EC: Commission Decision of 25 May 2007 concerning the non-inclusion of fenitrothion in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC and the withdrawal of authorisations for plant protection products containing that substance (notified under document number C(2007) 2164) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (1), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC provides that a Member State may, during a period of 12 years following the notification of that Directive, authorise the placing on the market of plant protection products containing active substances not listed in Annex I of that Directive that are already on the market two years after the date of notification, while those substances are gradually being examined within the framework of a programme of work.(2) Commission Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 (2) and (EC) No 703/2001 (3) lay down the detailed rules for the implementation of the second stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC and establish a list of active substances to be assessed with a view to their possible inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. That list includes fenitrothion.(3) For fenitrothion the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed in accordance with the provisions laid down in Regulations (EC) No 451/2000 and (EC) No 703/2001 for a range of uses proposed by the notifier. Moreover, those Regulations designate the rapporteur Member States which have to submit the relevant assessment reports and recommendations to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in accordance with Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 451/2000. For fenitrothion the rapporteur Member State was United Kingdom and all relevant information was submitted on 4 November 2003.(4) The assessment report has been peer reviewed by the Member States and the EFSA within its Working Group Evaluation and presented to the Commission on 13 January 2006 in the format of the EFSA conclusion regarding the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance fenitrothion (4). This report has been reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 14 July 2006 in the format of the Commission review report for fenitrothion.(5) During the evaluation of this active substance, a number of concerns were identified. Based on the available information it has not been demonstrated that the estimated exposure of operators and workers is acceptable. Moreover, the estimated acute exposure of consumers cannot be regarded acceptable due to the insufficient information on the effects of certain degradation products that may be present in raw or processed commodities, and so it was not possible to conclude on the basis of the information available that fentrothion met the criteria for inclusion in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.(6) The Commission invited the notifier to submit its comments on the results of the peer review and on its intention or not to further support the substance. The notifier submitted its comments which have been carefully examined. However, despite the arguments put forward by the notifier, the concerns identified could not be eliminated, and assessments made on the basis of the information submitted and evaluated during the EFSA expert meetings have not demonstrated that it may be expected that, under the proposed conditions of use, plant protection products containing fenitrothion satisfy in general the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) of Directive 91/414/EEC.(7) Fenitrothion should therefore not be included in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC.(8) Measures should be taken to ensure that authorisations granted for plant protection products containing fenitrothion are withdrawn within a fixed period of time and are not renewed and that no new authorisations for such products are granted.(9) Any period of grace granted by a Member State for the disposal, storage, placing on the market and use of existing stocks of plant protection products containing fenitrothion, should be limited to twelve months in order to allow existing stocks to be used in one further growing season.(10) This decision does not prejudice any action the Commission may undertake at a later stage for this active substance within the framework of Council Directive 79/117/EEC of 21 December 1978 prohibiting the placing on the market and use of plant protection products containing certain active substances (5).(11) This decision does not prejudice the submission of an application for fenitrothion according to the provisions of Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC in view of a possible inclusion in its Annex I.(12) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Fenitrothion shall not be included as an active substance in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Member States shall ensure that:(a) authorisations for plant protection products containing fenitrothion are withdrawn by 25 November 2007;(b) no authorisations for plant protection products containing fenitrothion are granted or renewed from the date of publication of this Decision. Any period of grace granted by Member States in accordance with the provisions of Article 4(6) of Directive 91/414/EEC, shall be as short as possible and shall expire on 25 November 2008 at the latest. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 May 2007.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2007/25/EC (OJ L 106, 24.4.2007, p. 34).(2)  OJ L 55, 29.2.2000, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1044/2003 (OJ L 151, 19.6.2003, p. 32).(3)  OJ L 98, 7.4.2001, p. 6.(4)  EFSA Scientific Report (2006)59, 1-80, Conclusion on the peer review of fenitrothion.(5)  OJ L 33, 8.2.1979, p. 36. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7); as corrected by OJ L 229, 29.6.2004, p. 5. +",plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;marketing restriction;pesticide;fungicide;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;plant health product;plant protection product;withdrawal from the market;precautionary withdrawal from the market;dangerous substance;dangerous product,16 +43116,"Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1363/2013 of 12 December 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers as regards the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’ Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers (1), and in particular Article 18(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 provides that all food ingredients present in the form of engineered nanomaterials have to be clearly indicated in the list of food ingredients to ensure consumer information. In addition, the names of food ingredients present in the form of engineered nanomaterials have to be followed by the word ‘nano’ in brackets. Accordingly, Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 provides for a definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’.(2) Article 18(5) of that Regulation empowers the Commission to adjust and adapt the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’ referred to therein to technical and scientific progress or to definitions agreed at international level, by means of delegated acts, for the purposes of achieving the objectives of that Regulation.(3) On 18 October 2011, Commission Recommendation 2011/696/EU (2) was adopted, responding, amongst others, to a request from the European Parliament for the introduction of a comprehensive science-based definition of nanomaterials in the Union legislation. The definition set out in that Recommendation is based solely on the size of the constituent particles of a material and covers natural, incidental and manufactured materials. It takes into account, amongst others, the European Commission Joint Research Centre’s Reference Report ‘Considerations on a Definition of Nanomaterial for Regulatory purposes’ (3), the opinion of the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) concerning the ‘Scientific basis for the definition of the term “Nanomaterial” ’ (4) and the definition of ‘nanomaterial’ developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (5).(4) According to Recommendation 2011/696/EU, the definition of ‘nanomaterial’ set out therein does not prejudge, nor reflect the scope of application of any piece of Union legislation.(5) In a Communication to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee on the Second Regulatory Review on Nanomaterials (6), the Commission expressed its intent to apply the definition of ‘nanomaterial’ as set out in Recommendation 2011/696/EU to Union legislation. Where other definitions are used in EU legislation, provisions will be adapted in order to ensure a consistent approach, although sector specific solutions may remain necessary.(6) It is therefore appropriate to adapt the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’ laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 to that provided in Recommendation 2011/696/EU, which reflects technical and scientific progress to date.(7) Since the definition laid down in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 refers to ‘engineered nanomaterials’ and not to ‘nanomaterials’ in general, natural and incidental nanomaterials should not be included in the definition.(8) Moreover, it is appropriate to link the definition of ‘engineered nanomaterials’ to intentionally manufactured material, which should be explicitly defined. This definition should take into account the definition adopted by ISO, according to which ‘engineered nanomaterial’ is ‘nanomaterial designed for a specific purpose or function’ (7).(9) Pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (8), only approved food additives included in the Union lists may be placed on the market as such and used in foods, in food additives, in food enzymes and in food flavourings under the conditions of use specified therein and following a safety assessment.(10) Those Union lists were established by Commission Regulations (EU) No 1129/2011 (9) and (EU) No 1130/2011 (10). These lists, as established, set out the food additives that were permitted for use prior to the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 after a review of their compliance with the provisions thereof. All these approved food additives are currently subject to a re-evaluation programme by the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’) in accordance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 257/2010 (11). The re-evaluation of food additives is being carried out in accordance with the priorities laid down in that Regulation and by group of food additives according to the main functional class to which they belong. It also covers any nano-related issues, which may be addressed in a revision of the conditions of use, where appropriate. As a result, 30 food colours have already been evaluated. None of the colours are produced in nano-form. For calcium carbonate (E170) and vegetable carbon (E153) the Authority recommended to lay down the particle size in the specifications. Other additives that could be in a nano-form will be evaluated by:(a) 31 December 2015: Titanium dioxide (E171), Iron oxides and hydroxides (E172), Silver (E174) and Gold (E175);(b) 31 December 2016: Silicon dioxide (E551);(c) 31 December 2018: Calcium silicate (E552), Magnesium silicate (E553a) and Talc (E553b).(11) Certain food additives included in the Union lists as established by Regulations (EU) No 1129/2011 and (EU) No 1130/2011 could be in the form of ‘engineered nanomaterial’ in the final food. However, indicating such food additives in the list of ingredients followed by the word ‘nano’ in brackets may confuse the consumers as it may suggest that those additives are new while in reality they have been used in foods in that form for decades.(12) Therefore, food additives included in the Union lists by Regulations (EU) No 1129/2011 and (EU) No 1130/2011 should not be [mandatorily] qualified as ‘nano’ in the list of ingredients and should not be covered by the definition of engineered nanomaterials. The need for specific nano-related labelling requirements relating to those additives should be addressed in the context of the re-evaluation programme, by amending, if necessary, the conditions of use in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 and the specifications of those food additives, set out in Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 (12). That exception should not apply to food additives inserted in those lists at a later date, including new entries pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008.(13) The number based size distribution threshold of 50 % should be reviewed with the view to assess whether it should be replaced by a threshold between 1 % and 50 % in the future in light of technological developments concerning detection and quantification methods and where warranted by concerns for health and safety.(14) Therefore, Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 should be amended accordingly,. Point (t) of Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 is replaced by the following:‘(t) “engineered nanomaterial” means any intentionally manufactured material, containing particles, in an unbound state or as an aggregate or as an agglomerate and where, for 50 % or more of the particles in the number size distribution, one or more external dimensions is in the size range 1 nm to 100 nm.By way of derogation:(a) food additives covered by the definition set out in the first paragraph shall not be considered as engineered nanomaterials, if they have been included in the Union lists referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 by Commission Regulations (EU) No 1129/2011 (13) and (EU) No 1130/2011 (14);(b) fullerenes, graphene flakes and single wall carbon nanotubes with one or more external dimensions below 1 nm shall be considered as engineered nanomaterials.(i) “particle” means a minute piece of matter with defined physical boundaries;(ii) “agglomerate” means a collection of weakly bound particles or aggregates where the resulting external surface area is similar to the sum of the surface areas of the individual components;(iii) “aggregate” means a particle comprising of strongly bound or fused particles;(iv) “intentionally manufactured” means that the material is manufactured to perform/fulfil a specific function or purpose;. 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.. Done at Brussels, 12 December 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18.(2)  Commission Recommendation 2011/696/EU of 18 October 2011 on the definition of nanomaterial (OJ L 275, 20.10.2011, p. 38).(3)  EUR 24 403 EN, June 2010.(4)  http://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/emerging/docs/scenihr_o_032.pdf(5)  http://cdb.iso.org(6)  COM(2012) 572 final, dated 3.10.2012.(7)  http://cdb.iso.org(8)  Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives (OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 16).(9)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1129/2011 of 11 November 2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a Union list of food additives (OJ L 295, 12.11.2011, p. 1).(10)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1130/2011 of 11 November 2011 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives by establishing a Union list of food additives approved for use in food additives, food enzymes, food flavourings and nutrients (OJ L 295, 12.11.2011, p. 178).(11)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 257/2010 of 25 March 2010 setting up a programme for the re-evaluation of approved food additives in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives (OJ L 80, 26.3.2010, p. 19).(12)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 231/2012 of 9 March 2012 laying down specifications for food additives listed in Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 83, 22.3.2012, p. 1). +",consumer information;consumer education;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;food additive;sensory additive;technical additive;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food;nanotechnology;nanobiotechnology;nanoelectronics;nanomaterials;nanoscience,16 +26907,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1983/2003 of 7 November 2003 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the list of target primary variables (Text with EEA relevance.). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2003 concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC)(1), and in particular Article 15(2)(a) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 established a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on income and living conditions, encompassing comparable and timely cross-sectional and longitudinal data on income and on the level and composition of poverty and social exclusion at national and European Union levels.(2) Pursuant to Article 15(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003, implementing measures are necessary to define the list of target primary variables to be included in each area of the cross-sectional component and the list of target variables included in the longitudinal component, including the specification of variable codes and the technical format of data transmission.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,. The list of target primary variables, the variables codes and the technical format of data transmission for the main operation of the Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC), shall be as laid down in the Annex. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 November 2003.For the CommissionPedro Solbes MiraMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 165, 3.7.2003, p. 1.ANNEX>TABLE>CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTRIESBE Belgique/BelgïeDK DanmarkDE DeutschlandGR ElladaES EspañaFR FranceIE IrelandIT ItaliaLU LuxembourgNL NederlandAT ÖsterreichPT PortugalFI SuomiSE SverigeUK United KingdomBG BulgariaCY CyprusCZ Czech RepublicEE EstoniaHU HungaryLV LatviaLT LithuaniaMT MaltaPL PolandRO RomaniaSK Slovak RepublicSI SloveniaTR TurkeyIS IcelandNO NorwayCH SwitzerlandOEU Other European countriesNAF North Africa(Algeria, Egypt, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara)WAF West Africa(Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo)OAF Other AfricaUSA United States of AmericaCAN CanadaCSA Central and South AmericaNME Near and Middle East(Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates, Yemen)OAS Other AsiaOCE Australia and OceaniaOTH OtherFILES TO TRANSMIT TO EUROSTATThe target variables will be sent to Eurostat in four different files:1. household register (D)2. personal register (R)3. household data (H)4. personal data (P)The household register file (D) must contain every household (selected + substituted + split off (longitudinal only)), also those where the address could not be contacted or which could not be interviewed.In the other files, records related to a household will only exist if the household has been contacted (DB120 = 11 (or DB110 = 1)) AND has a completed household interview in the household data file (H) (DB130 = 11) AND at least one member has complete data in the personal data file (P) (RB250 = 11, 12 or 13 = > DB135 = 1). This member must be the selected respondent (RB245 = 2) if this mode of selection is used.The personal register file (R) must contain a record for every person currently living in the household or temporarily absent. In the longitudinal component this file must contain also a record for every person who has moved out or died since the previous wave and for every person who lived in the household for at least three months during the income reference period and was not recorded otherwise in the register of this household.The personal data file (P) must contain a record for every eligible person (RB245 = 1, 2 or 3) for whom the information could be completed from interview and/or registers (RB250 = 11, 12 or 13).The technical format of transmission of the files to Eurostat will be the comma separated values format (CSV). The header row (first record) must contain the variable names. +",household;household unit;statistical method;statistical harmonisation;statistical methodology;income;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;living conditions;improvement of living conditions;lifestyle;pace of life;way of life,16 +29507,"2005/488/EC: Commission Decision of 6 July 2005 granting derogations to bring Member States' statistical systems into conformity with Regulation (EC) No 501/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quarterly financial accounts for general government (notified under document number C(2005) 1861). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 501/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2004 on quarterly financial accounts for general government (1), and in particular Article 6(3) and (4) thereof,Having regard to the requests made by the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic,Whereas:(1) The purpose of Regulation (EC) No 501/2004 is to list and define the main characteristics of the ESA 95 categories of financial transactions and of stocks of financial assets and liabilities, for the general government sector and for each of the subsectors within general government. Member States are required to transmit data to the Commission (Eurostat) quarterly following a step-by-step approach.(2) However, under Article 6(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 501/2004, the Commission is empowered to grant to Member States one or more derogations from the timetable set by the Regulation for the submission of quarterly data. Those derogations are granted for different purposes and are subject to different conditions.(3) In accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 501/2004, a number of Member States' authorities have asked, by letter, to be granted derogations to enable them to bring their national statistical systems into conformity with the Regulation’s requirements.(4) According to the information provided to Eurostat, the Member States' requests for derogations are due to the need for major adaptations to national statistical systems in order to comply fully with Regulation (EC) No 501/2004. The requested derogations should therefore be granted in their entirety,. Derogations are hereby granted to the Member States listed in the Annex, on the conditions and subject to the limits set out therein, in order to enable those Member States to bring their respective national statistical systems into conformity with Regulation (EC) No 501/2004. This Decision is addressed to the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Republic of Estonia, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, Ireland, the Italian Republic, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic.. Done at Brussels, 6 July 2005.For the CommissionJoaquín ALMUNIAMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 81, 19.3.2004, p. 1.ANNEXCountry Quarterly data for which a derogation is granted, with reference to financial transactions and/or financial assets and liabilities, and/or to related sectors or subsectors Deadline— F.1/AF.1, F.2/AF.2, F.331/AF.331, F.332/AF.332, F.34/AF.34, F.41/AF.41, F.42/AF.42, F.5/AF.5, F.61/AF.61, F.62/AF.62, F.7/AF.7 for sector S.13 and all its subsectors— F.511/AF.511 and F.21/AF.21 for subsector S.1311— Breakdown by counterpart sector for subsectors S.1311 and S.1314— Breakdown by counterpart sector for subsectors S.1311 and S.1314— F.331/AF.331, F.332/AF.332, F.34/AF.34, F.41/AF.41, F.42/AF.42, F.5/AF.5, F.62/AF.62, F.7/AF.7 — assets for sector S.13 and subsectors S.1311, S.1312 and S.1313, and F.511/AF.511 — assets for subsector S.1311— F.34/AF.34, F.61/AF.61, F.62/AF.62, F.7/AF.7 — liabilities for sector S.13 and subsectors S.1311, S.1312, S.1313 and S.1314— F.34/AF.34, F.5/AF.5, F.62/AF.62, F.7/AF.7 — assets for subsector S.1314— Breakdown by counterpart sector for subsectors S.1311 and S.1314— F.1/AF.1, F.2/AF.2, F.331/AF.331, F.332/AF.332, F.34/AF.34, F.41/AF.41, F.42/AF.42, F.5/AF.5, F.61/AF.61, F.62/AF.62, F.7/AF.7 for sector S.13 and all its subsectors— F.511/AF.511 and F.21/AF.21 for subsector S.1311— Breakdown by counterpart sector for subsectors S.1311 and S.1314— F.1/AF.1, F.2/AF.2, F.331/AF.331, F.332/AF.332, F.34/AF.34, F.41/AF.41, F.42/AF.42, F.5/AF.5, F.61/AF.61, F.62/AF.62, F.7/AF.7 for sector S.13 and all its subsectors— F.511/AF.511 and F.21/AF.21 for subsector S.1311— Breakdown by counterpart sector for subsectors S.1311 and S.1314— F.34/AF.34 for sector S.13 and all its subsectors— F.1/AF.1, F.2/AF.2, F.331/AF.331, F.332/AF.332, F.34/AF.34, F.41/AF.41, F.42/AF.42, F.5/AF.5, F.61/AF.61, F.62/AF.62, F.7/AF.7 for sector S.13 and subsectors S.1313 and S.1314— F.7/AF.7 — assets and liabilities for subsector S.1311— Breakdown by counterpart sector for subsectors S.1311 and S.1314— F.7/AF.7 for sector S.13 and all its subsectors— F.1/AF.1, F.2/AF.2, F.331/AF.331, F.332/AF.332, F.34/AF.34, F.41/AF.41, F.42/AF.42, F.5/AF.5, F.61/AF.61, F.62/AF.62, F.7/AF.7 for sector S.13 and all its subsectors— F.511/AF.511 and F.21/AF.21 for subsector S.1311— Breakdown by counterpart sector for subsectors S.1311 and S.1314— F.1, F.2, F.331, F.332, F.34, F.41, F.42, F.5, F.61, F.62, F.7 for sector S.13 and all its subsectors, and F.511 and F.21 for subsector S.1311— AF.5 assets for sector S.13 and subsectors S.1311 and S.1313, and AF.511 assets for subsector S.1311— AF.7 assets for sector S.13 and all its subsectors— Breakdown by counterpart sector for AF.41 assets for the subsector S.1311 and for AF.5 assets for subsectors S.1311 and S.1314— F.5/AF.5, F.511/AF.511 and F.7/AF.7 for sector S.13 and all its subsectors— Breakdown by counterpart sector for F.5/AF.5 for subsectors S.1311 and S.1314— F.61/AF.61, F.62/AF.62 and F.7/AF.7 for sector S.13 and all its subsectors— F.1/AF.1, F.2/AF.2, F.331/AF.331, F.332/AF.332, F.34/AF.34, F.41/AF.41, F.42/AF.42, F.5/AF.5, F.61/AF.61, F.62/AF.62, F.7/AF.7 for sector S.13 and all its subsectors— F.511/AF.511 and F.21/AF.21 for subsector S.1311— Breakdown by counterpart sector for subsectors S.1311 and S.1314— F.41/AF.41, F.42/AF.42 — assets for sector S.13 and subsectors S.1312 and S.1313— F.7/AF.7 — assets and liabilities for sector S.13 and all its subsectors— F.1/AF.1, F.2/AF.2, F.331/AF.331, F.332/AF.332, F.34/AF.34, F.41/AF.41, F.42/AF.42, F.5/AF.5, F.61/AF.61, F.62/AF.62, F.7/AF.7 for sector S.13 and all its subsectors— F.511/AF.511 and F.21/AF.21 for subsector S.1311— Breakdown by counterpart sector for subsectors S.1311 and S.1314— F.1/AF.1, F.2/AF.2, F.331/AF.331, F.332/AF.332, F.34/AF.34, F.41/AF.41, F.42/AF.42, F.5/AF.5, F.61/AF.61, F.62/AF.62, F.7/AF.7 for sector S.13 and its subsectors— F.511/AF.511 and F.21/AF.21 for subsector S.1311— Breakdown by counterpart sector for subsectors S.1311 and S.1314— F.1/AF.1, F.2/AF.2, F.331/AF.331, F.332/AF.332, F.34/AF.34, F.41/AF.41, F.42/AF.42, F.5/AF.5, F.61/AF.61, F.62/AF.62, F.7/AF.7 for sector S.13 and all its subsectors— F.511/AF.511 and F.21/AF.21 for subsector S.1311— Breakdown by counterpart sector for subsectors S.1311 and S.1314 +",national statistics;data transmission;data flow;interactive transmission;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;account;financial account;public administration;general government,16 +32812,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1292/2006 of 30 August 2006 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in ICES zone I, II (Norwegian waters) by vessels flying the flag of Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 51/2006 of 22 December 2005 fixing for 2006 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2006.(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 2006.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2006 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing 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. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis 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.. Done at Brussels, 30 August 2006.For the CommissionJörgen HOLMQUISTDirector-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 768/2005 (OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 16, 20.1.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1262/2006 (OJ L 230, 24.8.2006, p. 4).ANNEXNo 18Member state SpainStock COD/1N2AB.Species Cod (Gadus morhua)Zone I, II (Norwegian waters)Date 17 July 2006 +",Norway;Kingdom of Norway;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,16 +41045,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 155/2012 of 21 February 2012 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff. ,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) By Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 620/2011 (2) two new subheadings, 8528 71 15 and 8528 71 91, have been introduced in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87. Both cover apparatus with a microprocessor-based device incorporating a modem for gaining access to the Internet, and having a function of interactive information exchange, capable of receiving television signals, so-called ‘set-top boxes which have a communication function’. According to the wording of the subheadings the apparatus include apparatus incorporating a device performing a recording or reproducing function, provided that they retain the essential character of a set-top box which has a communication function.(2) In the interest of legal certainty it is necessary to clarify the scope of those new subheadings with regard to the terms ‘modem’ and ‘interactive information exchange’. A new Additional Note should therefore be inserted in Chapter 85 of the Combined Nomenclature to ensure a uniform interpretation of those subheadings throughout the territory of the Union.(3) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 should therefore be amended accordingly.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,. In Chapter 85 of the Combined Nomenclature set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1006/2011 (3), the following Additional Note 3 is inserted:‘3. Apparatus of these subheadings must enable a two-way communication process or a two-way flow of information for the purposes of providing an interactive information exchange.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 February 2012.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Algirdas ŠEMETAMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 166, 25.6.2011, p. 16.(3)  OJ L 282, 28.10.2011, p. 1. +",transmission network;Euronet;Transpac;broadcasting network;data-transmission network;telecommunications network;specification of tariff heading;computer equipment;computing equipment;hardware;modem;Combined Nomenclature;CN;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,16 +23028,"2002/881/EC: Commission Decision of 5 November 2002 excluding from Community financing certain expenditure incurred by the Member States under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) (notified under document number C(2002) 4127). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95(2), and in particular Article 5(2)(c) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy(3), and in particular Article 7(4) thereof,After consulting the Committee for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund,Whereas:(1) Article 5(2)(c) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 stipulate that the Commission is to exclude expenditure from Community financing where it finds that it has not been incurred in accordance with Community rules.(2) The above Articles of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 as well as Article 8(1) and (2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1663/95 of 7 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 regarding the procedure for the clearance of the accounts of the EAGGF Guarantee Section(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2025/2001(5), provide that the Commission is to carry out the necessary checks, forward its findings to the Member States, consider any comments from the latter, enter into bilateral discussions to reach an agreement with the Member States concerned and formally communicate its conclusions to them, referring to Commission Decision 94/442/EC of 1 July 1994 setting up a conciliation procedure in the context of the clearance of the accounts of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) Guarantee Section(6), as last amended by Decision 2001/535/EC(7).(3) The Member States have had the opportunity to request that a conciliation procedure be initiated. That procedure has been applied in some cases and the reports issued on the outcome have been considered by the Commission.(4) Articles 2 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 provide that refunds on exports to third countries and intervention intended to stabilise agricultural markets may be financed only where they are either granted or undertaken in accordance with the Community rules governing the common organisations of agricultural markets.(5) The findings of checks performed, the results of bilateral discussions and the outcome of the conciliation procedures have shown that some expenditure declared by the Member States does not meet those conditions and cannot therefore be financed under the EAGGF Guarantee Section.(6) The Annex to this Decision sets out the amounts that are not recognised as being chargeable to the EAGGF Guarantee Section. Those amounts do not relate to expenditure incurred more than 24 months before the Commission's written notification of the results of the checks to the Member States.(7) As regards the cases covered by this Decision, the assessment of the amounts to be excluded on grounds of non-compliance with Community rules was notified by the Commission to the Member States and is set out in a summary report on the subject.(8) This Decision is without prejudice to any financial conclusions that the Commission may draw from the judgments of the Court of Justice in cases pending on 31 May 2002 and relating to its content,. The expenditure itemised in the Annex hereto that has been incurred by the Member States' accredited paying agencies and declared under the EAGGF Guarantee Section is hereby excluded from Community financing because it does not comply with Community rules. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Portuguese Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 5 November 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13.(2) OJ L 125, 8.6.1995, p. 1.(3) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.(4) OJ L 158, 8.7.1995, p. 6.(5) OJ L 274, 17.10.2001, p. 3.(6) OJ L 182, 16.7.1994, p. 45.(7) OJ L 193, 17.7.2001, p. 25.ANNEXCORRECTION TOTALS>TABLE> +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;budgetary control;application of EU law;application of European Union law;implementation of Community law;national implementation;national implementation of Community law;national means of execution;national expenditure;agricultural expenditure;expenditure on agriculture;farm spending;EAGGF Guarantee Section;EAGGF Guarantee Section aid,16 +38461,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 449/2010 of 25 May 2010 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 as regards tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and processed agricultural products originating in Egypt and repealing Regulations (EC) No 2276/2003, (EC) No 955/2005, (EC) No 1002/2007 and (EC) No 1455/2007. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 of 9 April 2001 providing for the management of Community tariff quotas and of reference quantities for products eligible for preferences by virtue of agreements with certain Mediterranean countries and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1981/94 and (EC) No 934/95 (1) and in particular Article 5(1)(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) In 2008 an Agreement has been concluded in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products, the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 and their annexes and amendments to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, hereinafter ‘the Agreement’, which has been approved by Council Decision 2010/240/EC (2).(2) The Agreement provides for new tariff quotas for agricultural and processed agricultural products originating in Egypt. It provides also for changes to existing tariff quotas for those products which are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 747/2001, Commission Regulation (EC) No 2276/2003 of 22 December 2003 opening tariff quotas and laying down the duties applicable within these tariff quotas for imports into the European Community of certain processed agricultural products originating in Egypt (3), Commission Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 of 23 June 2005 opening a Community import quota for rice originating in Egypt (4), Commission Regulation (EC) No 1002/2007 of 29 August 2007 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2184/96 concerning imports into the Community of rice originating in and coming from Egypt (5) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1455/2007 of 10 December 2007 opening certain Community import quotas for rice originating in Egypt (6).(3) It is necessary to implement the new tariff quotas and the changes to the existing tariff quotas provided for in the Agreement. For reasons of clarity, it is appropriate to bring together all tariff quotas for agricultural and processed agricultural products originating in Egypt in one single legislative act.(4) Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 should therefore be amended accordingly and Regulations (EC) No 2276/2003, (EC) No 955/2005, (EC) No 1002/2007 and (EC) No 1455/2007 should therefore be repealed.(5) Import licences issued under Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 and Regulation (EC) No 1002/2007 are valid from their date of issue until the end of the following month. Where the validity period of import licences issued under those Regulations before the entry into force of this Regulation expires after the date of repeal of those Regulations, importers could not comply with their obligations related to import licences. Member States should therefore be permitted in such cases to derogate from Commission Regulation (EC) No 376/2008 of 23 April 2008 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (7), and to release the security lodged by importers. In the interest of clarity it should also be provided that import licences issued after the entry into force of this Regulation under Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 and Regulation (EC) No 1002/2007 are to be valid only until the date of repeal of those Regulations.(6) For the purpose of calculating the tariff quotas for the first year of application, it should be provided, in accordance with the Agreement, that the volumes of the tariff quotas for which the quota period starts before the date of entry into force of the Agreement, should be reduced by a proportion relating to that part of the period which has elapsed before that date.(7) Since the Agreement enters into force on 1 June 2010, this Regulation should apply from that date. However, in the interest of legal certainty, provisions concerning the validity of licences issued before that date should apply immediately.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,. Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 747/2001 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Regulation. Regulations (EC) No 2276/2003, (EC) No 955/2005, (EC) No 1002/2007 and (EC) No 1455/2007 are repealed. 1.   The validity of import licences issued with an expiry date after 31 May 2010 under Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 and Regulation (EC) No 1002/2007 before the entry into force of this Regulation shall expire on 31 May 2010.By derogation from Article 7(1) of Regulation (EC) No 376/2008, until 30 June 2010 the titular holder of the import licences referred to in the first subparagraph may return the unused import licences to the competent authorities of the Member States concerned which shall release the security for the quantities not used.2.   By derogation from Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 955/2005 and Article 3(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1002/2007, the validity period of import licences issued under those Regulations after the entry into force of this Regulation shall not extend after 31 May 2010. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 June 2010 with the exception of Article 3 which shall apply from the date of the entry into force of this Regulation.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 May 2010.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 109, 19.4.2001, p. 2.(2)  OJ L 106, 28.4.2010, p. 39.(3)  OJ L 336, 23.12.2003, p. 46.(4)  OJ L 164, 24.6.2005, p. 5.(5)  OJ L 226, 30.8.2007, p. 15.(6)  OJ L 325, 11.12.2007, p. 74.(7)  OJ L 114, 26.4.2008, p. 3.ANNEX‘ANNEX IVEGYPTNotwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of this Regulation. Where ex CN codes are indicated, the preferential scheme is to be determined by application of the CN code and corresponding description taken together.Tariff quotasOrder No CN code TARIC sub-division Description of goods Quota period Quota volume Quota duty09.1712 0703 20 00 Garlic, fresh or chilled From 1.6 to 30.6.2010 727 ExemptionFrom 15.1.2011 to 30.6.2011 and for each period thereafter from 15.1 to 30.6 4 000 (1)09.1783 0707 00 05 Cucumbers, fresh or chilled From 15.11.2010 to 15.5.2011 and for each period thereafter from 15.11 to 15.5 3 000 (2) Exemption (3)09.1784 0805 10 20 Sweet oranges, fresh From 1.12 to 31.5 36 300 (4) Exemption (5)09.1799 0810 10 00 Strawberries, fresh From 1.10.2010 to 30.4.2011 10 000 ExemptionFrom 1.10.2011 to 30.4.2012 10 300From 1.10.2012 to 30.4.2013 10 609From 1.10.2013 to 30.4.2014 10 927From 1.10.2014 to 30.4.2015 11 255From 1.10.2015 to 30.4.2016 and for each period thereafter from 1.10 to 30.4 11 59309.1796 1006 20 Husked (brown) rice From 1.6 to 31.12.2010 11 667 ExemptionFrom 1.1 to 31.12.2011 20 600From 1.1 to 31.12.2012 21 218From 1.1 to 31.12.2013 21 855From 1.1 to 31.12.2014 22 510From 1.1 to 31.12.2015 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 23 18509.1797 1006 30 Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not polished or glazed From 1.6 to 31.12.2010 40 833 ExemptionFrom 1.1 to 31.12.2011 72 100From 1.1 to 31.12.2012 74 263From 1.1 to 31.12.2013 76 491From 1.1 to 31.12.2014 78 786From 1.1 to 31.12.2015 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 81 14909.1798 1006 40 00 Broken rice From 1.6 to 31.12.2010 46 667 ExemptionFrom 1.1 to 31.12.2011 82 400From 1.1 to 31.12.2012 84 872From 1.1 to 31.12.2013 87 418From 1.1 to 31.12.2014 90 041From 1.1 to 31.12.2015 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 92 74209.1785 1702 50 00 Chemically pure fructose in solid form From 1.6 to 31.12.2010 583 ExemptionFor each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 1 00009.1786 ex 1704 90 99 91 Other sugar confectionery, not containing cocoa, containing 70 % or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) From 1.6 to 31.12.2010 583 ExemptionFrom 1.1 to 31.12.2011 1 100From 1.1 to 31.12.2012 1 210From 1.1 to 31.12.2013 1 331From 1.1 to 31.12.2014 1 464From 1.1 to 31.12.2015 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 1 61109.1787 ex 1806 10 30 10 Sweetened cacao powder, containing 70 % or more but less than 80 % of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) or isoglucose expressed as sucrose From 1.6 to 31.12.2010 292 ExemptionFrom 1.1 to 31.12.2011 525From 1.1 to 31.12.2012 551From 1.1 to 31.12.2013 579From 1.1 to 31.12.2014 608From 1.1 to 31.12.2015 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 63809.1788 1806 10 90 Sweetened cacao powder, containing 80 % or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) or isoglucose expressed as sucrose From 1.6 to 31.12.2010 292 ExemptionFrom 1.1 to 31.12.2011 525From 1.1 to 31.12.2012 551From 1.1 to 31.12.2013 579From 1.1 to 31.12.2014 608From 1.1 to 31.12.2015 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 63809.1789 ex 1806 20 95 90 Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form, in containers or immediate packings of a content exceeding 2 kg, containing less than 18 % by weight of cocoa butter, containing 70 % or more by weight of sucrose (including invert sugar expressed as sucrose) From 1.6 to 31.12.2010 292 ExemptionFrom 1.1 to 31.12.2011 525From 1.1 to 31.12.2012 551From 1.1 to 31.12.2013 579From 1.1 to 31.12.2014 608From 1.1 to 31.12.2015 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 63809.1790 ex 1901 90 99 36 Other food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing less than 40 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included, food preparations of goods of headings 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing less than 5 % by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, not elsewhere specified or included, containing 70 % or more by weight of sucrose/isoglucose From 1.6 to 31.12.2010 583 ExemptionFrom 1.1 to 31.12.2011 1 100From 1.1 to 31.12.2012 1 210From 1.1 to 31.12.2013 1 331From 1.1 to 31.12.2014 1 464From 1.1 to 31.12.2015 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 1 61109.1791 ex 2101 12 98 92 Preparations with a basis of coffee, containing 70 % or more by weight of sucrose/isoglucose From 1.6 to 31.12.2010 583 ExemptionFrom 1.1 to 31.12.2011 1 100From 1.1 to 31.12.2012 1 210From 1.1 to 31.12.2013 1 331From 1.1 to 31.12.2014 1 464From 1.1 to 31.12.2015 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 1 61109.1792 ex 2101 20 98 85 Preparations with a basis of tea or mate, containing 70 % or more by weight of sucrose/isoglucose From 1.6 to 31.12.2010 292 ExemptionFrom 1.1 to 31.12.2011 525From 1.1 to 31.12.2012 551From 1.1 to 31.12.2013 579From 1.1 to 31.12.2014 608From 1.1 to 31.12.2015 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 63809.1793 ex 2106 90 59 10 Other flavoured or coloured sugar syrups (excluded isoglucose, lactose, glucose and maltodextrine syrups), containing 70 % or more by weight of sucrose/isoglucose From 1.6 to 31.12.2010 292 ExemptionFrom 1.1 to 31.12.2011 525From 1.1 to 31.12.2012 551From 1.1 to 31.12.2013 579From 1.1 to 31.12.2014 608From 1.1 to 31.12.2015 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 63809.1794 ex 2106 90 98 26 Other food preparations not elsewhere specified or included, of a kind used in drink industries, containing 70 % or more by weight of sucrose/isoglucose From 1.6 to 31.12.2010 583 ExemptionFrom 1.1 to 31.12.2011 1 100From 1.1 to 31.12.2012 1 210From 1.1 to 31.12.2013 1 331From 1.1 to 31.12.2014 1 464From 1.1 to 31.12.2015 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 1 61109.1795 ex 3302 10 29 10 Other preparations of a kind used in drink industries, containing all flavouring agents characterising a beverage, of an actual alcoholic strength by volume not exceeding 0,5 %, containing 70 % or more by weight of sucrose/isoglucose From 1.6 to 31.12.2010 583 ExemptionFrom 1.1 to 31.12.2011 1 100From 1.1 to 31.12.2012 1 210From 1.1 to 31.12.2013 1 331From 1.1 to 31.12.2014 1 464From 1.1 to 31.12.2015 and for each period thereafter from 1.1 to 31.12 1 611(1)  From 15 January 2011, this tariff quota volume shall be annually increased by 3 % of the volume of the previous year. The first increase shall take place on the volume of 4 000 tonnes net weight.(2)  From 15 November 2011, this tariff quota volume shall be annually increased by 3 % of the volume of the previous year. The first increase shall take place on the volume of 3 000 tonnes net weight.(3)  The exemption applies only to the ad valorem duty.(4)  Within this tariff quota, the specific duty provided in the Union’s list of concessions to the WTO is reduced to zero, if the entry price is not less than EUR 264/tonne, being the entry price agreed between the European Union and Egypt. If the entry price for a consignment is 2, 4, 6 or 8 % lower than the agreed entry price, the specific customs quota duty shall be equal respectively to 2, 4, 6 or 8 % of this agreed entry price. If the entry price of a consignment is less than 92 % of the agreed entry price, the specific customs duty bound within the WTO shall apply.(5)  Also exemption of the ad valorem duty, in the framework of this tariff quota.’ +",floriculture;flower;flower-growing;fruit;vegetable;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import (EU);Community import;wine;Egypt;Arab Republic of Egypt,16 +31702,"2006/768/EC: Council Decision of 7 November 2006 amending Decision 2003/583/EC on the reallocation of funds received by the European Investment Bank for operations carried out in the Democratic Republic of Congo under the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth EDFs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1),Having regard to the Internal Agreement of 12 September 2000 between representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, on the financing and administration of Community aid under the Financial Protocol to the Partnership Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Community and its Member States signed in Cotonou (Benin) on 23 June 2000 and the allocation of financial assistance for the overseas countries and territories to which part four of the EC Treaty applies (2), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission drafted in agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB),Whereas:(1) Council Decision 2003/583/EC (3) indicates that the total additional allocation is made available for a four-year period as of the date on which the account is opened.(2) Decision 2005/446/EC of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States meeting within the Council (4) sets the deadline for committing the funds of the 9th European Development Fund (EDF) at 31 December 2007.(3) Because the transition in the Democratic Republic of Congo took longer to complete than anticipated in the light of delays in preparations for the electoral process, the deadline for committing the funds of the additional allocation referred to by Decision 2003/583/EC has had to be extended.(4) Accordingly, the deadline for committing the additional funds provided for in Decision 2003/583/EC should be aligned with the deadline provided for in Decision 2005/446/EC,. The third sentence of Article 4 of Decision 2003/583/EC is replaced by the following:‘The deadline for committing the funds deposited on this account shall be 31 December 2007, as per Decision 2005/446/EC. On the completion of all operations funded from the allocation, the bank account will be closed and any remaining funds will be refunded to Member States. The account will be closed no later than 31 December 2011.’ This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 7 November 2006.For the CouncilThe PresidentE. HEINÄLUOMA(1)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3. Agreement as amended by the Agreement signed in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (OJ L 287, 28.10.2005, p. 4).(2)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 355.(3)  OJ L 198, 6.8.2003, p. 9.(4)  OJ L 156, 18.6.2005, p. 19. +",EDF;European Development Fund;Democratic Republic of the Congo;Congo Kinshasa;Zaire;European Investment Bank;EIB;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,16 +30018,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 319/2005 of 24 February 2005 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the import of sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004. ,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 12(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the maximum reduction from third countries in the duty on sorghum imported into Spain was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004 (2).(2) Article 7 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 (3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 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 18 to 24 February 2005 in response to the invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imported sorghum issued in Regulation (EC) No 2275/2004. This Regulation shall enter into force on 25 February 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 February 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.(2)  OJ L 396, 31.12.2004, p. 32.(3)  OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50). +",import;third country;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sorghum;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,16 +7902,"90/197/EEC: Commission Decision of 4 October 1989 on an aid granted in France to cereal farmers and producers, financed by the reimbursement of specific fiscal and parafiscal charges (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 93 (2) thereof,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 (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 21 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 571/89 (4), and in particular Article 24 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1235/89 (6), and in particular Article 23 thereof,Having given notice to the parties concerned, in accordance with Article 93 (2) of the Treaty, to submit their comments (7),Whereas:IFollowing a complaint, the Commission learned of a system under which French livestock farmers who also grow cereals can obtain the reimbursement of specific fiscal charges (solidarity contributions, Bapsa (supplementary budget for agricultural social benefits) contributions) paid on the delivery of cereals to a recognized collector (amending financial law for 1982 of 30 December 1982); whereas two decrees of 26 October 1983 extended the arrangements to cover parafiscal charges (FASC and FNDA (National Agricultural Development Fund) contributions).The system allows French livestock farmers who also grow cereals to obtain the reimbursement of the charges paid on a quantity of cereals, not exceeding 300 tonnes par marketing year, corresponding to the amount of products of the same type contained in feedingstuffs purchased for their holding.II1. By letter of 29 November 1988 addressed to the French Government the Commission stated that it had decided, in regard to the aid, to initiate the procedure provided of in Article 93 (2) of the EEC Treaty.2. In that letter the Commission informed the French authorities that it considered the aid to be an operating aid with no lasting effect on the development of the sector concerned, the effects of which would disappear with the measure itself. The Commission considers such measures to be as a matter of principle incompatible with the common market.There is in any case already a complete and exhaustive set of Community rules for the livestock sectors that debars the Member States from additional action to support producers' incomes.This aid is therefore an infringement of the Community provisions in question.3. Under the procedure the Commission gave notice to the French Government to submit its comments.The Commission also gave the other Member States and other interested parties notice to submit their comments.IIIBy letter of 1 March 1989 the French Government replied to the Commission's letter of notice.According to the French authorities the system does not provide an aid but merely livestock/cereal farmers who do not have the necessary processing equipment from being treated differently from those who process their own crops and so do not pay the charges levied on the marketing of cereals, and so affords equality of treatment to all French livestock/cereal farmers.These authorities consider that the system is covered by the Court of Justice's finding on respect for the general principle of equality, as for instance in Case 300/86 (1).Moreover they consider that the position of livestock farmers who grow cereals cannot be compared with that of livestock farmers not growing cereals.These points were argued and developed by the French authorities at a meeting with the Commission on 25 April 1989.IVThe following points must be made in response to the arguments advanced by the French authorities:- the reimbursement of these charges to livestock/cereal producers must be considered aid granted through State resources as mentioned in Article 92 of the EEC Treaty, the Court having found that 'a measure adopted by the public authority and favouring certain undertakings or products so as not lose the character of a gratuitous advantage by the fact that it is wholly or partially financed by contributions imposed by the public authority and levied on the undertakings concerned' (1);- whilst it is true that in Case 300/86 the Court of Justice invalidated the second subparagraph of Article 1 (2) of Commission Regulation No 2040/80 (2), as amended by Commission Regulation No 2512/86 (3), 'in so far as it exempts from the co-responsibility levy the first-stage processing of cereals carried out on the producer's own agricultural holding by means of the machinery of the farm, provided that the products of the processing are used on that holding, but does not provide for such exemption for first-stage processing carried out off the producer's agricultural holding or by means of machinery which does not form part of the agricultural installations of the farm, where the products of the processing are used on that farm', the principle does not apply to the case in hand since a Community arrangement for exemption under certain conditions from a charge of compulsory and uniform application throughout the Community cannot properly be compared with a national arrangement for reimbursement of national charges in a Member State. Moreover, the purpose of the Community rules on the co-responsibility leby is to restrict structural surpluses of cereals on the market, which is not the case with the French measure;- lastly, livestock/cereal farmers and livestock farmers not producing cereals are in competition as regards the products of stockfarming.Given the foregoing the arguments put forward by the French authorities cannot be accepted.V1. Articles 92, 93 and 94 of the EEC Treaty apply to the production and marketing of the products covered by the aid in question, under the terms of the various common organizations of markets mentioned above.The aid affords a specific advantage to certain French livestock farmers who also grow cereals, viz. a reduction in their livestock production costs. The significant proportion (50 to 70 %) of the selling price of meat accounted for by feed costs should be noted. In consequence competition between these farmers and others, in both France and the other Member States, who do not receive the reimbursement is distorted.By its nature the measure is, since it reduces production costs and relates to products in which there is substantial trade, liable to affect intra-Community trade. The figures (in thousands of tonnes) for trade in the products in question between France and the other countries of the Community in 1987 may be summarized as follows:(in thousand tonnes)1.2.3.4 // // // // // // Imports from EEC // Export from EEC // Self-sufficiency // // // // // Beef/veal // 294 // 209 // 121,24 % // // // // // Pigmeat // 424 // 97 // 81 % // // // // // Poultrymeat // 40 // 138 // 136,57 % // // // //Because of the measure operators in other Member States see their exports curbed since merchants have a wider offer of animals of French origin as a result of the granting of the aid, and, moreover, the quantities offered for export are increased.The aid therefore satisfies the criteria of Article 92 (1) of the EEC Treaty and is therefore incompatible with the common market.2. The exceptions to such incompatibility set out in Article 92 (2) are clearly not applicable to the aid in question, nor have they been invoked by the French authorities. Those set out in Article 92 (3) relate to objectives pursued in the Community's interest and not only in the interest of individual sectors of the national economy. These exceptions are to be strictly interpreted when examining any regional or sectoral aid or any case of individual application of general aid schemes.Exceptions can be granted only in cases where the Commission can establish that the aid is necessary for achievement of one of the objectives set out in these provisions. To allow such exceptions in resepct of aid which does not offer such guarantees would amount ot allowing trade between Member States to be affected and comeptition to be distorted without justification from the point of view of the Community interest and would give an unfair advantage to certain Member States.In the case in point, the aid does not offer such guarantees. The French Government was unable to provide any justification, and the Commission could find none, showing that the aid in question met the conditions required for the application of one of the exceptions set out in Article 92 (3) of the Treaty.This is not a measure intended to promote a project of common European interest as mentioned in Article 92 (3) (b) nor a measure intended to remedy a serious disturbance in the economy of the Member State in question, as also mentined in that provision.As far as the derogations provided for in Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) in the case of aid to promote or facilitate the economic development of areas or to facilitate the development of certain activities mentioned in the said point (c) are concerned, it should be noted that the aid cannot durably improve the conditions pertaining in the economic sector in which it is granted.By possibly bringing about an increase in deliveries of meat to intervention, the aid may also bring about an increase in European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund expenditure. On that account it must be considered as against the common interest.In consequence, the aid is to be considered as an operational aid, a type which the Commission has always opposed as a matter of principle since the terms of such aid do not bring it within the scope of one of the exceptions provided for in Article 92 (3) (a) and (c) of the Treaty.3. In the case of livestock products the market in which is subject to a common organization there are restrictions of the right of Member States to intervene directly in the operation of those organizations with a common price structure, which fall within the exclusive competence of the Community.The granting of aid of this type ignores the principle that Member States no longer have the right to act independently in the matter of farmers' incomes within the framework of a common organization of the market by the granting of such aid.Even if it had been possible to envisage an exception under Article 92 (3) of the Treaty, the fact that the aid infringes the common organizations of the markets in question makes it impossible to apply any such exception.4. In consequence, the aid is incompatible with the common market within the meaning of Article 92 of the Treaty and may no longer be granted,. The French Government shall discontinue the aid to livestock farmers who also grow cereals in the form of reimbursement of specific fiscal and parafiscal charges paid on a quantity of cereals, not exceeding 300 tonnes per marketing year, corresponding to the amount of products of the same type contained in feedingstuffs purchased for their holding. The French Government shall inform the Commission, within two months from notification of this Decision, of the measures it has taken to comply with this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 4 October 1989.For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 12.(3) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.(4) OJ No L 61, 4. 3. 1989, p. 43.(5) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77.(6) OJ No L 128, 11. 5. 1989, p. 29.(7) OJ No C 35, 11. 2. 1989, p. 17.(1) Landschoot v. Mera: Judgment of the Court of 29 June 1988 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) Case 78/76, Steinike und Weinlig v. Germany, [1977] ECR 595.(3) OJ No L 173, 1. 7. 1986, p. 65.(4) OJ No L 229, 15. 8. 1986, p. 25. +",France;French Republic;tax;rate of taxation;tax rate;quasi-fiscal charge;licence fee;parafiscal charge;television licence fee;cereals;control of State aid;notification of State aid;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,16 +10667,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3251/92 of 9 November 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 establishing an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2777/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1235/89 (2), and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2505/92 of 14 July 1992 amending Annexes I and II to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (3) provides for a subheading for live fowls of the species Gallus domesticus weighing not more than 185 grams;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3064/92 (5), establishes an agricultural product nomenclature for export refunds on the basis of the combined nomenclature; whereas the former nomenclature should be brought into line with the abovementioned amendment;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Eggs and Poultymeat,. In the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87, CN code 0105 11 00 in sector 8 is hereby replaced by CN codes 0105 11 to 0105 11 99 as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1993. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 November 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 77. (2) OJ No L 128, 11. 5. 1989, p. 29. (3) OJ No L 267, 14. 9. 1992, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 366, 24. 12. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 308, 24. 10. 1992, p. 17.ANNEX8. PoultrymeatCN code Description Product code '0105 11 Fowls of the species Gallus domesticus: Grandparent and parent female chicks: 0105 11 11 Laying stocks 0105 11 11 000 0105 11 19 Other 0105 11 19 000 Other: 0105 11 91 Laying stocks 0105 11 91 000 0105 11 99 Other 0105 11 99 000' +",agricultural product nomenclature;nomenclature of agricultural products;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;poultry;chicken;cock;duck;goose;hen;ostrich;table poultry,16 +34452,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 of 27 July 2007 on a standing invitation to tender to determine refunds on exports of white sugar until the end of the 2007/2008 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Articles 23(4) and 40(1)(g) thereof,Whereas:(1) In view of the situation on the Community and world sugar markets, a standing invitation to tender should be opened for the export of white sugar until the end of the 2007/2008 marketing year which, having regard to possible fluctuations in world prices for sugar, must provide for the determination of export refunds.(2) The general rules governing invitations to tender for the purpose of determining export refunds for sugar established by Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 should be applied.(3) In order to prevent any abuse associated with the re-import or re-introduction into the Community of sugar sector products that have qualified for export refunds, no export refund should be fixed for the countries of the western Balkans.(4) In line with Articles 32 and 33 of Council Regulation (EC) No 318/2006, export refunds may be set to cover the competitive gap between Community and third countries' exports. Community exports to certain close destinations and to third countries granting Community products a preferential import treatment are currently in a particular favourable competitive position. Therefore, refunds for exports to those destinations should be abolished.(5) In view of the specific nature of the operation, appropriate provisions should be laid down with regard to export licences issued in connection with the standing invitation to tender, in particular as regards the deadline for the issue of the licences, their period of validity, the amount of the security and the quantity for which the obligation to export resulting from the licence is met. However, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (2) and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 120/89 of 19 January 1989 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the export levies and charges on agricultural products (3) must continue to apply.(6) The provisions of this Regulation replace, as regards the partial invitations to tender as from August 2007, those of Commission Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 of 28 June 2006 on a standing invitation to tender to determine refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2006/2007 marketing year (4). For the sake of transparency and legal clarity, therefore, that Regulation should be repealed with effect from 1 August 2007.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. 1.   A standing invitation to tender shall be opened in order to determine export refunds on white sugar covered by CN code 1701 99 10 for all destinations excluding Andorra, Gibraltar, Ceuta, Melilla, the Holy See (Vatican City State), Liechtenstein, Communes of Livigno and Campione d'Italia, Heligoland, Greenland, Faroe Islands, the areas of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control, Albania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia (5), Montenegro and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. During the period of validity of this standing invitation, partial invitations to tender shall be issued.2.   The standing invitation to tender shall be open until 25 September 2008. 1.   The notice of invitation to tender shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. On this basis, the Member States shall draw up a notice of invitation to tender which they may publish or have published elsewhere.2.   The notice shall indicate, in particular, the terms of the invitation to tender.3.   The notice may be amended during the period of validity of the standing invitation to tender. It shall be so amended if the terms of the invitation to tender are modified during that period. 1.   The period during which tenders may be submitted in response to the first partial invitation to tender shall:(a) begin on 1 August 2007;(b) end on 9 August 2007 at 10.00, Brussels local time.2.   The periods during which tenders may be submitted in response to the second and subsequent partial invitations shall:(a) begin on the first working day following the end of the preceding period;(b) end at 10.00, Brussels local time, on:— 30 August 2007,— 13 and 27 September 2007,— 11 and 25 October 2007,— 8 and 22 November 2007,— 6 and 20 December 2007,— 10 and 31 January 2008,— 14 and 28 February 2008,— 13 and 27 March 2008,— 10 and 24 April 2008,— 8 and 29 May 2008,— 12 and 26 June 2008,— 10 and 24 July 2008,— 7 and 28 August 2008,— 11 and 25 September 2008. 1.   Tenders in connection with this tendering procedure shall be addressed to the competent authority in a Member State by fax or electronic mail provided the competent agency accepts these forms of transmission.The competent authorities of the Member State may require that electronic tenders be accompanied by an advance electronic signature within the meaning of Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (6).2.   Tenders shall be valid only if the following conditions are met:(a) Tenders shall indicate:(i) the procedure to which the tender relates (No 1/2007) and the partial invitation;(ii) the name, address and VAT number of the tenderer;(iii) the quantity of white sugar to be exported;(iv) the amount of the export refund, per 100 kilograms of white sugar, expressed in euro to three decimal places;(v) the amount of the security to be lodged in accordance with Article 5(1) covering the quantity of sugar indicated in (iii), expressed in the currency of the Member State in which the tender is submitted;(b) proof is furnished before expiry of the time-limit for the submission of tenders that the tenderer has lodged the security indicated in the tender;(c) the quantity to be exported is not less than 250 tonnes of white sugar;(d) tenders include a declaration by the tenderer that if their tender is successful they will, within the period laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 11(2), apply for an export licence or licences in respect of the quantities of white sugar to be exported;(e) tenders include a declaration by the tenderer that the product for exports is white sugar of fair, sound and marketable quality, falling within CN code 1701 99 10;(f) tenders include a declaration by the tenderer that if their tender is successful they will:(i) where the obligation to export resulting from the export licence referred to in Article 11(2) is not fulfilled, supplement the security by the payment of the amount referred to in Article 12(3);(ii) within 30 days following the expiry of the export licence in question, notify the agency which issued the licence of the quantity or quantities in respect of which the licence was not used.3.   A tender which is not submitted in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, or which contains conditions other than those indicated in the present invitation to tender, shall not be considered.4.   Once submitted, a tender may not be withdrawn.5.   A tender may stipulate that it is to be regarded as having been submitted only if one or both of the following conditions is/are met:(a) the maximum export refund is fixed on the day of the expiry of the period for the submission of the tenders in question;(b) the tender, if successful, relates to all or a specified part of the tendered quantity. 1.   A security of EUR 11 per 100 kilograms of white sugar to be exported under this invitation to tender must be lodged by each tenderer.Without prejudice to Article 12(3), where a tender is successful this security shall become the security for the export licence at the time of the application referred to in Article 11(2).2.   The security referred to in paragraph 1 may be lodged at the tenderer’s choice, either in cash or in the form of a guarantee given by an establishment complying with criteria laid down by the Member State in which the tender is submitted.3.   The security referred to in paragraph 1 shall be released:(a) in the case of unsuccessful tenderers in respect of the quantity for which no award has been made;(b) in the case of successful tenderers who have not applied for the relevant export licence within the period referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 11(2), at a rate of EUR 10 per 100 kilograms of white sugar;(c) in the case of successful tenderers for the quantity for which they have fulfilled, within the meaning of Articles 31(b) and 32(1)(b)(i) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the export obligation resulting from the licence referred to in Article 11(2) of this Regulation in accordance with the terms of Article 35 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000.In the case referred to under (b) of the first subparagraph, the releasable part of the security shall be reduced, as applicable, by the difference between the maximum amount of the export refund fixed for the partial invitation concerned and the maximum amount of the export refund fixed for the following partial invitation, when the latter amount is higher than the former.Except in cases of force majeure, the part of the security or the security which is not released shall be forfeit in respect of the quantity of sugar for which the corresponding obligations have not been fulfilled.4.   In cases of force majeure, the competent authority of the Member State concerned shall take such action for the release of the security as it considers necessary having regard to the circumstances invoked by the party concerned. 1.   Tenders shall be examined in private by the competent authority concerned. The persons present at the examination shall be under an obligation not to disclose any particulars relating thereto.2.   Tenders submitted in accordance with this Regulation shall be communicated, if eligible, to the Commission by the Member States without the tenderers being mentioned by name and must be received by the Commission within one hour and thirty minutes of the expiry of the deadline for the weekly submission of tenders stipulated in the notice of invitation to tender.Where no tenders are submitted, the Member States shall notify the Commission of this within the same time-limit. 1.   After the tenders received have been examined, a maximum quantity may be fixed for the partial invitation concerned.2.   A decision may be taken to make no award under a specific partial invitation to tender. 1.   If the Commission decides to make an award under the partial tendering procedure, it shall fix, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006, the maximum amount of the export refund. This amount shall be fixed in the light of the current state and foreseeable development of the Community and world sugar markets.2.   Without prejudice to Article 9, a contract shall be awarded to every tenderer whose tender quotes a rate of refund equal to or less than such maximum refund. 1.   Where a maximum quantity has been fixed for a partial invitation to tender, contracts shall be awarded to the tenderer whose tender quotes the lowest refund. If the maximum quantity is not fully covered by that award, awards shall be made to other tenderers in ascending order of export refunds quoted until the entire maximum quantity has been accounted for.2.   Where an award to a particular tenderer in accordance with paragraph 1 would result in the maximum quantity being exceeded, that award shall be limited to such quantity as is still available. Where two or more tenders quote the same refund, and awards to all of them would result in the maximum quantity being exceeded, the quantity available shall be allocated to the tenderers concerned in one of the following ways:(a) by division among the tenderers concerned in proportion to the total quantities in each of their tenders; or(b) by apportionment among the tenderers concerned by reference to a maximum tonnage to be fixed for each of them; or(c) by drawing of lots. 01.   The competent authority of the Member State concerned shall immediately notify applicants of the result of their participation in the invitation to tender. It shall also send statements of award to the successful tenderers.2.   Statements of award shall indicate at least:(a) the procedure to which the tender relates;(b) the quantity of white sugar to be exported;(c) the amount, expressed in euro, of the export refund to be granted per 100 kilograms of white sugar of the quantity referred to in (b). 11.   Every successful tenderer shall have the right to receive, in the circumstances referred to in paragraph 2, an export licence covering the quantity awarded, indicating the export refund quoted in the tender.2.   Every successful tenderer shall be obliged to lodge, in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, an application for an export licence in respect of the quantity that has been awarded to it, the application not being revocable in derogation from Article 12 of Regulation (EEC) No 120/89.The application shall be lodged not later than:(a) the last working day preceding the date of the partial invitation to tender to be held the following week;(b) if no partial invitation to tender is due to be held that week, the last working day of the following week.3.   Every successful tenderer shall be obliged to export the tendered quantity and, if this obligation is not fulfilled, to pay, where necessary, the amount referred to in Article 12(3).4.   The rights and obligations referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not be transferable. 21.   For the purposes of determining the period of validity of the licences, Article 23(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 shall apply.2.   Export licences issued in connection with a partial invitation to tender shall be valid from the day of issue until the end of the fifth calendar month following that in which the partial invitation was issued.3.   Except in cases of force majeure, the holder of the licence shall pay the competent authority a specific amount in respect of the quantity for which the obligation to export resulting from the export licence referred to in Article 11(2) has not been fulfilled, if the security referred to in Article 5(1) is less than the difference between the export refund referred to in Article 33(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 in force on the last day of validity of the licence, and the refund indicated on that licence.The amount to be paid referred to in the first subparagraph shall be equal to the difference between the difference referred to in the first subparagraph and the security referred to in Article 5(1). 3Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 is hereby repealed with effect from 1 August 2007. 4This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.. Done at Brussels, 27 July 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 247/2007 (OJ L 69, 9.3.2007, p. 3).(2)  OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006 (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 52).(3)  OJ L 16, 20.1.1989, p. 19. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1847/2006 (OJ L 355, 15.12.2006, p. 21).(4)  OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 49. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 203/2007 (OJ L 61, 28.2.2007, p. 2).(5)  Including Kosovo, under the auspices of the United Nations, pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999.(6)  OJ L 13, 19.1.2000, p. 12. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;white sugar;refined sugar,16 +9671,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3580/91 of 25 November 1991 on the application of Decision No 4/91 of the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council amending, on account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities, the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of 'originating products' and methods of administrative cooperation. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2573/87 of 11 August 1987 laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia and Turkey on the other (1), and in particular Article 23 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Article 7 of Decision 87/456/ECSC of the representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 11 August 1987 laying down the arrangements for trade between Spain and Portugal on the one hand and Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia on the other in products falling under the ECSC Treaty (2) provides that the changes to the origin rules made necessary following the accession of Spain and Portugal and adopted by the Cooperation Councils are applicable to the products indicated in that Decision;Whereas, by virtue of Article 25 of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation, the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council has adopted Decision No 4/91 amending the Protocol to take account of the accession of Spain and Portugal to the European Communities;Whereas it is necessary to apply Decision No 4/91 in the Community,. Decision No 4/91 of the EEC-Jordan Cooperation Council shall be applied in the Community.The text of the Decision is attached to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January 1992.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 November 1991.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. M. M. RITZEN(1)  OJ No L 250, 1. 9. 1987, p. 1.(2)  OJ No L 250, 1. 9. 1987, p. 112. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);Jordan;Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan;administrative cooperation;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;enlargement of the Union;Natali report;enlargement of the Community,16 +5930,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3998/87 of 23 December 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 on the common organization of the market in hops. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 3985/87 (2), and in particular Article 15 thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2658/87 establishes, with effect from 1 January 1988, a combined goods nomenclature based on the Harmonized System which will meet the requirements both of the Common Customs Tariff and the nomenclature of goods for the external trade statistics of the Community;Whereas, as a consequence, it is necessary to express the descriptions of goods and tariff heading numbers which appear in Council Regulation (CEE) N° 1696/71 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 3800/85 (4), according to the terms of the combined nomenclature; whereas these adaptations do not call for any amendment of substance,. Article 1, paragraphs (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) N° 1696/71 are replaced by the following:'1. A common organization of the market in hops shall be established, covering the following products:>TABLE>2. The rules concerning marketing and trade with third countries shall also apply to the following products:>TABLE> This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1988.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 December 1987.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-PresidentSPA:L377UMBE16.96FF: 5UEN; SETUP: 01; Hoehe: 442 mm; 70 Zeilen; 2145 Zeichen;Bediener: JUTT Pr.: B;Kunde: 40800 England 16 L 377(1) OJ N° L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.(2) OJ N° L 376, 31. 12. 1987, p. 1.(3) OJ N° L 175, 4. 8. 1971, p. 1.(4) OJ N° L 367, 31. 12. 1985, p. 32. +",hops;tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;marketing standard;grading;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;extra-EU trade;extra-Community trade,16 +2031,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 830/96 of 6 May 1996 laying down special provisions for the granting of private storage aid for veal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in beef and veal (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (2), and in particular Articles 8 (2) and 22a (3) thereof,Whereas the information recently made public on the risk of transmission of bovine spongiform encephalopathy to man has caused grave concern among consumers; whereas the Community market for veal has been particularly badly affected by the loss of consumer confidence leading to a sharp drop in veal consumption; whereas the resultant threat of market disruption calls for urgent support measures; whereas, under the circumstances, granting of private storage is necessary;Whereas the general rules and the detailed rules for private storage in the beef sector are laid down respectively in Council Regulation (EEC) No 989/68 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 428/77 (4), and in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3445/90 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3533/93 (6); whereas provision should be made to fix not only the amount of aid for a specific minimum period of storage but also the amounts to be added if that period is extended; whereas in the light of the urgency of this measure, the amount of aid shall be fixed in advance; whereas the fixing of the amount of aid should in particular take into account the high value of veal and its subsequent depreciation through freezing;Whereas minimum quantities should be fixed;Whereas the security should be fixed at a level such as will oblige the storer to fulfil the obligations undertaken by him;Whereas Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3445/90 should not apply due to the type of animals concerned; whereas, for the same reason, the three months period provided for in Article 2 (3), and the provisions of Article 5 (4) of the same Regulation should not apply;Whereas with a view to increasing the market effect of the private storage arrangements, the period for placing in storage should be as short as possible and advance payment of aid should be made possible after the minimum storage period;Whereas the measures provided for in Articles 4 (5) and 9 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3445/90 should not apply in order to ensure equal treatment of all products regardless of their destination;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. 1. From 13 May until 12 July 1996 inclusive, applications for private storage aid may be introduced in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3445/90 and this Regulation.2. Only fresh or chilled half-carcases of bovine animals, each weighing a maximum of 90 kilograms on the day it is placed under the control of the intervention agency, shall qualify for private storage aid.A half-carcase shall be defined in accordance with the description referred to in Annex V, point 2 (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2456/93 (7).3. The period of storage to be included in the contract in accordance with Article 3 (1) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 3445/90 shall be two months, with the possibility for the contracting operator, at his request, to prolong the storage period up to a maximum of five months.4. The amount of aid for the storage period of two months shall be ECU 147 per 100 kg carcase weight. If the period is extended in accordance with paragraph 3, the amount of aid shall be increased by a daily supplement of ECU 0,14 per 100 kg.5. By derogation from Article 6 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3445/90 the advance payment may take place after two months of storage. The security referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 3445/90 shall be ECU 30 per 100 kg. 1. The minimum quantity per contract shall be 10 tonnes.2. By derogation from Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3445/90 placing in storage must be completed not later than 14 days after the date of conclusion of the contract. 1. Articles 2 (2), 4 (5), 6 (4) and 9 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 3445/90 shall not apply.2. The minimum period of three months referred to in Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3445/90 shall not apply. The notifications pursuant to Article 15 (2), from Member States to the Commission, shall be made by telefax on one of the following numbers:- (32 2) 295 36 13,- (32 2) 296 60 27. 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.. Done at Brussels, 6 May 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.(2) OJ No L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39.(3) OJ No L 169, 18. 7. 1968, p. 10.(4) OJ No L 61, 5. 3. 1977, p. 17.(5) OJ No L 333, 30. 11. 1990, p. 30.(6) OJ No L 321, 23. 12. 1993, p. 9.(7) OJ No L 225, 4. 9. 1993, p. 4. +",storage premium;storage aid;subsidy for storage;private stock;veal;carcase;animal carcase;terms for aid;aid procedure;counterpart funds;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,16 +698,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 35/87 of 7 January 1987 fixing the quotas for 1987 to be opened by Spain in respect of the wine sector from third countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 491/86 of 25 February 1986 laying down detailed rules concerning quantitative restrictions on imports into Spain of certain agricultural products from third countries (1), and in particular Article 3 (1) thereof,Whereas Article 77 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal provides that Spain may apply quantitative restrictions on imports from third countries until 31 December 1995; whereas such restrictions affect wine sector products; whereas, the quotas for 1987 should be fixed taking account, in particular, of the initial quotas and of trade recorded; whereas an increase of 10 % by comparison with initial quotas fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1612/86 (2) seems adequate;Whereas provision should be made for informing the Commission of imports into Spain of the said products under the quota fixed and of the measures taken by Spain for the application of these quotas;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. The quotas to be opened by Spain for the period 1 January to 31 December 1987 for products of the wine sector from third countries shall be 38 500 hl. The Spanish authorities shall notify the Commission of the measures they have taken for the application of Article 1.They shall forward to the Commission every six months information on the quantities that have been imported during this period. 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.. Done at Brussels, 7 January 1987.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 54, 1. 3. 1986, p. 25.(2) OJ No L 142, 25. 5. 1986, p. 20. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;wine;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,16 +5245,"2011/706/CFSP: Council Decision 2011/706/CFSP of 27 October 2011 amending Decision 2010/638/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 25 October 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/638/CFSP (1), renewing the restrictive measures against the Republic of Guinea until 27 October 2011 and repealing Common Position 2009/788/CFSP (2).(2) On 21 March 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/169/CFSP (3), amending Decision 2010/638/CFSP in the light of the political situation and of the Report of the International Commission of Inquiry mandated to establish the facts and circumstances of the events of 28 September 2009 in Guinea.(3) On the basis of a review of Decision 2010/638/CFSP, those restrictive measures should be extended until 27 October 2012.(4) Furthermore, it is necessary to amend the measures provided for in Decision 2010/638/CFSP regarding military equipment and equipment which might be used for internal repression.(5) Decision 2010/638/CFSP should be amended accordingly,. Decision 2010/638/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:(1) Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:(a) sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment or of equipment which might be used for internal repression, intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, or for institution building programmes of the United Nations (UN) and of the Union, or for Union and UN crisis management operations;(b) sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment or of non-lethal equipment which might be used for internal repression, intended solely to enable the police and gendarmerie of the Republic of Guinea to use only appropriate and proportionate force while maintaining public order;(c) sale, supply, transfer or export of non-combat vehicles which have been manufactured or fitted with materials to provide ballistic protection, intended solely for the protective use of the personnel of the Union and its Member States in the Republic of Guinea;(d) provision of technical assistance, brokering services and other services related to the items referred to in (a) to (c) or to the programmes and operations referred to in (a);(e) provision of financing and financial assistance related to the items referred to in (a) to (c) or to the programmes and operations referred to in (a);(2) Article 8(2) is replaced by the following: This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its adoption.. Done at Luxembourg, 27 October 2011.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. MILLER(1)  OJ L 280, 26.10.2010, p. 10.(2)  OJ L 281, 28.10.2009, p. 7.(3)  OJ L 76, 22.3.2011, p. 59. +",Guinea;Republic of Guinea;military equipment;arms;military material;war material;weapon;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;export restriction;export ban;limit on exports;economic sanctions,16 +504,"75/6/EEC: Commission Decision of 27 November 1974 on the reform of agricultural structures in Belgium pursuant to Council Directives No 72/159/EEC and No 72/160/EEC (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;Having regard to Council Directive No 72/159/EEC (1) of 17 April 1972 on the modernization of farms, and in particular Article 18 (3) thereof;Having regard to Council Directive No 72/160/EEC (2) of 17 April 1972 concerning measures to encourage the cessation of farming and the reallocation of utilized agricultural area for the purposes of structural improvement, and in particular Article 9 (3) thereof;Whereas on 16 July 1974 the Belgian Government notified, pursuant to Article 17 (4) of Directive No 72/159/EEC and to Article 8 (4) of Directive No 72/160/EEC, the following provisions: - Royal Decree of 21 June 1974 on the modernization of farms,- Ministerial Decree of 21 June 1974 on the modernization of farms,- Royal Decree of 25 February 1974 amending the Law of 3 May 1971 on the reorganization of agriculture and horticulture,- Royal Decree of 26 February 1974 on certain measures for the implementation of the Law of 3 May 1971 on the reorganization of agriculture and horticulture,- Royal Decree of 11 July 1974 on the granting of subsidies for the keeping of management accounts and the cooperation of agents, agricultural and horticultural associations and recognized institutions in the promotion of rational methods of management of agricultural and horticultural enterprises.Whereas Article 18 (3) of Directive No 72/159/EEC and Article 9 (3) of Directive No 72/160/EEC require the Commission to determine whether, having regard to the objectives of those Directives and to the need for a proper connection between the various measures, the draft provisions notified comply with the Directives and thus satisfy the conditions for financial contribution to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive No 72/159/EEC and of Article 6 of Directive No 72/160/EEC;Whereas the objective of Directive No 72/159/EEC is to encourage the creation and development of farms which are capable through the adoption of rational methods of production of ensuring that persons working on them have an income comparable to that received for non-agricultural work and enjoy acceptable working conditions;Whereas Directive No 72/159/EEC accordingly requires the Member States to introduce selective incentives to farmers who produce a farm development plan showing that on completion of the development period the farm will be capable of attaining as a minimum, for at least one non-work unit, a level of earned income from agricultural production comparable to that received for non-agricultural work;Whereas the measures provided for in the Royal Decree of 21 June 1974 and the Ministerial Decree of 21 June 1974 comply with the objectives of Directive No 72/159/EEC;Whereas the measures provided for in the Royal Decree of 11 July 1974 comply with the objectives of Article 11 of Directive No 72/159/EEC;Whereas the objective of Directive No 72/160/EEC is to make sufficient vacant land available for the formation of farms of appropriate size and structure as provided in Article 4 of Council Directive No 72/159/EEC on the modernization of farms;Whereas to achieve this objective Member States are consequently required: - under Article 2 (1) (a) of Directive No 72/160/EEC, to grant annuities to farmers aged between 55 and 65, practising farming as their main occupation, who cease farming,- under Article 2 (1) (b) of Directive No 72/160/EEC, to grant farmers premiums, such premiums not to be eligible for assistance and to be calculated by reference to the utilized agricultural area released,- under Article 2 (1) (c) of Directive No 72/160/EEC, to grant annuities to permanent (1)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 96, 23.4.1972, p. 9.hired or family workers aged between 55 and 65 who are employed on farms on which the farmer benefits from any measure provided for under Article 2 (1) (a) and (b) of the Directive;Whereas the granting of such annuities or premiums is subject to the condition that the recipient cease working in agriculture and that, where the recipient is a farmer, at least 85 % of his land be either sold or leased to farms which are undergoing modernization pursuant to Directive No 72/159/EEC, or that it be withdrawn permanently from agricultural use or sold or leased to a land agency, which must put the land to one of the abovementioned uses;Whereas Member States may vary the amount of an annuity or premium, or refuse to grant the same, on the ground of the age and/or means of a prospective beneficiary;Whereas Member States may reduce annuities granted to permanent hired or family workers by the amount of any unemployment benefit received by the beneficiary;Whereas the Royal Decree of 25 February 1974 and the Royal Decree of 26 February 1974 taken in conjunction with the Law of 3 May 1971 comply with the objective of Directive No 72/160/EEC;Whereas the EAGGF Committee has been consulted on the financial aspects;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the Opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Structure,. 1. The Royal Decree of 21 June 1974 on the modernization of farms, the Ministerial Decree of 21 June 1974 on the modernization of farms, and the Royal Decree of 11 July 1974 on the granting of subsidies for the keeping of management accounts and the cooperation of agents, agricultural and horticultural associations and recognized institutions in the promotion of rational methods of management of agricultural and horticultural enterprises, as notified by the Belgian Government on 16 July 1974, satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 15 of Directive No 72/159/EEC.2. The Royal Decree of 25 February 1974 amending the Law of 3 May 1971 on the reorganization of agriculture and horticulture and the Royal Decree of 26 February 1974 on certain measures for the implementation of the Law of 3 May 1971, as notified by the Belgian Government on 16 July 1974, taken in conjunction with the said Law of 3 May 1971, satisfy the conditions for financial contribution by the Community to common measures within the meaning of Article 6 of Directive No 72/160/EEC. Financial contribution by the Community shall be confined to eligible expenditure arising in connection with aids granted in pursuance of decisions taken on or after 1 July 1974. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.. Done at Brussels, 27 November 1974.For the CommissionThe PresidentFrançois-Xavier ORTOLI +",farm modernisation;farm development;farm modernization;modernisation of agricultural structures;modernisation of farming;agrarian reform;agricultural reform;reform of agricultural structures;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid;EAGGF Guidance Section;EAGGF Guidance Section aid,16 +30370,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 826/2005 of 30 May 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 2659/94 on detailed rules for the granting of private storage aid for Grana padano, Parmigiano-Reggiano and Provolone cheeses. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 6(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2659/94 (2) lays down the amounts of private storage aid for Grana padano, Parmigiano-Reggiano and Provolone cheeses. In view of the financial resources available and taking account of the development in storage costs and of market price forecasts, it is necessary to amend those amounts.(2) Regulation (EC) No 2659/94 should be amended accordingly.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk products,. Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2659/94 is replaced by the following:‘1.   The amount of private storage aid for cheese shall be as follows:(a) EUR 7,50 per tonne for the fixed costs;(b) EUR 0,20 per tonne per day of storage under contract for the warehousing costs;(c) for the financial costs, per day of storage under contract:— EUR 0,30 per tonne for Grana padano;— EUR 0,40 per tonne for Parmigiano-Reggiano;— EUR 0,25 per tonne for Provolone.’ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.. Done at Brussels, 30 May 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004, p. 6).(2)  OJ L 284, 1.11.1994, p. 26. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1231/2004 (OJ L 234, 3.7.2004, p. 4). +",hard cheese;Appenzell;Cheddar;Edam;Emmenthal;Gouda;Grana Padano;Gruyere;Parmesan;Parmigiano Reggiano;Sbrinz;long-keeping cheese;storage premium;storage aid;subsidy for storage;private stock,16 +31591,"2006/527/EC: Commission Decision of 27 July 2006 concerning the financing of studies, impact assessments and evaluations covering the areas of food safety, animal health and welfare and zootechnics. ,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), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Decision 90/424/EEC the Community is to undertake or assist the Member States in undertaking the technical and scientific measures necessary for the development of Community veterinary legislation and for the development of veterinary education or training.(2) Studies, impact assessments as well as systematic and timely evaluations of its expenditure programmes are an established priority for the European Commission as a means of accounting for the management of allocated funds and as a way of promoting a lesson-learning culture throughout the organisation, particularly in a context of increased focus on results-based management.(3) In order to carry out these tasks, a call for tender for an evaluation framework contract covering the policy areas of food safety, animal health and welfare, and zootechnics has been launched following an open procedure during the last quarter 2004.(4) The framework contract has been concluded on 18 June 2005 for a period of 24 months. This framework contract is already providing relevant information serving as a basis for a Community decision making.(5) All individual tasks shall be subject to specific agreements. These agreements shall be signed between the Commission and the selected contractor as defined in the framework contract.(6) The measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The actions described in the Annex to this Decision are approved for the purpose of their financing.. Done at Brussels, 27 July 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/53/EC (OJ L 29, 2.2.2006, p. 37).ANNEXDomain: Food safety, animal health and welfare and zootechnicsLegal basis: Decision 90/424/EEC on expenditure in the veterinary fieldAssignments:— Various types of studies and other services supporting the design and preparation of Commission proposals— Ex ante evaluations/impact assessments— Interim and ex post evaluationsStudies and other services supporting the design and preparation of the future EU Animal Health Policy (2007-2013) have been targeted as priority in the Commission Annual Planning Strategy 2007. The programmation of these studies will be decided according to the conclusion and recommendation of the ongoing Community Animal Health Policy Evaluation.Appropriation 2006: 17 04 02 — Other measures in the veterinary, animal welfare and public health field: EUR 900 000Budget: EUR 900 000 for the second year of the framework contractNumber of specific actions foreseen: Approximately sixAll actions shall be governed by common public procurement rules: in casu use of existing framework contract. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;impact study;animal welfare;animal rights;animal well-being;animal health;zootechnics;zootechny;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food;project evaluation;project appraisal,16 +9596,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3054/91 of 18 October 1991 on the supply of tomato concentrate as food aid. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (3) lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated to certain countries and beneficiary organizations 143 tonnes of tomato concentrate;Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be supplied as Community food aid (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (5); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs;Whereas, notably for logistical reasons, certain supplies are not awarded within the first and second deadlines for submission of tenders; whereas, in order to avoid republication of the notice of invitation to tender, a third deadline for submission of tenders should be opened,. Tomato concentrate shall be mobilized in the Community as Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex. Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten. 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.. Done at Brussels, 18 October 1991. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 174, 7. 7. 1990, p. 6. (3) OJ No L 136, 26. 5. 1987, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1. (5) OJ No L 81, 28. 3. 1991, p. 108. +",processed foodstuff;fruit vegetable;aubergine;capsicum;courgette;cucumber;gherkin;marrow;melon;paprika;pimiento;pumpkin;red pepper;sweet pepper;tomato;food aid,16 +34458,"Council Regulation (EC) No 906/2007 of 23 July 2007 terminating the interim review of anti-dumping measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1910/2006 on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan and repealing the anti-dumping measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1910/2006. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation), and in particular 11(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after having consulted the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A.   MEASURES IN FORCE(1) By Council Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 (2) definitive anti-dumping duties were imposed on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan, currently falling within CN codes ex 8525 80 19, ex 8528 49 35, ex 8528 49 91, ex 8528 59 90, ex 8529 90 92, ex 8529 90 97, ex 8537 10 91, ex 8537 10 99 and 8543 70 90 (CN codes since 1 January 2007).(2) In December 2006, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1910/2006 (3) confirmed these measures further to an expiry review in accordance with Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation (the original measures).B.   PROCEDURE(3) On 4 April 2006, the Commission received a complaint concerning the alleged injurious dumping by imports of certain camera systems originating in Japan.(4) The complaint was lodged by Grass Valley Nederland BV acting on behalf of Community producers representing a major proportion of the total Community production of certain camera systems pursuant to Articles 4(1) and 5(4) of the basic Regulation.(5) The complaint contained prima facie evidence of the existence of dumping and of material injury resulting therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding.(6) The Commission, by a notice (notice of initiation) published in the Official Journal of the European Union (4), accordingly initiated an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of certain camera systems, currently falling within CN codes ex 8525 80 19, ex 8525 80 91, ex 8528 49 10, ex 8528 49 35, ex 8528 49 91, ex 8528 59 10, ex 8528 59 90, ex 8529 90 92, ex 8529 90 97, ex 8537 10 91, ex 8537 10 99, ex 8543 70 90 and ex 9002 90 00 (CN codes since 1 January 2007) and originating in Japan.(7) The notice of initiation defined the product as certain camera systems originating in Japan consisting of:(a) a camera head:(i) with integrated viewfinder, viewfinder connection or capability;(ii) with integrated optical block, front module or similar device (see description below), connection or capability;(iii) either in one piece with the camera head and the camera adaptor in one housing, or separate;(b) a camera adaptor. This may or may not be integrated in the camera head;(c) an optical block, front module or similar device with one or more image sensors where the effective diagonal size of the light sensitive scanning area is equal to or larger than 6 mm. This may or may not be integrated in the camera head;(d) a camera viewfinder. This may or may not be integrated in the camera head;(e) a Base station or Camera Control Unit (CCU) connected to the camera by a cable or other means such as a wireless connection;(f) an Operational Control Panel (OCP) or equivalent device for camera control (i.e. for colour adjustment lens opening or iris) of single cameras;(g) a Master Control Panel (MCP) or Master Set-up Unit (MSU) for the overview and for adjustment of several remote cameras;(h) a box lens adaptation unit such as a Large Lens Adapter or SuperXpander that enables portable camera systems to be used with box-type lenses.(8) The product covered by the original measures falls entirely within the above product definition.(9) Therefore, the Commission, by the same notice, also initiated in accordance to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation an interim review of Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000. The purpose of this interim review was to amend or repeal Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 should it be determined that measures are to be imposed on certain camera systems originating in Japan which would consequently also cover television camera systems subject to measures under Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000. In this case, the continued imposition of measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 would not be appropriate anymore and Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 would have to be amended accordingly.(10) Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 was due to expire on 29 December 2006. Before this date and as mentioned in recital (2) above, the Council extended the definitive anti-dumping measures in force on imports of television camera systems by Regulation (EC) No 1910/2006 which entered into force on 22 December 2006. The review initiated with regard to Regulation (EC) No 2042/2000 was therefore automatically extended to Regulation (EC) No 1910/2006.(11) The Commission officially advised the exporting producers, importers and associations of importers or exporters known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting country, users, suppliers of raw materials, and the complainant Community producer of the initiation of the investigation. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation and questionnaires were sent to all parties concerned.C.   WITHDRAWAL OF THE COMPLAINT, TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING AND REPEAL OF THE DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES IN FORCE(12) By a letter of 12 April 2007 to the Commission, Grass Valley Nederland B.V. formally withdrew its complaint. With the same letter, Grass Valley also withdrew its support of the original measures against imports of television camera systems originating in Japan imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1910/2006 further to an expiry review in accordance with Article 11(2) of the Basic Regulation.(13) In accordance with Article 9(1) of the basic Regulation, the proceeding may be terminated where the complaint is withdrawn, unless such termination would not be in the Community interest.(14) In this regard, the Commission by Decision 2007/539/EC (5) terminated the proceeding concerning imports into the Community of certain camera systems originating in Japan since the investigation had not brought to light any considerations showing that such termination would not be in the Community interest.(15) As mentioned in recital (8), definitive anti-dumping duties are also in force on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan which form part of the product scope of the proceeding concerning certain camera systems.(16) As mentioned in recital (12), the Community industry, by the abovementioned letter formally withdrew its support for these measures and requested their repeal.(17) It was therefore considered that the existing measures should be repealed, since the investigation had not brought to light any considerations showing that such repeal would not be in the Community interest.D.   CONCLUSION(18) Interested parties were informed accordingly and were given the opportunity to comment. No comments were received indicating that the termination of the interim review and the repeal of the anti-dumping measures in force would not be in the Community interest.(19) It is therefore concluded to terminate the present review and to repeal the definitive anti-dumping duties in force on imports of television camera systems in Japan,. The review of Regulation (EC) No 1910/2006 is hereby terminated and the definitive anti-dumping duties imposed on imports of television camera systems originating in Japan by Regulation (EC) No 1910/2006 are repealed. 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.. Done at Brussels, 23 July 2007.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. AMADO(1)  OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17).(2)  OJ L 244, 29.9.2000, p. 38. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1909/2006 (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 7.(4)  OJ C 117, 18.5.2006, p. 8.(5)  OJ L 198, 31.7.2007, p. 32. +",import;Japan;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;recording equipment;tape recorder;video camera;video recorder;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;anti-dumping duty;final anti-dumping duty;temporary anti-dumping duty,16 +3549,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1303/2003 of 23 July 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2587/2001(2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/2001(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 323/2003(4), lays down detailed rules for the management of the tariff import quotas provided for in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 404/93.(2) According to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001, the request for annual quota allocation of non-traditional operators may not cover a quantity greater than 12,5 % of the total quantity allocated annually to non-traditional operators. The request shall be accompanied by proof that a security of EUR 150 per tonne requested has been lodged.(3) Experience of applying the Community banana import regime has shown on the one hand that the total quantity of allocations applied far exceeds the quantity available to non-traditional operators, and on the other hand that the number of non-traditional operators has continuously increased. Therefore, a high percentage reduction is applied to each application for annual allocation of non-traditional operators. Taking these elements into consideration, the maximum percentage of 12,5 % should be decreased. The decrease takes into account the different percentage reductions in Quotas A and B and Quota C and also future developments of the annual allocation to non-traditional operators.(4) Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 should be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,. In Article 8(1), second subparagraph, (a), of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001, the percentage ""12,5"" is replaced by the percentage ""5"". 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.. Done at Brussels, 23 July 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 13.(3) OJ L 126, 8.5.2001, p. 6.(4) OJ L 47, 21.2.2003, p. 12. +",tropical fruit;avocado;banana;date;guava;kiwifruit;mango;papaw;pineapple;import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota,16 +4941,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 660/2009 of 23 July 2009 establishing a prohibition of fishing for blue ling in Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VI, VII by vessels flying the flag of Spain. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), and in particular Article 26(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to common fisheries policy (2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 43/2009 of 16 January 2009 fixing for 2009 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (3), lays down quotas for 2009.(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 2009.(3) It is therefore necessary to prohibit fishing for that stock and its retention on board, transhipment and landing,. Quota exhaustionThe fishing quota allocated to the Member State referred to in the Annex to this Regulation for the stock referred to therein for 2009 shall be deemed to be exhausted from the date set out in that Annex. ProhibitionsFishing 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. It shall be prohibited to retain on board, tranship or land such stock caught by those vessels after that date. Entry into forceThis 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.. Done at Brussels, 23 July 2009.For the CommissionFokion FOTIADISDirector-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 22, 26.1.2009, p. 1.ANNEXNo 5/T&QMember State SpainStock BLI/67-Species Blue ling (Molva dypterygia)Zone Community waters and waters not under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of third countries of VI, VIIDate 15 June 2009 +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing regulations;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,16 +8301,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1190/90 of 7 May 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2036/82 adopting general rules concerning special measures for peas, field beans and sweet lupins. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1431/82 of 18 May 1982 laying down special measures for peas, field beans and sweet lupins (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1104/88 (2), and in particular Article 3 (5) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),Whereas Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2036/82 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1789/89 (5), unnecessarily repeats the definition of the standard quality established annually by the Council on the basis of Article 2 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1431/82; whereas, for reasons of simplicity and clarity, such a repetition should be avoided in the future,. Article 11 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2036/82 is hereby replaced by:'1. Aid shall be fixed for peas, field beans and sweet lupins of the standard quality.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1990.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 May 1990.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. COLLINS(1) OJ N° L 162, 12. 6. 1982, p. 28.(2) OJ N° L 110, 29. 4. 1988, p. 16.(3) OJ N° C 49, 28. 2. 1990, p. 42.(4) OJ N° L 219, 28. 7. 1982, p. 1.(5) OJ N° L 176, 23. 6. 1989, p. 1. +",leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;product quality;quality criterion;terms for aid;aid procedure;counterpart funds;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,16 +33492,"2007/383/EC: Commission Decision of 1 June 2007 amending Decision 2006/636/EC fixing the annual breakdown by Member State of the amount for Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 (notified under document number C(2007) 2274). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (1), and in particular Article 69(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) The total amount fixed by Council Decision 2006/493/EC of 19 June 2006 laying down the amount of Community support for rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, its annual breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective (2) includes the amount for Bulgaria and Romania.(2) Commission Decision 2006/636/EC (3) fixed the allocations to the Member States of the Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, taking also into account the amounts to be transferred to the EAFRD allocated by Commission Decision 2006/410/EC (4) and Commission Decision 2006/588/EC (5).(3) Decision 2006/636/EC does not include the amounts for Bulgaria and Romania. Following the accession of these two countries as of 1 January 2007, Decision 2006/636/EC has to be amended to include the annual breakdown of the allocations for community support to rural development for those countries.(4) Article 34(2) of the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania mentions the amount originating from the EAGGF Guarantee section for rural development in those countries for the years 2007 to 2009. The breakdown by year and by Member State of this amount is indicated in the Declaration mentioned in part II. Declarations, section A, point 4 of the Final Act of the Treaty of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania. To ensure a correct implementation of the measure Complements to direct payments following Annex VIII, section I, point E, to the Act of Accession it is necessary that these amounts are indicated, in current prices, in the Table ‘Breakdown by Member State of Community support for rural development 2007 to 2013’ set out in the Annex to Decision 2006/636/EC.(5) Decision 2006/636/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,. The Annex to Decision 2006/636/EC is replaced by the text in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2007. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 June 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation 2012/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 8).(2)  OJ L 195, 15.7.2006, p. 22.(3)  OJ L 261, 22.9.2006, p. 32.(4)  OJ L 163, 15.6.2006, p. 10.(5)  OJ L 240, 2.9.2006, p. 6.ANNEXBreakdown by Member State of Community support for rural development 2007 to 2013(EUR, current prices)2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2007-13 total Of which minimum for regions under the Convergence Objective TotalBelgium 63 991 299 63 957 784 60 238 083 59 683 509 59 267 519 56 995 480 54 476 632 418 610 306 40 744 223Bulgaria (1) 244 055 793 337 144 772 437 343 751 399 098 664 398 058 913 397 696 922 395 699 781 2 609 098 596 692 192 783Czech Republic 396 623 321 392 638 892 388 036 387 400 932 774 406 640 636 412 672 094 417 962 250 2 815 506 354 1 635 417 906Denmark 62 592 573 66 344 571 63 771 254 64 334 762 63 431 467 62 597 618 61 588 551 444 660 796 0Germany 1 184 995 564 1 186 941 705 1 147 425 574 1 156 018 553 1 159 359 200 1 146 661 509 1 131 114 950 8 112 517 055 3 174 037 771Estonia 95 608 462 95 569 377 95 696 594 100 929 353 104 639 066 108 913 401 113 302 602 714 658 855 387 221 654Greece 461 376 206 463 470 078 453 393 090 452 018 509 631 768 186 626 030 398 619 247 957 3 707 304 424 1 905 697 195Spain 1 012 456 383 1 030 880 527 1 006 845 141 1 013 903 294 1 057 772 000 1 050 937 191 1 041 123 263 7 213 917 799 3 178 127 204France 931 041 833 942 359 146 898 672 939 909 225 155 933 778 147 921 205 557 905 682 332 6 441 965 109 568 263 981Ireland 373 683 516 355 014 220 329 171 422 333 372 252 324 698 528 316 771 063 307 203 589 2 339 914 590 0Italy 1 142 143 461 1 135 428 298 1 101 390 921 1 116 626 236 1 271 659 589 1 266 602 382 1 258 158 996 8 292 009 883 3 341 091 825Cyprus 26 704 860 24 772 842 22 749 762 23 071 507 22 402 714 21 783 947 21 037 942 162 523 574 0Latvia 152 867 493 147 768 241 142 542 483 147 766 381 148 781 700 150 188 774 151 198 432 1 041 113 504 327 682 815Lithuania 260 974 835 248 836 020 236 928 998 244 741 536 248 002 433 250 278 098 253 598 173 1 743 360 093 679 189 192Luxembourg 14 421 997 13 661 411 12 655 487 12 818 190 12 487 289 12 181 368 11 812 084 90 037 826 0Hungary 570 811 818 537 525 661 498 635 432 509 252 494 547 603 625 563 304 619 578 709 743 3 805 843 392 2 496 094 593Malta 12 434 359 11 527 788 10 656 597 10 544 212 10 347 884 10 459 190 10 663 325 76 633 355 18 077 067Netherlands 70 536 869 72 638 338 69 791 337 70 515 293 68 706 648 67 782 449 66 550 233 486 521 167 0Austria 628 154 610 594 709 669 550 452 057 557 557 505 541 670 574 527 868 629 511 056 948 3 911 469 992 31 938 190Poland 1 989 717 841 1 932 933 351 1 872 739 817 1 866 782 838 1 860 573 543 1 857 244 519 1 850 046 247 13 230 038 156 6 997 976 121Portugal 562 210 832 562 491 944 551 196 824 559 018 566 565 142 601 565 192 105 564 072 156 3 929 325 028 2 180 735 857Romania (2) 741 659 914 1 023 077 697 1 319 261 544 1 236 160 665 1 234 244 648 1 235 537 011 1 232 563 266 8 022 504 745 1 995 991 720Slovenia 149 549 387 139 868 094 129 728 049 128 304 946 123 026 091 117 808 866 111 981 296 900 266 729 287 815 759Slovakia 303 163 265 286 531 906 268 049 256 256 310 239 263 028 387 275 025 447 317 309 578 1 969 418 078 1 106 011 592Finland 335 121 543 316 143 440 292 385 407 296 367 134 287 790 092 280 508 238 271 617 053 2 079 932 907 0Sweden 292 133 703 277 225 207 256 996 031 260 397 463 252 975 513 246 760 755 239 159 282 1 825 647 954 0United Kingdom 263 996 373 283 001 582 274 582 271 276 600 084 273 334 332 270 695 626 267 364 152 1 909 574 420 188 337 515Total 12 343 028 110 12 542 462 561 12 491 336 508 12 462 352 114 12 871 191 325 12 819 703 256 12 764 300 813 88 294 374 687 31 232 644 963(1)  For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009, the allocations originating from the EAGGF Guarantee section amount to respectively EUR 193 715 561, EUR 263 453 163 and EUR 337 004 104.(2)  For the years 2007, 2008 and 2009, the allocations originating from the EAGGF Guarantee section amount to respectively EUR 610 786 223, EUR 831 389 081 and EUR 1 058 369 098. +",fund (EU);EC fund;rural development;rural planning;distribution of aid;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,16 +2624,"84/17/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1983 concerning the implementation by the United Kingdom of certain measures to adjust capacity in the fisheries sector pursuant to Council Directive 83/515/EEC (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 83/515/83 of 4 October 1983 concerning certain measures to adjust capacity in the fisheries sector (1), and in particular Article 7 (1) thereof,Whereas the United Kingdom intends to introduce a system of financial aids for measures involving temporary or permanent reductions of production capacity; whereas, on 15 November 1983, it communicated the information concerning this scheme required under Article 6 of Directive 83/515/EEC;Whereas, in accordance with Article 7 of the Directive, the Commission has considered whether, on the basis of their conformity with the Directive and taking account of the other structural measures existing or planned in the fisheries sector, the measures contemplated fulfil the conditions for financial contributions from the Community;Whereas this Decision does not relate to national aid referred to in Article 12 of the Directive;Whereas the provisions of this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for the Fishing Industry,. The measures which the United Kingdom intends to take to implement a financial aid scheme for measures involving temporary and permanent reductions of production capacity fulfil the conditions for financial contributions from the Community. This Decision shall not apply to national aid referred to in Article 12 of Directive 83/515/EEC. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1983.For the CommissionGiorgios CONTOGEORGISMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 290, 22. 10. 1983, p. 15. +",fishery product;production quota;limitation of production;production restriction;reduction of production;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,16 +16228,"97/510/EC: Council Decision of 24 July 1997 authorizing Ireland to apply a measure derogating from Article 21 of the Sixth Directive (77/388/EEC) on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Sixth Council Directive (77/388/EEC) of 17 May 1977 on the harmonization of the laws of the Member States relating to turnover taxes - Common system of value added tax: uniform basis of assessment (1), and in particular Article 27 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, under the terms of Article 27 (1) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorize any Member State to introduce special measures for derogation from the provisions of that Directive in order to simplify the procedure for charging the tax or to prevent certain types of tax evasion or avoidance;Whereas, by registered letter to the Commission dated 5 February 1997, Ireland requested authorization to introduce a measure derogating from Article 21 (1) of Directive 77/388/EEC;Whereas, in accordance with Article 27 (3) of Directive 77/388/EEC, the other Member States were informed on 4 March 1997 of the request made by Ireland;Whereas Ireland operates a specific system of applying VAT to property based, on the one hand, on the option under Article 5 (3) of Directive 77/388/EEC to treat the supply of certain interests (i.e. a lease of 10 years or more) in immovable property as a supply of goods and, on the other hand, on a derogation authorized under Article 27 (5) to treat the granting of such an interest by a lessor as a disposal of the lessor's entire interest in the property;Whereas Community law gives Member States a great deal of discretion in determining the VAT treatment to be applied to immovable goods, and its transposition has led to considerable variations in the national laws applied in this field;Whereas avoidance schemes have been set up, based on the use of surrender, including by way of abandonment of a leasehold interest or assignment of a leasehold interest, which result in the avoidance of the VAT where the ultimate acquirer of the property is not entitled to a full deduction of VAT;Whereas it is also necessary to extend the derogation to the surrender or assignment of a leasehold interest to a taxable person having full right of deduction, as the surrender or the assignment of a leasehold interest will often arise due to financial difficulties of the lessee;Whereas the measure envisaged is a derogation from Article 21 (1) (a) of Directive 77/388/EEC, whereby the person liable for the tax is the taxable person who carries out the taxable transaction;Whereas the derogation provides that, where a surrender or assignment of a lease-hold interest is a taxable supply of goods, the person acquiring the interest is liable for the payment of the tax if that person is a taxable person or a non-taxable legal person;Whereas this derogation should ensure a better functioning of the current VAT regime applied by Ireland on immovable goods;Whereas, given the limited scope of the derogation, the special measure is proportionate to the aim pursued;Whereas there exists a serious risk that use of the said VAT avoidance scheme will increase in the period between the request for a derogation and the authorization thereof; whereas at the latest since the publication on 26 March 1997 of the draft legislation which is the subject of the present request for a derogation, suppliers, lessors and lessees of property have no longer had a legitimate expectation of the continuation of the Irish legislation in force before that date; whereas it is therefore appropriate to authorize the derogation to take effect from 26 March 1997;Whereas the Commission adopted on 10 July 1996 a work programme based on a step-by-step approach for progressing towards a new common system of VAT;Whereas the tax treatment of immovable goods is an important issue to be reviewed in this programme;Whereas the last package of proposals is to be put forward by mid-1999 and, in order to permit an evaluation of the coherence of the derogation with the global approach of the new common VAT system, the authorization is granted until 31 December 1999;Whereas the derogation does not have a negative impact on the own resources of the European Communities accruing from VAT,. By way of derogation from Article 21 (1) (a) of Directive 77/388/EEC, Ireland is hereby authorized, from 26 March 1997 until 31 December 1999, to designate the person to whom the supply is made as the person liable to pay the tax where the two following conditions are met:- a surrender or assignment of a leasehold interest is treated as a supply of goods made by a lessee,- the person acquiring the leasehold interest is a taxable person or a non-taxable legal person. This Decision is addressed to Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 24 July 1997.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. FISCHBACH(1) OJ No L 145, 13. 6. 1977, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 96/95/EC, OJ No L 338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 89. +",tax harmonisation;harmonisation of tax systems;tax harmonization;Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;property leasing;house rental;real-estate leasing;rent;VAT;turnover tax;value added tax;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,16 +15438,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 929/96 of 23 May 1996 concerning the stopping of fishing for Greenland halibut by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy (1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2870/95 (2), and in particular Article 21 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3079/95 of 21 December 1995 allocating, for 1996, Community catch quotas in Greenland waters (3), provides for Greenland halibut quotas for 1996;Whereas, in order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantitative limitations on catches of stocks subject to quotas, it is necessary for the Commission to fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;Whereas, according to the information communicated to the Commission, catches of Greenland halibut in the waters of ICES divisions V, XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom have reached the quota allocated for 1996; whereas the United Kingdom has prohibited fishing for this stock as from 26 April 1996; whereas it is therefore necessary to abide by that date,. Catches of Greenland halibut in the waters of ICES divisions V, XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to the United Kingdom for 1996.Fishing for Greenland halibut in the waters of ICES divisions V, XIV (Greenland waters) by vessels flying the flag of the United Kingdom or registered in the United Kingdom is prohibited, as well as the retention on board, the transhipment and the landing of such stock captured by the above mentioned vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply with effect from 26 April 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 May 1996.For the CommissionEmma BONINOMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 301, 14. 12. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 330, 30. 12. 1995, p. 64. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,16 +1509,"Commission Directive 93/51/EEC of 24 June 1993 establishing rules for movements of certain plants, plant products or other objects through a protected zone, and for movements of such plants, plant products or other objects originating in and moving within such a protected zone. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (1), as last amended by Directive 93/19/EEC (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) first and second indent,Whereas the application of the Community plant health regime to the Community as an area without internal frontiers, includes the recognition of 'protected zones' established for certain plants, plant products or other objects in respect of one or more harmful organisms;Whereas, under the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, with effect from 1 June 1993, plants, plant products or other objects listed in Annex V, part A, section II may not be introduced into a specified protected zone or move therein, unless a plant passport valid for that zone and officially issued in accordance with the provisions of Article 10 (1) of the said Directive is attached to them, to their packaging or to the vehicles transporting them; whereas these provisions shall not apply if certain guarantees in respect of the movement of plants, plant products or other objects through a protected zone established for the said plants, plant products or other objects in respect of one or more harmful organisms, are fulfilled; and whereas these provisions may be satisfied by less stringent conditions than those laid down in Article 6 (4) of the said Directive in respect of such plants, plant products or other objects originating in and moving within such a protected zone;Whereas, in the absence of generally accepted guarantees, these should be laid down, taking account of the typical conditions under which the said movements are carried out, such that adequate plant health security is ensured;Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health,. 1. Member States shall ensure that the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 are met, when plants, plant products or other objects listed in Annex V, part A, section II of Directive 77/93/EEC, originating outside a protected zone established for the said plants, plant products or other objects in respect of one or more harmful organisms pursuant to Article 2 (1) (h) of Directive 77/93/EEC, are moved through such zone for final destination outside the zone, and without a plant passport valid for that zone.2. The following conditions shall be met:(a) the packaging used or, where appropriate, the vehicles transporting the plants, plant products or other objects referred to in paragraph 1, shall be clean and free from the relevant organisms referred to in paragraph 1, and of such a nature as to ensure that there is no risk of harmful organisms spreading;(b) immediately after packaging, the packaging or, where appropriate, the vehicles transporting the said plants, plant products or other objects shall be secured according to stringent plant health standards to ensure that there is no risk of harmful organisms spreading in the relevant protected zone and that the identity will remain unchanged and to the satisfaction of the responsible official bodies referred to in Directive 77/93/EEC, and remain secured during transportation through the relevant protected zone;(c) the plants, plant products or other objects referred to in paragraph 1, shall be accompanied by a document which is normally used for trade purposes, indicating that the said products originate outside the relevant protected zone and have a destination outside the relevant protected zone.3. If during an official check, organized pursuant to Article 11 (7) of Directive 77/93/EEC, and carried out at a place within the relevant zone, it is found that the requirements laid down under Article 1 (2) are not met, the following official measures shall be taken immediately, as appropriate, and without prejudice to the measures to be taken if the plants, plant products or other objects do not meet the conditions laid down by Directive 77/93/EEC:- sealing of the packaging,- transportation, under official control, of the plants, plant products or other objects to a destination outside the relevant protected zone. 1. Member States shall lay down that less stringent conditions shall apply to those plants, plant products or other objects listed in Annex V, part A, section II of Directive 77/93/EEC originating in and moving within a protected zone established for the said plants, plant products or other objects in respect of one or more harmful organisms.2. For the purpose of paragraph 1 the following less stringent condition may apply:the official examinations referred to in Article 6 (4) of the said Directive may be satisfied by the conditions laid down in the detailed rules for surveys in Commission Directive 92/70/EEC of 30 July 1992 for the purposes of the recognition of protected zones in the Community (3). 1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive on the date referred to in Article 3 (1) of Council Directive 91/683/EEC (4). They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.2. Member States shall immediately communicate to the Commission all provisions of domestic law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. The Commission shall inform the other Member States thereof. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 June 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20.(2) OJ No L 96, 22. 4. 1993, p. 33.(3) OJ No L 250, 29. 8. 1992, p. 37.(4) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1991, p. 29. +",plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;plant disease;diseases of plants;plant pathology;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;parasitology;protected area;designated development area;designated development zone;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,16 +17920,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 842/98 of 22 April 1998 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium system for raw tobacco. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2595/97 (2), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Article 5(a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92, premiums are granted on leaf tobacco from specified production areas only;Whereas, pursuant to Article 1(2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 284/98 (4), the list of such production areas is to be reviewed each year and adapted, where necessary, to quantitative and qualitative developments on the market;Whereas such production areas are recognised depending on whether they are traditional tobacco-producing areas; whereas the Member States concerned may, with a view to sound management of production of a particular group of varieties and within their guarantee thresholds, apply for such traditional production areas to be included on a list of recognised production areas;Whereas, following an application from Italy for Marche to be included on the list of areas producing tobacco of group IV and an application from France for Champagne-Ardenne and Ile-de-France to be included on the list of areas producing tobacco of group II and in view of the fact that the three areas concerned are traditional production areas, Annex I to Regulation (EEC) 3478/92 listing recognised production areas should be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,. Parts II (light air-cured) and IV (fire-cured) of Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 3478/92 are hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from the 1998 harvest.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 April 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 70.(2) OJ L 351, 23. 12. 1997, p. 11.(3) OJ L 351, 2. 12. 1992, p. 17.(4) OJ L 28, 4. 2. 1998, p. 13.ANNEX>TABLE> +",location of production;location of agricultural production;agricultural guidance;production premium;product quality;quality criterion;production quota;limitation of production;production restriction;reduction of production;tobacco;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,16 +13628,"95/135/EC: Commission Decision of 10 April 1995 amending the information contained in the list in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3206/94 establishing, for 1995, the list of vessels exceeding eight metres length overall and permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls whose aggregate length exceeds nine metres. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 of 7 October 1986 laying down certain technical measures for the conservation of fishery resources (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3919/92 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90 of 10 December 1990 adopting provisions for the establishment of the list of vessels exceeding eight metres overall which are permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls of an aggregate length exceeding nine metres (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3407/93 (4), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3206/94 (5) establishes, for 1995, the list of vessels exceeding eight metres overall which are permitted to fish for sole within certain areas of the Community using beam trawls of an aggregate length exceeding nine metres as provided in Article 9 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86;Whereas the authorities of the Member States concerned have applied for the information in the list provided for in Article 9 (3) (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 3094/86 to be amended; whereas the said authorities have provided all the information supporting their applications pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 3554/90; whereas it has been found that the information complies with the requirements and whereas, therefore, the information in the list annexed to the Regulation should be amended,. The information in the list annexed to Regulation (EC) No 3206/94 is amended as shown in the Annex hereto. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 April 1995.For the Commission Emma BONINO Member of the CommissionANEXO - BILAG - ANHANG - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ - ANNEX - ANNEXE - ALLEGATO - BIJLAGE - ANEXO - LIITE - BILAGA>START OF GRAPHIC>A. 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Datos que se añaden a la lista - Oplysninger, der skal anfoeres i listen - In die Liste hinzuzufuegende Angaben - Óôïé÷aassá ðïõ ðñïóôssèaaíôáé óôïí êáôUEëïãï - Information to be added to the list - Renseignements à ajouter à la liste - Dati da aggiungere all'elenco - Inlichtingen toe te voegen aan de lijst - Informações a aditar à lista - Luetteloon lisaettaevaet tiedot - Uppgifter som skall laeggas till i foerteckningen 1 2 3 4 5 BÉLGICA / BELGIEN / BELGIEN / ÂAAËÃÉÏ / BELGIUM / BELGIQUE / BELGIO / BELGIË / BÉLGICA / BELGIA / BELGIEN N 12 Arthur OPAL Nieuwpoort 210 O 700 Bi-Si-Ti OQBV Oostende 176 ALEMANIA / TYSKLAND / DEUTSCHLAND / ÃAAÑÌÁÍÉÁ / GERMANY / ALLEMAGNE / GERMANIA / DUITSLAND / ALEMANHA / SAKSA / TYSKLAND CUX 12 Anne K. DIRJ Cuxhaven 136 HAR 10 Wangerland DCVZ Harlesiel 175 HOO 52 Aggi DDAE Hooksiel 198 >END OF GRAPHIC> +",conservation of fish stocks;sea fish;fishing vessel;factory ship;fishing boat;transport vessel;trawler;fishing regulations;technical standard;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters;fishing net;drag-net;mesh of fishing nets;trawl,16 +31942,"Council Regulation (EC) No 115/2006 of 23 January 2006 on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out, for the period from 18 January 2005 to 17 January 2011 , the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas:(1) Under the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles (2), the two parties conducted negotiations to determine the amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement at the end of the period of application of the Protocol thereto.(2) As a result of those negotiations, a new Protocol defining for the period 18 January 2005 to 17 January 2011 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in that Agreement was initialled on 23 September 2004.(3) It is in the Community's interest to approve that Protocol.(4) The scale for allocating the fishing opportunities among the Member States should be defined on the basis of the traditional allocation of fishing opportunities under the Fisheries Agreement,. The Protocol setting out, for the period from 18 January 2005 to 17 January 2011, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Seychelles on fishing off Seychelles is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation (3). The fishing opportunities provided for in the Protocol shall be allocated among the Member States as follows:Spain : 22 vesselsFrance : 17 vesselsItaly : 1 vesselSpain : 2 vesselsFrance : 5 vesselsPortugal : 5 vesselsIf licence applications from these Member States do not cover all the fishing opportunities laid down by the Protocol, the Commission may take into consideration licence applications from any other Member State. Member States whose vessels fish under the Protocol are obliged to notify the Commission of the quantities of each stock taken in the Seychelles fishing zone in accordance with the arrangements laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 500/2001 of 14 March 2001 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 on the monitoring of catches taken by Community fishing vessels in third-country waters and on the high seas (4). The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol 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 Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 January 2006.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. PRÖLL(1)  Opinion of 15 December 2005 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2)  OJ L 119, 7.5.1987, p. 26.(3)  OJ L 348, 30.12.2005, p. 4.(4)  OJ L 73, 15.3.2001, p. 8. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);fishing agreement;protocol to an agreement;fishing licence;Seychelles;Republic of Seychelles;Seychelle Islands;fishing regulations;disclosure of information;information disclosure;financial compensation of an agreement,16 +17751,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 21/98 of 7 January 1998 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of sheepmeat and goatmeat to the French overseas departments for 1998. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2598/95 (2), and in particular Article 4 (5) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91, the number of pure-bred breeding sheep and goats originating in the Community and qualifying for aid with a view to developing production potential in the French overseas departments should be determined for each annual period of application;Whereas the aid referred to above for the supply of pure-bred breeding sheep and goats originating in the rest of the Community to the French overseas departments should be fixed; whereas that aid must be fixed in the light, in particular, of the costs of supply from the Community market and the conditions resulting from the geographical situation of the French overseas departments;Whereas special needs may arise during the course of different marketing years for the supply to the French overseas departments of pure-bred breeding sheep and goats; whereas, therefore, the French authorities should be granted a degree of flexibility in administering the supply arrangements, in that they should be allowed to issue aid certificates for animals intended for certain overseas departments in excess of the maximum quantities available to those departments, provided that the maximum quantities available to the four departments of both male and female animals are respected; whereas, so as to take account of those special needs, the French authorities should notify the Commission of the cases where that facility was used for the issue of certificates;Whereas common detailed rules for the application of the arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the French overseas departments are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 131/92 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1736/96 (5); whereas additional detailed rules should be laid down in line with current commercial practice in the sheepmeat and goatmeat sector, in particular as regards the term of validity of aid certificates and the securities ensuring operators' compliance with their obligations;Whereas, with a view to sound administration of the supply arrangements, a timetable should be laid down for the lodging of certificate applications and for a period of reflection for their issue;Whereas the operative event for converting the aid into national currency should be the day the aid certificate is lodged with the competent authorities at the destination pursuant to Article 3 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 131/92, without prejudice to the possibility of advance fixing as provided for in Articles 8 to 12 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3819/92 of 28 December 1992 on detailed rules for determining and applying the agricultural conversion rates (6);Whereas, with a view to bringing the administration of the aid more closely into line with the requirements of the French overseas departments, the aid and the quantities to which the latter may apply should be fixed annually per calendar year;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sheep and Goats,. The aid provided for in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3763/91 for the supply to the French overseas departments of pure-bred breeding sheep and goats originating in the Community and the number of animals in respect of which that aid is granted shall be as fixed in the Annex hereto. Regulation (EEC) No 131/92 shall apply, with the exception of Article 3 (4) thereof. France shall designate the competent authority for:(a) issuing the aid certificate provided for in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 131/92;(b) paying the aid to the operators concerned. 1. Applications for certificates shall be submitted to the competent authority in the first five working days of each month. Certificate applications shall be admissible only where:(a) they relate to not more than the maximum number of animals available as published by France prior to the period for the submission of applications;(b) before the period for the submission of certificate applications expires, proof is provided that the party concerned has lodged a security of ECU 40 per animal.2. However, the competent authority may, in order to meet special needs arising under the supply arrangements, issue aid certificates for a quantity of animals in excess of the maximum quantity available to each overseas department, without the total number of animals eligible for the aid in the four departments being exceeded; that facility being applied separately to male and to female animals.France shall notify the Commission of the cases in which certificates are issued in accordance with the previous subparagraph.3. The certificates shall be issued by the 10th working day of each month at the latest. Aid certificates shall be valid for three months. The aid provided for in Article 1 shall be paid in respect of the quantities actually supplied.Notwithstanding Article 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 131/92, the rate to be applied for converting the aid into national currency shall be the agricultural conversion rate in force on the day of presentation of the aid certificate to the competent authorities at the destination. Regulation (EEC) No 1123/93 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 January to 31 December 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 7 January 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 356, 24. 12. 1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 267, 9. 11. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(4) OJ L 15, 22. 1. 1992, p. 13.(5) OJ L 225, 6. 9. 1996, p. 3.(6) OJ L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 17.ANNEX>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>(1) Inclusion in this subposition is subject to the conditions provided for in Council Directive 89/361/EEC of 30 May 1989 concerning pure-bred breeding sheep and goats (OJ L 153, 6. 6. 1989, p. 30). +",French overseas department and region;French Overseas Department;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;breeding animal;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;supply;goat;billy-goat;caprine species;kid,16 +7702,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3482/89 of 20 November 1989 concerning the classification of certain goods in the combined nomenclature. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (1) on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3469/89 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas, 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;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has set down the general rules for the interpretation of the combined nomenclature and these rules also apply to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivisions to it and which is established by specific Community provisions, with a view to the application of tariff or other measures relating to trade in goods;Whereas, pursuant to the said general rules, the goods described in column 1 of the table annexed to the present Regulation must be classified under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2, by virtue of the reasons set out in column 3;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Nomenclature Committee,. The goods described in column 1 of the annexed table are now classified within the combined nomenclature under the appropriate CN codes indicated in column 2 of the said table. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 21st day after 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.. Done at Brussels, 20 November 1989.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ No L 256, 7. 9. 1987, p. 1.(2)  OJ No L 337, 21. 11. 1989, p. 5.ANNEXDescription of the goods CN code classification Reasons(1) (2) (3)1. Right or left sides of salted saithe, without the head, spinal column, fins or guts, with the skin and pin bones (epipleuralis), but without any other bones, known as ‘standard fillets’2. A food preparation containing:— 99,2 % sucrose— 0,6 % aspartame— 0,2 % acesulphame K +",prepared foodstuff;cooked foodstuff;deep-frozen dish;food preparation;pre-cooked foodstuff;tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;fish;piscicultural species;species of fish;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,16 +308,"Regulation (EEC) No 1723/72 of the Commission of 26 July 1972 on making up accounts for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/701 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy, and in particular Articles 4 (4) and 5 (3) thereof;Whereas in order to make up accounts of the authorities and bodies empowered to pay the expenditure financed by the EAGGF, Guarantee Section, it is necessary to set out the procedure whereby annual accounts are to be forwarded to the Commission;Whereas the provisions to be adopted must enable Member States to submit all necessary documents for making up accounts in a uniform manner in accordance with the provisions relating to Community financing;Whereas the authorities and bodies empowered to effect expenditure must keep accounts relating exclusively to the financial resources made available to them for payment of expenditure financed by the EAGGF, Guarantee Section, and whereas statistical data must be extracted from those accounts ; whereas, however, it is necessary, additionally and by way of exception, to provide during the first two years for possible recourse to other sources of information ; whereas, moreover, since the information supplied is of a composite character from other data, provision must be made for retaining the supporting documents upon which it is based, at least until the Community authorities have finished their investigations, it being understood that this provision shall not prejudice national provisions providing for a longer period;Whereas, in order to facilitate verification of the figures, Member States have to forward to the Commission, on the one hand, the annual reports drawn up by the authorities and bodies responsible for payments and on the other hand, all reports or parts of reports drawn up by the auditing or supervisory authorities ; whereas, it is desirable to prepare a model form for the reports to be drawn up by the authorities and bodies responsible for payments;Whereas information must be available to the Commission concerning sums wrongly paid as a result of irregularities not shown in the quarterly statements provided for in Articles 3 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 283/722 of 7 February 1972 concerning irregularities and the recovery of sums wrongly paid in connection with the financing of the common agricultural policy and the organization of an information system in this field;Whereas, in making up the annual reports, it is necessary to establish the amount of Community financial resources still available in each Member State at the end of the year;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Fund Committee,. 1. For the making up of accounts provided for in Article 5 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, Member States shall forward to the Commission: (a) the annual summaries of accounts and the reports drawn up by each authority or body in application of Article 4 (3) of the said Regulation;(b) all reports or parts of reports drawn up by the competent auditing or supervisory authorities relating to the expenditure referred to in Articles 2 and 3 of that Regulation;(c) a summary of the expenditure of all authorities and bodies which they have empowered to pay the above expenditure.1 OJ No L 94, 28.4.1970, p. 13. 2 OJ No L 36, 10.2.1972, p. 1.2. The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall be forwarded in triplicate and must reach the Commission not later than 31 March of the year following that in which the expenditure they deal with was paid. These documents may be forwarded at intervals. However, for expenditure financed for 1971, the documents referred to in paragraph 1 must reach the Commission not later than IS October 1972. The accounts and documents referred to in Article 1 shall relate to transactions carried out from 1 January 1971 and for which payments were made during the financial year preceding the year in which they are forwarded to the Commission. 1. The summaries of accounts referred to in Article I under (a) shall include: (a) statistical data set out in the form shown in Tables I to VIII of the Annex;(b) a statement of cash holdings as at the last day of the year under consideration, set out in the form shown in Tables X (a) of the Annex.2. The data relating to refunds, set out under tariff subheadings as shown in Table I, must distinguish between all products, derived products and varieties, for which a specific refund rate has been fixed by the Commission. Furthermore, when the products have served as food gifts within the framework of the Food Aid Convention, the quantities involved and the refunds paid at the fob stage for such transactions must be shown separately.3. Information relating to intervention and other measures to be provided by product and by type of intervention as shown in Tables II to VIII must normally be given on a separate line each time that the rate per unit for this expenditure alters during the year. 1. Information referred to in Article 3 shall be extracted from the accounts of authorities and bodies within the meaning of Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70.However, if for the 1971 and 1972 summaries of accounts the above-mentioned accounts do not contain all items necessary for completion of the Tables in the Annex as shown in those Tables and in accordance with Article 3 (2) and (3), other sources of information shall, by way of exception, be consulted.2. The supporting documents relating to expenditure financed by the EAGGF, Guarantee Section, shall be kept for Community purposes at least until 31 December of the financial year following that during which the Commission made up accounts for the year to which that expenditure relates. The reports referred to in Article 1 (1) (a) shall be drawn up by each authority and body responsible for payments, in accordance with the following plan: (a) administrative, accounting and financial conditions under which it has fulfilled the tasks entrusted to it in application of Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, and in particular: - statement of powers and working procedures,- description of relationships established with other authorities, public or private, for the accomplishment of the aforementioned tasks,- manner in which the claims of beneficiaries are received, dealt with and paid;(b) special conditions which have affected the amount of expenditure: - analysis of different categories of expenditure,- analysis of technical problems encountered, particularly in dealing with goods bought In by intervention;(c) special details and where appropriate in particular: - the cases and reasons which, during the first two years, necessitated recourse to the possibilities made available under the second paragraph of Article 4 (1),- reasons for the absence of breakdown of the information relating to intervention referred to in Article 3 (3);(d) national supervision of EAGGF expenditure: - indication of internal and external methods of supervision,- the state of each of these methods of supervision at the time of compiling the information referred to in Article 3. The summary of expenditure referred to in Article 1 (c) shall be drawn up in the form shown in Table IX of the Annex.It shall be accompanied by a summary of cash holdings as at 31 December of the year under consideration, set out as shown in Table X (b) of the Annex. Member States shall communicate to the Commission, not later than 31 March of each year, a statement of amounts relating to irregularities not shown in the quarterly statements provided for in Articles 3 and 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 283/72 and for which the recovery procedure has been terminated during the preceding year.However, for the year 1971, these communications shall be forwarded to the Commission not later than 15 October 1972. The decision to make up the accounts mentioned In Article 5 (2) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall cover: (a) the determination of the amount of expenditure incurred in each Member State during the year in question, recognized as chargeable to the EAGGF, Guarantee Section;(b) the determination of the amount of the financial resources still available in each Member State at the end of the year in question, representing the difference between total Community financial resources available at the beginning of the year or advanced during the year and the amount referred to under (a).This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 July 1972.For the CommissionThe PresidentS.L. MANSIIOLTANNEXES>PIC FILE= ""T0050852""""PIC FILE= ""T0050853"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050854"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050855"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050856"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050857"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050858"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050859"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050860"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050861"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050862"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050863"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050864"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050865"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050866"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050867"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050868"">>PIC FILE= ""T0050869""> +",administrative measure;administrative act;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;closing of accounts;clearance of accounts;rendering of accounts;financial year;budget year;budgetary year;fiscal year;EAGGF Guarantee Section;EAGGF Guarantee Section aid,16 +14442,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2147/95 of 8 September 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice. ,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), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1863/95 (2), and in particular Articles 9 (2), 12 (4) and 13 (11) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1861/95 (4), lays down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences for cereals and rice; whereas, owing to an error, that Regulation does not reflect the situation which has existed for many years with regard to the duration of export licences for malt, which is that, unless there is a special request by the operator, the duration of validity of such licences is the current month plus four months; whereas that error should be corrected;Whereas the list of products covered by the period for reflection as referred to in Article 7 (3) is incomplete owing to the omission of the product falling within CN code 1102 20 90; whereas the appropriate addition should be made to that list;Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 should be amended accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 is hereby amended as follows:1. In Article 7:(a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:'2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, at the request of the operator, export licences for products falling within CN codes 1107 10 19, 1107 10 99 and 1107 20 00 shall be valid from the date of their issue pursuant to Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, until:- 30 September of the current calendar year, where they are issued from 1 January to 30 April,- the end of the 11th month following that of issue, where they are issued from 1 July to 31 October,- 30 September of the following calendar year, where they are issued from 1 November to 31 December.In the above cases, notwithstanding Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, rights deriving from licences as referred to in this paragraph shall not be transferable.`;(b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following:'3. Export licences for products listed in Article 1 (1) (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 and for products falling within CN codes 1102 20 10, 1102 20 90, 1103 13 10, 1103 13 90, 1103 29 20, 1104 21 50, 1104 22 99, 1104 23 10, 1108 11 00, 1108 12 00, 1108 13 00, 1109 00 00, 1702 30 51, 1702 30 91, 1702 30 99, 1702 40 90, 1702 90 50, 1702 90 79, 2106 90 55, 2309 10 11, 2309 10 13, 2309 10 31, 2309 10 33, 2309 10 51, 2309 10 53, 2309 90 31, 2309 90 33, 2309 90 41, 2309 90 43, 2309 90 51 and 2309 90 53 as listed in Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be issued on the third working day after applications are lodged, provided that no special measures are taken in the meanwhile.The Commission may decide not to grant applications.The first subparagraph shall not apply to licences issued under tendering procedures.` 2. In Article 10, point (a) is replaced by the following:'(a) ECU 1 per tonne in the case of import licences to which the fourth indent of Article 10 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 does not apply, or for products covered by Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76, and ECU 5 per tonne in the case of export licences without a refund;`.3. Part A of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1162/95 is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.However, Article 1 (1) (a) shall apply from 1 July 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 September 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the CommissionANNEX'A. For cereals >TABLE> +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;malt;roasted malt;unroasted malt;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;rice;cereals,16 +5920,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 890/2014 of 14 August 2014 approving the active substance metobromuron, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market, and amending the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (1), and in particular Article 13(2) and Article 78(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 80(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, Council Directive 91/414/EEC (2) is to apply, with respect to the procedure and the conditions for approval, to active substances for which a decision has been adopted in accordance with Article 6(3) of that Directive before 14 June 2011. For metobromuron the conditions of Article 80(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are fulfilled by Commission Implementing Decision 2011/253/EU (3).(2) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC Francereceived on 15 December 2010 an application from Belchim Crop Protection NV/SA for the inclusion of the active substance metobromuron in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Decision 2011/253/EU confirmed that the dossier was ‘complete’ in the sense that it could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annexes II and III to Directive 91/414/EEC.(3) For that active substance, the effects on human and animal health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the applicant. The designated rapporteur Member State France submitted a draft assessment report on 10 January 2013. In accordance with Article 8(3) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 188/2011 (4) additional information was requested from the applicant on 13 May 2013. The evaluation of the additional information by France was submitted in the format of an updated draft assessment report in October 2013.(4) The draft assessment report was reviewed by the Member States and the European Food Safety Authority (hereinafter ‘the Authority’). The Authority presented to the Commission its conclusion on the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance metobromuron (5) on 15 January 2014. The draft assessment report and the conclusion of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed and finalised on 11 July 2014 in the format of the Commission review report for metobromuron.(5) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing metobromuron may be expected to satisfy, in general, the requirements laid down in Article 5(1)(a) and (b) and Article 5(3) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in particular with regard to the uses which were examined and detailed in the Commission review report. It is therefore appropriate to approve metobromuron.(6) In accordance with Article 13(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 in conjunction with Article 6 thereof and in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge, it is, however, necessary to include certain conditions and restrictions. It is, in particular, appropriate to require further confirmatory information.(7) A reasonable period should be allowed to elapse before approval in order to permit Member States and the interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the approval.(8) Without prejudice to the obligations provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 as a consequence of approval, taking into account the specific situation created by the transition from Directive 91/414/EEC to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the following should, however, apply. Member States should be allowed a period of six months after approval to review authorisations of plant protection products containing metobromuron. Member States should, as appropriate, vary, replace or withdraw authorisations. By way of derogation from that deadline, a longer period should be provided for the submission and assessment of the complete Annex III dossier, as set out in Directive 91/414/EEC, of each plant protection product for each intended use in accordance with the uniform principles.(9) The experience gained from inclusions in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC of active substances assessed in the framework of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 (6) has shown that difficulties can arise in interpreting the duties of holders of existing authorisations in relation to access to data. In order to avoid further difficulties it therefore appears necessary to clarify the duties of the Member States, especially the duty to verify that the holder of an authorisation demonstrates access to a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to that Directive. However, this clarification does not impose any new obligations on Member States or holders of authorisations compared to the Directives which have been adopted until now amending Annex I to that Directive or the Regulations approving active substances.(10) In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 (7) should be amended accordingly.(11) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,. Approval of active substanceThe active substance metobromuron, as specified in Annex I, is approved subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. Re-evaluation of plant protection products1.   Member States shall in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, where necessary, amend or withdraw existing authorisations for plant protection products containing metobromuron as an active substance by 30 June 2015.By that date they shall in particular verify that the conditions in Annex I to this Regulation are met, with the exception of those identified in the column on specific provisions of that Annex, and that the holder of the authorisation has, or has access to, a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex II to Directive 91/414/EEC in accordance with the conditions of Article 13(1) to (4) of that Directive and Article 62 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, for each authorised plant protection product containing metobromuron as either the only active substance or as one of several active substances, all of which were listed in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 by 31 December 2014 at the latest, Member States shall re-evaluate the product in accordance with the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, on the basis of a dossier satisfying the requirements of Annex III to Directive 91/414/EEC and taking into account the column on specific provisions of Annex I to this Regulation. On the basis of that evaluation, they shall determine whether the product satisfies the conditions set out in Article 29(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009.Following that determination Member States shall:(a) in the case of a product containing metobromuron as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 30 June 2016 at the latest; or(b) in the case of a product containing metobromuron as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 30 June 2016 or by the date fixed for such an amendment or withdrawal in the respective act or acts which added the relevant substance or substances to Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC or approved that substance or those substances, whichever is the latest. Amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation. Entry into force and date of applicationThis Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 January 2015.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 August 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.(2)  Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1).(3)  Commission Implementing Decision 2011/253/EU of 26 April 2011 recognising in principle the completeness of the dossier submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of metobromuron, S-Abscisic acid, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum D747, Bacillus pumilus QST 2808 and Streptomyces lydicus WYEC 108 in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 106, 27.4.2011, p. 13).(4)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 188/2011 of 25 February 2011 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Directive 91/414/EEC as regards the procedure for the assessment of active substances which were not on the market 2 years after the date of notification of that Directive (OJ L 53, 26.2.2011, p. 51).(5)  EFSA Journal 2014; 12(2):3541. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu(6)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3600/92 of 11 December 1992 laying down the detailed rules for the implementation of the first stage of the programme of work referred to in Article 8(2) of Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 366, 15.12.1992, p. 10).(7)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1).ANNEX ICommon Name, IUPAC Name Purity (1) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisionsMetobromuron 3-(4-bromophenyl)-1-methoxy-1-methylurea ≥ 978 g/kg 1 January 2015 31 December 2024 For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on metobromuron, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 11 July 2014, shall be taken into account.(a) the protection of workers and operators;(b) the risk to birds, mammals, aquatic organisms and terrestrial non-target plants.(a) the toxicological assessment of the metabolites CGA 18236, CGA 18237, CGA 18238 and 4-bromoaniline;(b) the acceptability of the long-term risk to birds and mammals.(1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report.ANNEX IIIn Part B of the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011, the following entry is added:Number Common Name, IUPAC Name Purity (1) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions‘76 Metobromuron 3-(4-bromophenyl)-1-methoxy-1-methylurea ≥ 978 g/kg 1 January 2015 31 December 2024 For the implementation of the uniform principles, as referred to in Article 29(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the conclusions of the review report on metobromuron, and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed on 11 July 2014, shall be taken into account.(a) the protection of workers and operators;(b) the risk to birds, mammals, aquatic organisms and terrestrial non-target plants.(a) the toxicological assessment of the metabolites CGA 18236, CGA 18237, CGA 18238 and 4-bromoaniline;(b) the acceptability of the long-term risk to birds and mammals.(1)  Further details on identity and specification of active substance are provided in the review report. +",plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;pesticide;fungicide;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,16 +37429,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 856/2009 of 17 September 2009 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to milk and milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty. ,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) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 162(1)b of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products referred to in Article 1(1)(p) and listed in Part XVI of Annex I to that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund where these goods are exported in the form of goods listed in Part IV of Annex XX to that Regulation.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 of 30 June 2005 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 3448/93 as regards the system of granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and the criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (2), specifies the products for which a rate of refund is to be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in Part IV of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.(3) In accordance with the second paragraph, subparagraph (a) of Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question is to be fixed for a period of the same duration as that for which refunds are fixed for the same products exported unprocessed.(4) Article 11 of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded under the Uruguay Round lays down that the export refund for a product contained in a good may not exceed the refund applicable to that product when exported without further processing.(5) However, in the case of certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, there is a danger that, if high refund rates are fixed in advance, the commitments entered into in relation to those refunds may be jeopardised. In order to avert that danger, it is therefore necessary to take appropriate precautionary measures, but without precluding the conclusion of long-term contracts. The fixing of specific refund rates for the advance fixing of refunds in respect of those products should enable those two objectives to be met.(6) Article 15(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 provides that, when the rate of the refund is being fixed, account is to be taken, where appropriate, of production refunds, aids or other measures having equivalent effect applicable in all Member States in accordance with the Regulation on the common organisation of the agricultural markets to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 or to assimilated products.(7) Article 100(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides for the payment of aid for Community-produced skimmed milk processed into casein if such milk and the casein manufactured from it fulfil certain conditions.(8) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 of 9 November 2005 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards measures for the disposal of cream, butter and concentrated butter (3), lays down that butter and cream at reduced prices should be made available to industries which manufacture certain goods.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for the Common Organisation of Agricultural Markets,. The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1043/2005 and in Part XVI of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, and exported in the form of goods listed in Part IV of Annex XX to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, shall be fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 18 September 2009.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 September 2009.For the CommissionHeinz ZOUREKDirector-General Enterprise and Industry(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 172, 5.7.2005, p. 24.(3)  OJ L 308, 25.11.2005, p. 1.ANNEXRates of the refunds applicable from 18 September 2009 to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty (1)(EUR/100 kg)CN code Description Rate of refundIn case of advance fixing of refunds Otherex 0402 10 19 Powdered milk, in granules or other solid forms, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, with a fat content not exceeding 1,5 % by weight (PG 2):(a) on exportation of goods of CN code 3501(b) on exportation of other goodsex 0402 21 19 Powdered milk, in granules or other solid forms, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, with a fat content of 26 % by weight (PG 3):(a) where goods incorporating, in the form of products assimilated to PG 3, reduced-price butter or cream obtained pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 are exported(b) on exportation of other goodsex 0405 10 Butter, with a fat content by weight of 82 % (PG 6):(a) where goods containing reduced-price butter or cream which have been manufactured in accordance with the conditions provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2005 are exported(b) on exportation of goods of CN code 2106 90 98 containing 40 % or more by weight of milk fat(c) on exportation of other goods(1)  The rates set out in this Annex are not applicable to exports to(a) third countries: Andorra, the Holy See (Vatican City State), Liechtenstein, the United States of America and the goods listed in Tables I and II of Protocol 2 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 exported to the Swiss Confederation.(b) territories of EU Member States not forming part of the customs territory of the Community: Ceuta, Melilla, the Communes of Livigno and Campione d’Italia, Heligoland, Greenland, the Faeroe Islands and the areas of the Republic of Cyprus in which the Government of the Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control.(c) European territories for whose external relations a Member State is responsible and not forming part of the customs territory of the Community: Gibraltar.(d) the destinations referred to in Article 33(1), Article 41(1) and Article 42(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 612/2009 (OJ L 186, 17.7.2009, p. 1). +",milk;foodstuff;agri-foodstuffs product;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;milk product;dairy produce;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;export;export sale,16 +19200,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1369/1999 of 25 June 1999 establishing administrative procedures for the 2000 quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 520/94 of 7 March 1994 establishing a Community procedure for administering quantitative quotas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 138/96(2), and in particular Articles 2(3) and (4), 13 and 24 thereof,(1) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 519/94 of 7 March 1994 on common rules for imports from certain third countries and repealing Regulations (EEC) No 1765/82, (EEC) No 1766/82 and (EEC) No 3420/83(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1138/98(4), introduced annual quantitative quotas for certain products originating in the People's Republic of China listed in Annex II to that Regulation; whereas the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 are applicable to those quotas:(2) Whereas the Commission accordingly adopted Regulation (EC) No 738/94(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 983/96(6), laying down general rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 520/94; whereas these provisions apply to the administration of the above quotas subject to the provisions of this Regulation;(3) Whereas certain characteristics of China's economy, the seasonal nature of some of the products and the time needed for transport mean that orders for products subject to quota are generally placed before the beginning of the quota year; whereas it is therefore important to ensure that administrative constraints do not impede the realisation of the planned imports; whereas in order not to affect the continuity of trade flows, the arrangements for allocating and administering the 2000 quotas should accordingly be adopted before the start of the quota year;(4) Whereas after examination of the different administrative methods provided for by Regulation (EC) No 520/94, the method based on traditional trade flows should be adopted; whereas under this method the quotas are divided into two portions, one of which is reserved for traditional importers and the other for other applicants;(5) Whereas this has proved to be the best way of ensuring the continuity of business for the Community importers concerned and avoiding any disturbance of trade flows;(6) Whereas, however, the introduction of a Community system must ensure progressive access by non-traditional importers; whereas in the light of all these factors a balance must therefore be sought in determining the portions to be allocated to the two categories of importers; whereas, to this end, it is appropriate that the portion set aside for non-traditional importers should be increased as compared to 1999;(7) Whereas the reference period used for allocating the portion of the quota set aside for traditional importers in earlier Regulations on the administration of these quotas should be updated to ensure open access to the quotas; whereas in order to allow a greater flexibility to the benefit of traditional importers it is considered appropriate to allow them to set their reference period as either 1997 or 1998, which are the most recent years representative of the normal trend of trade flows in the products in question; whereas traditional importers must therefore prove that they have imported products originating in China and covered by the quotas in question in the year 1997 or 1998;(8) Whereas it has been found in the past that the method provided for in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94, which is based on the order in which applications are received, may not be an appropriate way of allocating that portion of the quota reserved for non-traditional importers; whereas, consequently, in accordance with Article 2(4) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94, it is appropriate to provide for allocation in proportion to the quantities requested, on the basis of simultaneous examination of import licence applications actually lodged, in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94;(9) Whereas in order to ensure that the quotas can be efficiently allocated and used, any speculative applications should be excluded, and it is furthermore necessary to allocate economically significant quantities; whereas to this end the amount that any non-traditional importer may request should be restricted to a set volume;(10) Whereas for the purposes of quota allocation, a time limit must be set for the submission of licence applications by traditional and other importers;(11) Whereas the member States must inform the Commission of the import licence applications received, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94; whereas the information about traditional importers' previous imports must be expressed in the same units as the quota in question;(12) Whereas in view of the special nature of transactions concerning products subject to quota, and in particular the time needed for transport, the import licences should expire on 31 December 2000;(13) Whereas these measures are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the administration of quotas set up under Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94,. This Regulation lays down for 2000 specific provisions for the administration of the quantitative quotas referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 519/94.Regulation (EC) No 738/94 laying down general rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 shall apply, subject to the specific provisions of this Regulation. 1. The quantitative quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be allocated using the method based on traditional trade flows, referred to in Article 2(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 520/94.2. The portions of each quantitative quota set aside for traditional importers and other importers are set out in Annex I to this Regulation.3. The portion set aside for non-traditional importers shall be apportioned using the method based on allocation in proportion to quantities requested; the volume requested by a single importer may not exceed that shown in Annex II. Applications for import licences shall be lodged with the competent authorities listed in Annex III to this Regulation from the day following the day of publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Communities until 3 p.m., Brussels time, on 10 September 1999. 1. For the purposes of allocating the portion of each quota set aside for traditional importers, ""traditional"" importers shall mean importers who can show that they have improted goods in the calendar year 1997 or 1998.2. The supporting documents referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 shall relate to the release for free circulation during either calendar year 1997 or 1998, as indicated by the importer, of products originating in the People's Republic of China which are covered by the quota in respect of which the application is made.3. Instead of the documents referred to in the first indent of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 520/94 applicants may enclose with their licence applications documents drawn up and certified by the competent national on the basis of available customs information as evidence of the imports of the product in question during the calendar year 1997 or 1998 carried out by themselves or, where applicable, by the operator whose activities they have taken over. Member States shall inform the Commission no later than 24 September 1999 at 10 a.m., Brussels time, of the number and aggregate quantity of import licence applications and, in the case of applications from traditional importers, of the volume of previous imports carried out by traditional importers during the reference period referred to in Article 4(1) of this Regulation. The Commission shall adopt the quantitative criteria to be used by the competent national authorities for the purpose of meeting importers' applications no later than 15 October 1999. Import licences shall be valid for one year, starting on 1 January 2000. 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.. Done at Brussels, 25 June 1999.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANVice-President(1) OJ L 66, 10.3.1994, p. 1.(2) OJ L 21, 27.1.1996, p. 6.(3) OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 89.(4) OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 1.(5) OJ L 87, 31.3.1994, p. 47.(6) OJ L 131, 1.6.1996, p. 47.ANNEX IAllocation of the quotas>TABLE>ANNEX IIMaximum quantity which may be requested by each importer other than traditional>TABLE>ANEXO III/BILAG III/ANHANG III/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ ΙΙΙ/ANNEX III/ANNEXE III/ALLEGATO III/BIJLAGE III/ANEXO III/LIITE III/BILAGA IIILista de las autoridades nacionales competentes/Liste over kompetente nationale myndigheder/Liste der zuständigen Behörden der Mitgliedstaaten/Πίνακας των αρμόδιων εθνικών αρχών/List of the national competent authorities/Liste des autorités nationales compétentes/Elenco delle autorità nazionali competenti/Lijst van bevoegde nationale instanties/Lista das autoridades nacionais competentes/Luettelo kansallisista toimivaltaisista viranomaisista/Lista över nationella kompetenta myndigheter1. BELGIQUE/BELGIËMinistère des affaires économiques/Ministerie van Economische ZakenAdministration des relations économiques, 4e division - Mise en oeuvre des politiques commerciales/Bestuur van de Economische Betrekkingen, 4e afdeling - Toepassing van de HandelspolitiekServices des licences/Dienst VergunningenRue Général Leman/Generaal Lemanstraat 60 B - 1040 Bruxelles/Brussel Tél./Tel.: (32-2) 230 90 43 Télécopieur/Fax: (32-2) 230 83 22/231 14 842. DANMARKErhvervsfremmestyrelsen Søndergade 25 DK - 8600 Silkeborg Tlf. (45) 35 46 60 00 Fax (45) 35 46 64 013. DEUTSCHLANDBundesamt für Wirtschaft Frankfurter Straße 29-31 D - 65760 Eschborn Tel. (49) 61 96 404-0 Fax. (49) 61 96 40 42 124. ΕΛΛΑΔΑΥπουργείο Εθνικής ΟικονομίαςΓενική Γραμματεία Διεθνών Οικονομικών ΣχέσεωνΓενική Διεύθυνση Εξωτερικών Οικονομικών και Εμπορικών ΣχέσεωνΔιεύθυνση Διαδικασιών Εξωτερικού ΕμπορίουΚορνάρου 1 GR - 105 63 Αθήνα Τηλ.: (30-1) 328 60 31/328 60 32 Φαξ: (30-1) 328 60 945. ESPAÑAMinisterio de Economía y HaciendaDirección General de Comercio ExteriorPaseo de la Castellana, 162 E - 28071 Madrid Tel.: (349 1) 3 49 38 94/349 37 78 Fax.: (349 1) 3 49 38 32/349 38 316. FRANCEServices des titres du commerce extérieur 8, rue de la Tour-des-Dames F - 75436 Paris Cedex 09 Tél.: (33-1) 40 04 04 04 Télécopieur: (33-1) 55 07 46 597. IRELANDDepartment of Tourism and Trade,Licensing Unit,Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Tel.: (353 1) 662 14 44 Fax: (353 1) 676 61 548. ITALIAMinistero del Commercio con l'esteroDirezione generale per la politica commerciale e per la gestione del regime degli scambi, divisione VIIViale Boston, 25 I - 00144 Roma Tel.: (3906) 59 931 Telefax: (3906) 592 55 56 Telex: 610083 - 610471 - 6144789. LUXEMBOURGMinistère des affaires étrangèresOffice des licencesBoîte postale 113 L - 2011 Luxembourg Tél.: (352) 22 61 62 Télécopieur: (352) 46 61 3810. NEDERLANDBelastingdienst/Douane C.D.I.4Engelse Kamp 2Postbus 30003 9700 RD Groningen Nederland Tel.: (31-50) 523 91 11 Fax: (31-50) 523 92 3711. ÖSTERREICHBundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Angelegenheiten Landstraßer Hauptstraße 55-57 A - 1031 Wien Tel. (43) 1 71 10 23 61 Fax. (43) 17 15 83 4712. PORTUGALMinistério da EconomiaDirecção-Geral das Relações Económicas InternacionaisAvenida da República 79 P - 1000 Lisboa Tel.: (351-1) 791 18 00, 791 19 43, 793 30 02 Telefax: (351-1) 793 22 10/796 37 23 Telex: 1341813. SUOMITullihallitus PL 512 FIN - 00101 Helsinki Puh.: (358) 9 61 41 Telekopio (358) 9 614 28 5214. SVERIGEKommerskollegium Box 6803 S - 113 86 Stockholm Tfn (46-8) 690 48 00 Fax (46-8) 30 67 5915. UNITED KINGDOMDepartment of Enterprise, Trade and Employment,Import Licensing Branch,Queensway House,West Precinct,Billingham, Stockton on Tees TS23 2NF Tel.: (44 1642) 631 21 21 Fax: (44 1642) 53 35 57 +",footwear industry;bootmaker;shoe industry;shoemaker;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;household article;crockery;plates and dishes;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;China;People’s Republic of China,16 +1973,"96/414/EC: Commission Decision of 4 July 1996 concerning protective measures with regard to imports of animals and animal products from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia due to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/675/EEC of 10 December 1990 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 95/52/EC (2), and in particular Article 19 (6) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organization of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC (3), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 18 (1) thereof,Whereas outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have occurred in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Fyrom); whereas, on the basis of a Commission inspection performed on the spot, it appeared that the authorities in Fyrom are not able to enforce the necessary controls to prevent the spread of the disease;Whereas the situation in Fyrom presents a serious threat to the herds of Member States in view of the trade in certain animal products;Whereas it is appropriate to take the necessary measures to protect the Community from the risk of introduction of this disease;Whereas Commission Decision 93/242/EEC of 30 April 1993 concerning the importation into the Community of certain live animals and their products originating from certain European countries in relation to foot-and-mouth disease (4), as last amended by Decision 95/295/EC (5), provides for the prohibition of the importation of live animals of susceptible species from and through certain countries including Fyrom; whereas this Decision allows, under certain conditions, the importation of fresh meat and certain meat products from and through these countries;Whereas Commission Decision 95/340/EC (6), as last amended by Decision 96/325/EC (7), draws up a list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of raw milk, heat-treated milk and milk-based products; whereas Fyrom is included in this list; whereas it is necessary to ensure that any imported milk products have undergone a treatment sufficient to destroy the virus;Whereas Council Directive 92/118/EEC of 17 December 1992 laying down animal health and public health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of products not subject to the said requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 89/662/EEC and, as regards pathogens, to Directive 90/425/EEC (8), as last amended by Commission Decision 96/405/EC (9), lays down the conditions for the importation of animal casings, hides and skins, bones and bone products, horn and horn products, hooves and hoove products, game trophies and unprocessed wool and hair; whereas these products may be imported only if treated in such a way as to destroy the virus; whereas, however, certain other products may still be imported; whereas this material constitutes a risk;Whereas it is necessary therefore to prohibit the importation of certain animal products from Fyrom; whereas however certain products can be imported if they have undergone specific treatments;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Commission Decision 93/242/EEC is amended as follows:1. In Annex A, footnote (1) relating to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is deleted.2. In Annex B, the words 'Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia` are deleted. 1. Member States shall not authorize the importation of milk and milk-based products originating in Fyrom unless they have undergone a treatment which meets the requirements of Article 3 of Decision 95/340/EC.2. In addition to the provisions of Decision 93/242/EEC, Member States shall not authorize the importation of the following products of the bovine, ovine, caprine and other bi-ungulate species originating in the territory of Fyrom:- blood and blood products as described in Annex I, Chapter 7 to Directive 92/118/EEC,- raw materials for the manufacture of animal feedingstuffs and pharmaceutical or technical products as described in Annex I, Chapter 10 to Directive 92/118/EEC,- animal manure as described in Annex I, Chapter 14 to Directive 92/118/EEC.3. The prohibition referred to in the first indent of paragraph 2 shall not apply to blood products which have undergone the treatment provided for in Annex I, Chapter 7 (3) (b) to Directive 92/118/EEC.4. Member States shall ensure that the certificates accompanying animal products treated in accordance with paragraphs 1 or 3 and authorized to be sent from Fyrom shall bear the following words:'Animal products conforming to Commission Decision 96/414/EC concerning protective measures with regard to imports of animals and animal products from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, due to outbreaks of foot-and mouth disease`. Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 July 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 265, 8. 11. 1995, p. 16.(3) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56.(4) OJ No L 110, 4. 5. 1993, p. 36.(5) OJ No L 182, 2. 8. 1995, p. 30.(6) OJ No L 200, 24. 8. 1995, p. 38.(7) OJ No L 123, 23. 5. 1996, p. 24.(8) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.(9) OJ No L 165, 4. 7. 1996, p. 40. +",live animal;animal on the hoof;animal product;livestock product;product of animal origin;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;health certificate;Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;FYROM;Macedonia-Skopje;The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;ex-Yugoslav republic;foot-and-mouth disease,16 +12598,"94/928/EC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1994 on the adoption of the Community programme for structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products in Denmark (Objective 5a regions - the period 1994 to 1999) (Only the Danish text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3699/93 of 21 December 1993 laying down the criteria and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products (1), and in particular Article 4 (2) thereof,Whereas Denmark submitted to the Commission on 30 March 1994 the single programming document referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 3699/93;Whereas the single programming document includes amongst others a description of the priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the financial instrument for fisheries guidance (FIFG), as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the Community programme concerning the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products, hereinafter referred to as 'the sector';Whereas for Denmark a single decision shall be taken on the Community programme for structural assistance in the sector;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (3), the Commission is responsible for ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments, including the assistance of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the other actions for structural purposes;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Community programme in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas the EIB has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document on the basis of the forecast loan packages shown in this Decision and in conformity with its statutory provisions;Whereas the second paragraph of Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (5), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at current prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 (6); as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (7); whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2080/93 of 20 July 1993 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the financial instrument for fisheries guidance (8), defines the measures for which the FIFG may provide financial support; whereas the Regulation (EC) No 3699/93 defines the criteria and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the sector;Whereas the Community programme has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the Community programme satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas the aid application satisfies the conditions required by Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) 4253/88;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (9), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EEC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (10), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in the due form when the aid is granted;Whereas pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2080/93, aid applications presented before 1 January 1994 that have been examined and approved after this date shall be taken into account in the present Community programme;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the FIFG have been complied with;Whereas the measures contained in this Decision are consistent with the opinion of the Standing Management Committee of Fisheries Structures,. The Community programme for structural assistance in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and the processing and marketing of its products in Denmark under Objective 5a, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The Community programme includes the following essential information:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in Denmark;the main priorities are:- adjustment of fishing effort,- renewal and modernization of the fishing fleet,- aquaculture,- enclosed seawater areas,- fishing port facilities,- product processing and marketing,- product promotion,- other measures (studies, technical assistance, etc.);(b) the assistance from the FIFG as referred to in Articles 3 and 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the financial implementation provisions,- the rules for compliance with community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter. The assistance from the FIFG granted to this Community programme amounts to a maximum of ECU 139,90 million at 1994 prices.The expenditure actually incurred is eligible for assistance under FIFG from 1 January 1994.The procedure for granting this financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the FIFG to the various priorities and measures which this present Community programme comprises, is set out in the financing plan.The national financial contribution as indicated in the financing plan may be met in part by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and other types of loan. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the maximum overall allocation provided as assistance from the FIFG is as follows:""ECU million (1994 prices)"""" ID=""1"">1994> ID=""2"">23,31""> ID=""1"">1995> ID=""2"">23,28""> ID=""1"">1996> ID=""2"">23,28""> ID=""1"">1997> ID=""2"">23,35""> ID=""1"">1998> ID=""2"">23,34""> ID=""1"">1999> ID=""2"">23,34""> ID=""1"">Total > ID=""2"">139,90""> The budgetary commitment for the first instalment under FIFG amounts to ECU 23,31 million.This commitment includes all actions approved in 1994 under Council Regulations (EEC) No 4028/86 (11) and No 4042/89 (12).Commitment of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and progress in its implementation. The procedure for the grant of the assistance may be amended subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided on in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on actions under the present Community programme which, in the Member State concerned, is the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated not later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is addresses to the Kingdom of Denmark.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1994.For the CommissionYannis PALEOKRASSASMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 346, 31. 12. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 20.(4) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(5) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(6) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988 p. 9.(7) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.(8) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 1.(9) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(10) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 7.(11) OJ No L 376, 31. 12. 1986, p. 7.(12) OJ No L 388, 30. 12. 1989, p. 1. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aquaculture;common fisheries policy;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;EU programme;Community framework programme;Community programme;EC framework programme;European Union programme,16 +18403,"Council Regulation (EC) No 2764/98 of 17 December 1998 fixing, for the 1999 fishing year, the guide prices for the fishery products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organisation of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Article 9(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 provides for a guide price to be fixed annually for each of the products or groups of products listed in Annex II to that Regulation;Whereas, according to the data available at present concerning prices for the products in question and the criteria laid down in Article 9(2) of that Regulation, these prices should be increased, maintained or decreased according to the species for the 1999 fishing year,. The guide prices for the fishing year from 1 January to 31 December 1999 for the products listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 and the commercial categories to which they relate shall be fixed as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1999.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 17 December 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. MOLTERER(1) OJ L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3318/94 (OJ L 350, 31. 12. 1994, p. 15).ANNEX>TABLE> +",marketing standard;grading;fish;piscicultural species;species of fish;guide price;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;crustacean;crab;crawfish;crayfish;lobster;prawn;shrimp,16 +19486,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2574/1999 of 6 December 1999 prohibiting fishing for common sole by vessels flying the flag of France. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 48/1999 of 18 December 1998 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1999 and certain conditions under which the may be fished(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1619/1999(4), lays down quotas for common sole for 1999;(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated;(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of common sole in the waters of ICES, divisions VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 1999. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 25 October 1999. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of common sole in the waters of ICES, divisions VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to France for 1999.Fishing for common sole in the waters of ICES, divisions VIIf and VIIg by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 25 October 1999.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 December 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 13, 18.1.1999, p. 1.(4) OJ L 192, 24.7.1999, p. 14. +",France;French Republic;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,16 +13000,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1300/94 of 3 June 1994 amending for the seventh time Regulation (EC) No 3337/93 adopting exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat in Belgium. ,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 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas, because of the outbreak of classical swine fever in one production region in Belgium, exceptional support measures for the market in pigmeat were adopted for that Member State in Commission Regulation (EC) No 3337/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1005/94 (4);Whereas it is necessary to adjust the buying-in price to the present market situation taking into account the increase in market prices as from 23 May 1994;Whereas in view of new outbreaks of classical swine fever, the veterinary and commercial restrictions were extended by the Belgian authorities to a new region at the end of April 1994; whereas it is appropriate to include, as from 23 May 1994, animals coming from this region in the buying-in scheme provided for by Regulation (EC) No 3337/93;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Regulation (EC) No 3337/93 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 4 is amended as follows:(a) in paragraph 1, 'ECU 110' is replaced by 'ECU 117' and 'ECU 94' is replaced by 'ECU 99';(b) in paragraph 2, 'ECU 36' is replaced by 'ECU 42' and 'ECU 31' is replaced by 'ECU 36';(c) in paragraph 3, 'ECU 29' is replaced by 'ECU 34' and 'ECU 25' is replaced by 'ECU 29'.2. Annex I is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 23 May 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 June 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 129, 11. 5. 1989, p. 12.(3) OJ No L 299, 4. 12. 1993, p. 23.(4) OJ No L 111, 30. 4. 1994, p. 81.ANNEX'ANNEX I(a) The part of the municipality of Maldegem located south of the following roads: Waterpolder, Kloosterstraat, Bladelijnplein, Dinantstraat.(b) The part of the municipality of Zelzate located west of the Ghent-Terneuzen canal.(c) The part of the town of Ghent located:1. west of the Ghent-Terneuzen canal, Voorhaven, Tolhuisdok, Verbindingskanaal;2. west of the roads: Elyzeese Velden and Bargiekaai;3. north of the roads: Phoenixstraat, Weversstraat, Drongensesteenweg, Diensesteenweg and the E40.(d) The part of the municipality of Lovendegem located west of Industrieweg.(e) The part of the municipality of Nevele located north of the following roads: E40, Vooselarestraat, Landegemstraat, Biebuyckstraat, C. Van der Cruyssestraat, C. Buyssestraat, Graaf van Hoornestraat and Bredeweg.(f) The part of the municipality of Aalter located north of the following roads: Nevelestraat, Lodorp, Achterstraat, Poekestraat, Kasteelstraat, Middendreef, Knokstraat and Ruiseleedsesstraat.(g) The part of the municipality of Ruiselede located north of the following roads: Poekestraat, Ommegangstraat, Aalterstraat, Wantestraat, Kruiskerkestraat, Gallatasstraat, Brugsesteenweg.(h) The part of the municipality of Beernem located:1. north of Torenweg;2. east of the following roads: Relgerloostraat, Wingenesteenweg, Stationsstraat, Parkstraat, Scherpestraat, Beernemstraat, Knesselarestraat as far as the intersection with Hoogstraat, Hoogstraat as far as the provincial border.(i) The municipalities of Knesselare, Eeklo, Kaprijke, Waarschoot, Zomergem, Sint-Laureins, Assenede and Evergem.' +",animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;purchase price;market support;pigmeat;pork;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium,16 +5948,"Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1397/2014 of 22 October 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 318/2013 adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2016 to 2018, for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 of 9 March 1998 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community (1), and in particular Article 7a(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EU) No 318/2013 (2) adopted the programme of ad hoc modules for the labour force sample survey for the period 2016 to 2018. For each ad hoc module, it defines the subject, the reference period, the sample size and the deadline for sending the results.(2) According to Regulation (EU) No 545/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3), that programme also defines the list and description of the area of specialised information for each ad hoc module (‘ad hoc sub-modules’).(3) To ensure that Regulation (EU) No 318/2013 is consistent with Regulation (EC) No 577/98 as amended, the names and a description of each of the ad hoc sub-modules should be added to the former Regulation.(4) Regulation (EU) No 318/2013 should therefore be amended accordingly,. The Annex to Regulation (EU) No 318/2013 is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to 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.. Done at Brussels, 22 October 2014.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 77, 14.3.1998, p. 3.(2)  Commission Regulation (EU) No 318/2013 of 8 April 2013 adopting the programme of ad hoc modules, covering the years 2016 to 2018, for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (OJ L 99, 9.4.2013, p. 11).(3)  Regulation (EU) No 545/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 on the organisation of a labour force sample survey in the Community (OJ L 163, 29.5.2014, p. 10).ANNEX‘ANNEXLABOUR FORCE SURVEYMultiannual programme of ad hoc modules1.   YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE LABOUR MARKETReference period: 2016Sub-modules (areas on which more detailed information is to be provided):Sub-module 1: Educational backgroundSub-module 2: Finding a job2.   SELF-EMPLOYMENTReference period: 2017Sub-modules (areas on which more detailed information is to be provided):Sub-module 1: Economically dependent self-employmentSub-module 2: Working conditions of self-employed peopleSub-module 3: The self-employed and employees3.   RECONCILIATION BETWEEN WORK AND FAMILY LIFEReference period: 2018Sub-modules (areas on which more information is to be provided):Sub-module 1: Care responsibilitiesSub-module 2: Flexibility of working arrangementsSub-module 3: Career breaks and parental leave +",working population;youth employment;work for young people;employment statistics;self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union,16 +2151,"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. ,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.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 349, 31. 12. 1994, p. 105.(3) OJ No L 149, 21. 6. 1993, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 143, 27. 6. 1995, p. 48.ANNEXWeighting coefficients to be used in calculating the Community market price for pig carcases>TABLE> +",common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;common price policy;Community price;common price;market prices;single market;Community internal market;EC internal market;EU single market;pigmeat;pork,16 +32271,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 550/2006 of 4 April 2006 on granting import licences for cane sugar for the purposes of certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements. ,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),Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1095/96 of 18 June 1996 on the implementation of the concessions set out in Schedule CXL drawn up in the wake of the conclusion of the GATT XXIV.6 negotiations (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 of 30 June 2003 laying down detailed rules of application for the 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06 marketing years for the import of cane sugar under certain tariff quotas and preferential agreements and amending Regulations (EC) No 1464/95 and (EC) No 779/96 (3), and in particular Article 5(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 lays down detailed rules on determining the delivery obligations at zero duty for products falling within CN code 1701 expressed as white sugar equivalent for imports originating in countries which are parties to the ACP Protocol and the India Agreement.(2) The weekly totals referred to in Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 show that some sugar is still available for the delivery obligations for preferential sugar originating in Malawi for the 2005/06 delivery period which have already reached their limits.(3) Under these circumstances, the Commission must indicate that the limits concerned have not been reached,. The limits for the delivery obligations for preferential sugar originating in Malawi for the 2005/06 delivery period have not yet been reached. This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 April 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 April 2006.For the CommissionJ. L. DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 987/2005 (OJ L 167, 29.6.2005, p. 12).(2)  OJ L 146, 20.6.1996, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 162, 1.7.2003, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 568/2005 (OJ L 97, 15.4.2005, p. 9). +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;Malawi;Nyasaland;Republic of Malawi;cane sugar;preferential agreement;preferential trade agreement,16 +20493,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/2000 of 16 November 2000 prohibiting fishing for herring by vessels flying the flag of France. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2846/98(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2742/1999 of 17 December 1999 fixing for 2000 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where limitations in catch are required and amending Regulation (EC) No 66/98(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1902/2000(4), lays down quotas for herring for 2000.(2) In order to ensure compliance with the provisions relating to the quantity limits on catches of stocks subject to quotas, the Commission must fix the date by which catches made by vessels flying the flag of a Member State are deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated.(3) According to the information received by the Commission, catches of herring in the waters of ICES zones Vb (EC zones), VIaN(5) and VIb by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France have exhausted the quota allocated for 2000. France has prohibited fishing for this stock from 17 October 2000. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of herring in the waters of ICES zones Vb (EC waters), VIaN and VIb by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated for 2000.Fishing for herring in the waters of ICES zones Vb (EC waters), VIaN and VIb by vessels flying the flag of France or registered in France is hereby prohibited, as are the retention on board, transhipment and landing of this stock caught by the above vessels after the date of application of this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 17 October 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 November 2000.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 5.(3) OJ L 341, 31.12.1999, p. 1.(4) OJ L 228, 8.9.2000, p. 50.(5) Herring stock in ICES Division VIa north of 56°00' N and in that part of VIa which is situated east of 07°00' W and north of 55°00' N, excluding the Clyde. +",France;French Republic;ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;catch quota;catch plan;fishing plan;fishing area;fishing limits;authorised catch;TAC;authorised catch rate;authorized catch;total allowable catch;total authorised catches,16 +5358,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1093/2011 of 28 October 2011 on the application of derogations from the rules of origin laid down in the Protocol on the definition of originating products attached to the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and Korea. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Decision 2011/265/EU of 16 September 2010 on the signing and provisional application of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea (1), of the other part, and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas:(1) By Decision 2011/265/EU, the Council authorised the signature of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part (2) (‘the Agreement’) on behalf of the European Union. Decision 2011/265/EU confirmed the provisional application of the Agreement, subject to its conclusion at a later stage, as provided for in Article 15.10.5 of the Agreement. The date from which the Agreement applies on a provisional basis was set at 1 July 2011.(2) For a number of specific products, Annex II(a) to the Protocol attached to the Agreement concerning the definition of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation (3) (‘the Protocol’) provides for derogations from the rules of origin set out in Annex II to the Protocol. However, the derogations are limited by annual quotas. It is therefore necessary to lay down the conditions for the application of those derogations.(3) In accordance with Annex II(a) to the Protocol, the proof of origin for surimi preparations (CN code 1604 20 05) should be accompanied by documentary evidence that the surimi preparation contains at least 40 per cent fish by weight and that the Alaska Pollack (Theragra chalcogramma) species has been used as the primary ingredient of the surimi base.(4) In accordance with Annex II(a) to the Protocol, the proof of origin for dyed woven fabrics of CN codes 5408 22 and 5408 32 should be accompanied by documentary evidence that the undyed fabric used does not exceed 50 per cent of the ex-works price of the product.(5) Since the quotas set out in Annex II(a) to the Protocol are to be managed by the Commission on a first-come, first-served basis, they should be managed in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (4).(6) Since the Agreement takes effect on 1 July 2011, this Regulation should apply from the same date.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,. 1.   The rules of origin set out in Annex II(a) to the Protocol concerning the definition of ‘originating products’ and methods of administrative cooperation attached to the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Republic of Korea (‘the Protocol’) shall apply for the products set out in the Annex to this Regulation.2.   The rules of origin referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply by derogation from the rules of origin set out in Annex II to the Protocol, subject to the quotas set out in the Annex. The rules of origin provided for in this Regulation shall apply under the following conditions:(a) a declaration signed by the approved exporter certifying that the products concerned satisfy the conditions of the derogation shall be provided upon the release of the products for free circulation within the Union;(b) the declaration referred to in point (a) shall contain the following statement in English: ‘Derogation — Annex II(a) of the Protocol concerning the definition of originating products and methods of administrative cooperation’. 1.   Where a proof of origin is provided for surimi preparations of CN code 1604 20 05, it shall be accompanied by documentary evidence that the surimi preparation contains at least 40 per cent fish by weight and that the Alaska Pollack (Theragra chalcogramma) species has been used as the primary ingredient of the surimi base.2.   Where necessary, the meaning of ‘primary ingredient’ as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be interpreted by the Customs Committee in accordance with Article 28 of the Protocol. 1.   The documentary evidence referred to in Article 3 shall consist of at least a signed statement in English by the approved exporter that:(a) the surimi preparation contains at least 40 per cent fish by weight;(b) the Alaska Pollack (Theragra chalcogramma) species has been used as the primary ingredient of the surimi base.2.   The statement referred to in paragraph 1 shall also include the following:(a) the amount used of the Alaska Pollack (Theragra chalcogramma) species as a percentage of the fish used for producing the surimi;(b) the country of origin of the Alaska Pollack. Where a proof of origin is provided for dyed woven fabrics of CN codes 5408 22 and 5408 32, it shall be accompanied by documentary evidence that the undyed fabric used does not exceed 50 per cent of the ex-works price of the product. The documentary evidence referred to in Article 5 shall consist of at least a signed statement in English by the approved exporter that the undyed fabric used does not exceed 50 per cent of the ex-works price of the product. The statement shall also include the following:(a) the price in euro of the non-originating undyed fabrics used to make the dyed woven fabrics (CN codes 5408 22 and 5408 32);(b) the ex-works price in euro of the dyed woven fabrics (CN codes 5408 22 and 5408 32). The quotas listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be managed by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of Articles 308a to 308c of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 1 July 2011.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 October 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 127, 14.5.2011, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 127, 14.5.2011, p. 6.(3)  OJ L 127, 14.5.2011, p. 1344.(4)  OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.ANNEXNotwithstanding the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the wording for the description of the products is to be considered as having no more than an indicative value, the preferential scheme being determined, within the context of this Annex, by the coverage of the CN codes as they exist at the time of adoption of this Regulation.Order No CN code TARIC subdivision Description of products Quota period Quota volume09.2450 1604 20 05 Preparations of surimi 1.7.2011-30.6.2012 2 0001.7.2012-30.6.2013 2 500From 1.7.2013 onwards:1.7-30.6 3 50009.2451 1905 90 45 Biscuits 1.7-30.6 27009.2452 2402 20 Cigarettes containing tobacco 1.7-30.6 25009.2453 5204 Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale 1.7-30.6 8609.2454 5205 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85 % or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale 1.7-30.6 2 31009.2455 5206 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85 % by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale 1.7-30.6 37709.2456 5207 Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), put for retail sale 1.7-30.6 9209.2457 5408 Woven fabrics of artificial filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading 5405 1.7-30.6 17 805 290 m209.2458 5508 Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail sale 1.7-30.6 28609.2459 5509 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale 1.7-30.6 3 43709.2460 5510 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale 1.7-30.6 1 71809.2461 5511 Yarn (other than sewing thread) of man-made staple fibres, put up for retail sale 1.7-30.6 203 +",free-trade agreement;South Korea;Republic of Korea;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;protocol to an agreement;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;revision of an agreement;amendment of an agreement;revision of a treaty,16 +26067,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 842/2003 of 15 May 2003 laying down the reduction coefficient to be applied under tariff subquota III for common wheat of a quality other than high quality opened by Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002. ,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),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 of 27 December 2002 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for common wheat of a quality other than high quality from third countries and derogating from Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 531/2003(4), and in particular Article 5(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 opens an annual tariff quota of 2981600 tonnes of common wheat of a quality other than high quality. That quota is divided into three subquotas.(2) Article 3(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 fixes a quantity of 592900 tonnes for subquota III for the period 1 April 2003 to 30 June 2003.(3) The quantities applied for on 12 May 2003, in accordance with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002, exceed the quantities available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and a reduction coefficient laid down to be applied to the quantities applied for,. Each application for an import licence for subquota III for common wheat of a quality other than high quality lodged and forwarded to the Commission on 12 May 2003 in accordance with Article 5(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 2375/2002 shall be accepted at a rate of 1,141742 % of the quantity applied for. This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 May 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 May 2003.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodrĂ­guezAgriculture Director-General(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 88.(4) OJ L 79, 26.3.2003, p. 3. +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;third country;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;common wheat,16 +3451,"85/211/EEC: Council Decision of 26 March 1985 concerning the conclusion of an exchange of letters extending the arrangement relating to clause 2 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania on trade in sheepmeat and goatmeat. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, in the voluntary restraint Agreement concluded with the Community in the sector of sheepmeat and goatmeat and of live sheep and goats, Romania undertook, by an exchange of letters, to limit its exports to certain Community markets regarded as sensitive areas; whereas, however, this undertaking did not extend beyond 31 March 1984;Whereas the conditions which led to the designation of the said areas have not changed and the arrangement regarding the restriction of exports to these areas ought therefore to be extended;Whereas the Commission has conducted negotiations to this end with Romania and these negotiations have resulted in agreement,. The exchange of letters extending the arrangements relating to clause 2 of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Socialist Republic of Romania on trade in sheepmeat and goatmeat is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the exchange of letters is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person empowered to sign the exchange of letters referred to in Article 1 in order to bind the Community.. Done at Brussels, 26 March 1985.For the CouncilThe PresidentF. M. PANDOLFI +",trade agreement;trade negotiations;trade treaty;sheep;ewe;lamb;ovine species;Romania;goatmeat;sheepmeat;lamb meat;mutton;goat;billy-goat;caprine species;kid,16 +15278,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 296/96 of 16 February 1996 on data to be forwarded by the Member States and the monthly booking of expenditure financed under the Guarantee Section of the Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2776/88. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1287/95 (2), and in particular Articles 4 and 5 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 94/729/EC of 31 October 1994 on budgetary discipline (3), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas Article 4 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 stipulates that the Member States must themselves mobilize the funds to cover the expenditure of the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, hereafter referred to as the 'EAGGF Guarantee Section`; whereas under the same Regulation, the Commission grants only monthly advances against booking of the expenditure effected by the Member States;Whereas, with a view to ensuring the proper management of the appropriations entered in the budget of the Communities for the EAGGF Guarantee Section, each paying agency must keep accounts relating exclusively to expenditure to be financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section;Whereas the transmission by the Member States to the Commission of all data relating to the expenditure to be financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section must be organized; whereas, in this respect, it is appropriate to recognize that the communication of data relating to quantities should benefit from a certain margin of imprecision which may be explained, among other things, by administrative difficulties linked to their establishment; whereas, this applies also to the estimates of expenditure which, while they must be reliable, are by their nature of an approximative character; whereas, furthermore, it is inappropriate to request the communication of data relating to recoveries where this would constitute a heavy administrative burden;Whereas the common agricultural regulations include deadlines for payment of aids to beneficiaries by Member States; whereas all payments effected after those deadlines, and for which the delay in payment is unjustified, must be regarded as ineligible, and therefore cannot, in principle be the subject of an advance on the booking of expenditure; whereas, however, in order to modulate the financial impact in proportion to the delay incurred in payment, the reduction in the advances should be graduated as a function of the size of the delay recorded;Whereas, where Member States fail to meet the deadlines agreed for the notification of data relating to expenditure or to ensure the consistency of such data, the Commission may, pursuant to Article 13 of Decision 94/729/EC defer accordingly the payment of the advances against booking;Whereas Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 of 2 August 1978 on general rules on the financing of EAGGF Guarantee Section intervention (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1571/93 (5), stipulates that where an intervention measure entails buying-in and storage of products, the amount financed is to be determined by the annual accounts established by the intervention agencies; whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3492/90 (6) laid down rules and conditions governing these accounts; whereas the procedures according to which the financing of such measures fits into the system of advances against booking should be made clear;Whereas the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 stipulates that expenditure for October is related to October if made between 1 and 15 October and to November if made from 16 to 31 October; whereas it is preferable to avoid the division of the accounts provided for in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78, in view of their complexity; whereas, accordingly, it should be stipulated that expenditure deriving from September operations is to be treated in the accounts by the paying agencies on the basis of 50 % in respect of the first 15 days of October, and the rest, including any adjustments or corrections, in respect of the last 16 days of October;Whereas Article 5a of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 authorizes remuneration of the funds mobilized by certain Member States; whereas procedures for declaration by these Member States of interest chargeable to the Community should be laid down;Whereas the concept of expenditure to be declared monthly by the paying agencies should be properly defined;Whereas a uniform presentation of documents to be sent in by the Member States is needed; whereas in view of the need for frequent adaptation of such documents to changes in management requirements, the Commission must be in a position to adopt and adapt without delay, under a simplified procedure, the forms to be used;Whereas in order to facilitate the application of the provisions in this matter it is advisable to replace Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2776/88 (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 775/90 (8), with a new Regulation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF),. 1. After approval of the advances, in accordance with the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70, the Commission shall place at the disposal of the Member States, within the framework of the budget appropriations, the funds needed to cover expenditure to be financed by the EAGGF Guarantee Section, on an account opened for that purpose by each Member State with its Treasury or any other financial institution.2. The name and number of this account shall be notified by each Member State to the Commission. Each paying agency shall keep accounts covering only the use of the funds made available to it to defray the expenditure referred to in Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70. 1. Not later than the second working day of each week, the Member States shall notify the Commission by fax of the total expenditure effected from the beginning of the month until the end of the preceding week.Two notifications shall be made where the week runs over two months.2. The final notification of each month shall include, in addition to details of expenditure, any information explaining any substantial difference between the estimates drawn up pursuant to paragraph 5 and expenditure actually incurred.3. For the 10th day of each month, the Member States shall communicate to the Commission, by telecopy, details of the total amount of expenditure effected during the preceding month.However, the communication in relation to the expenditure effected between 1 and 15 October must be notified for the 25th day of the same month at the latest.4. The notification referred to in paragraph 3 shall include a breakdown by chapters of the nomenclature of the budget of the European Communities.However, where budgetary monitoring is subject to exceptional conditions, the Commission may request a more detailed breakdown.5. For the 20th day of each month, the Member States shall transmit to the Commission, electronically and in two paper copies, a set of documents permitting the booking to the Community budget of expenditure effected during the preceding month.However, the set of documents permitting the booking of expenditure effected between 1 and 15 October is to be submitted by 10 November, at the latest.6. The set of documents referred to in paragraph 5 shall consist of:(a) a statement, established by each paying agency, broken down according to the nomenclature of the budget of the European Communities and by type of expenditure, of:- expenditure effected during the preceding month,- total expenditure effected from the beginning of the year until the end of the preceding month,- the quantities (tonnes, hectolitres, hectares, head, etc.) to which the expenditure referred to in the second indent relates, where mentioned in the detailed budgetary nomenclature,- estimates of expenditure in accordance with a list drawn up by the Commission after discussions in the EAGGF Committee. The estimates may cover, as appropriate:- the current month and the following two months,- the current month, the following two months and to the end of the year;(b) where appropriate, a summary of the data referred to in (a);(c) where appropriate, justification for the difference between expenditure effected during the preceding month as indicated in the current communication and as indicated in the communication referred to in paragraph 3.7. Expenditure for October shall be related to October if effected from 1 to 15 October and to November if effected from 16 to 31 October. 1. On the basis of data sent in accordance with Article 3, the Commission shall adopt decisions and make the monthly advances against booking of expenditure, without prejudice to the provisions Article 13 of Decision 94/729/EC.2. Advances against booking shall be reduced for expenditure effected after the deadlines laid down as follows:(a) where expenditure effected after the deadlines is equal to 4 % or less of the expenditure effected before the deadlines, no reduction shall be made, irrespective of the number of months' delay,(b) above the threshold of 4 %, all further expenditure effected with a delay of up to:- one month shall be reduced by 10 %,- two months shall be reduced by 25 %,- three months shall be reduced by 45 %,- four months shall be reduced by 70 %,- five months or more shall be reduced by 100 %.However, the Commission will apply a different time scale and/or lower reductions or none at all, if exceptional management conditions are encountered for certain measures, or if well-founded justifications are introduced by the Member States.The reductions referred to in this Article shall be made in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 13 of Decision 94/729/EC.3. Checks on compliance with the deadlines for the purposes of the payment of advances against booking shall be made three times each budget year:- on expenditure effected by 31 January,- on expenditure effected by 30 April,- on expenditure effected by 31 August.Any overrun of deadlines during September and October shall be taken into account in the accounts clearance decision except where noted before the final decision of the financial year relating to advances.4. Any reductions made pursuant to Article 13 of Decision 94/729/EC and particularly those resulting from overruns of deadlines shall be made without prejudice to the subsequent accounts clearance decision.5. The Commission, having informed the Member States concerned, may defer payment of the advances to the Member States as provided for in Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 where the notifications referred to in Article 3 arrive late or contain discrepancies which necessitate supplementary verification. 1. The expenditure referred to in Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78 shall be determined according to the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3492/90.This expenditure, that arising from the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3730/87 (9), and that referred to in Article 37 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 822/87 (10), must be calculated on the basis of supporting statements according to a uniform method established by the Commission pursuant to Article 8.2. The amounts of expenditure referred to in paragraph 1 shall be entered in the accounts by the paying agencies during the month following that to which the operations refer. The operations to be covered in the accounts adopted at the end of each month shall be those occurring between the beginning of the financial year and the end of that month.However, for the operations carried out in September, 50 % of the expenditure shall be entered in the accounts in respect of October, the balance in respect of November.Supporting statements concerning the operations shall be attached to the sets of documents to be sent to the Commission for 10 November and for 20 December.3. For the overall depreciation amounts established in accordance with Article 8 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 1883/78, paragraph 2 shall not apply, and such amounts shall be entered in the accounts on dates determined by the regulation providing for them. Those Member States for which the charging of interest has been approved pursuant to Article 5a of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 shall enter such interest into the accounts, in accordance with the rules fixed in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2775/88 of 7 September 1988, laying down detailed rules of application of Article 5a of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 (11). 1. Expenditure claimed in respect of a given month must fall with payments and receipts actually effected during this month. It may include corrections to the data reported in respect of previous months of the same year.For a year 'n`, account shall be taken of expenditure effected by the Member States from 16 October of year 'n-1` to 15 October of year 'n`.2. For the purposes of the first subparagraph of paragraph 1, and without prejudice to the specific provisions of Community rules, the following dates shall be referred to:(a) for expenditure referred to in Article 5 (1), the dates on which the paying agency enters them into the accounts in accordance with paragraph 2 of that Article;(b) for the amounts referred to in Article 10 (6) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3813/89 (12):- for expenditure to be booked under the first year, the date on which the capitalized payments were made,- for expenditure to be booked under following years, the sixth month of the financial year;(c) for all other types of expenditure:- the date on which the account of the agency has been debited, or,- the date on which the agency concerned has issued and sent the payment document to a financial institute or to the beneficiary.3. Payment orders not executed and payments debited to the account and then re-credited shall be shown in the accounts as deductions from expenditure in respect of the month during which the failure to execute or the cancellation is reported to the paying agency.4. Where payments due under the EAGGF Guarantee Section are encumbered by claims, they shall be deemed to have been effected in their entirety within the meaning of paragraph 1:- on the date of the payment of the sum still due to the beneficiary, if the claim is less than the expenditure settled,- on the date of the settlement of the expenditure, if the latter is less than or equal to the claim.5. Cumulative data relating to expenditure that can be referred to a specific year, to be submitted to the Commission by 10 November, may be corrected only in the annual accounts to be sent to the Commission in accordance with Article 5 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 729/70.6. However, corrections effected by the Commission to data referred to in Article 5 concerning the full year shall be notified to the EAGGF Committee and indicated in an annex to a decision relating to advances and shall be entered into the accounts by the agencies during the month indicated by the said decision. The form of the documents referred to in Article 3 (6) and Article 5 (1) shall be determined by Commission decision taken after consultation of the Committee. Regulation (EEC) No 2776/88 is hereby repealed with effect from 16 October 1995. 0This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply for the first time to the expenditure for the second half of October 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 February 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 125, 8. 6. 1995, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 14.(4) OJ No L 216, 5. 8. 1978, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 154, 25. 6. 1993, p. 46.(6) OJ No L 337, 4. 12. 1990, p. 3.(7) OJ No L 249, 9. 9. 1988, p. 9.(8) OJ No L 83, 30. 3. 1990, p. 85.(9) OJ No L 352, 15. 12. 1987, p. 1.(10) OJ No L 84, 27. 3. 1987, p. 1.(11) OJ No L 249, 8. 9. 1988, p. 8.(12) OJ No L 371, 20. 12. 1989, p. 17. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;interest;interest rate;budget policy;annuality of the budget;budgetary discipline;budgetary reform;yearly nature of the budget;Community loan;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer;EAGGF Guarantee Section;EAGGF Guarantee Section aid,16 +34387,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 806/2007 of 10 July 2007 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the pigmeat sector. ,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 organisation of the market in pigmeat (1) and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) In the framework of the World Trade Organisation, the Community has undertaken to open tariff quotas for certain products in the pigmeat sector. As a result, detailed rules for the administration of those quotas should be laid down.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 of 18 August 2003 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas in the pigmeat sector (2) has been substantially amended several times and further changes are needed. Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 should therefore be repealed and replaced by a new regulation.(3) Commission Regulations (EC) Nos 1291/2000 of 9 June 2000 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences and advance fixing certificates for agricultural products (3) and 1301/2006 of 31 August 2006 laying down common rules for the administration of import tariff quotas for agricultural products managed by a system of import licences (4) should apply, save as otherwise provided in this Regulation.(4) In order to ensure a regular flow of imports, the quota period running from 1 July to 30 June the following year should be subdivided into several subperiods. In any event, under Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 licences are valid only up to and including the last day of the tariff quota period.(5) The import tariffs should be administered on the basis of import certificates. To that end, detailed rules for the submission of applications and the information which must appear in applications and licences should be laid down.(6) In view of the risk of speculation inherent in the system in question in the pigmeat sector, precise conditions should be laid down as regards operators' access to the tariff quota scheme.(7) For appropriate administration of the tariff quotas, the security linked to the import licences should be set at EUR 20 per 100 kilograms.(8) In the interests of the operators, the Commission should determine the quantities that have not been applied for, which will be added to the next quota subperiod in accordance with Article 7(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. 1.   The tariff quotas in Annex I are hereby opened for the import of pigmeat products under the CN codes indicated therein.The tariff quotas shall be open on an annual basis for the period from 1 July to 30 June the following year.2.   The quantity of products covered by the quotas referred to in paragraph 1, the applicable rate of customs duty, the order numbers and the group numbers shall be as set out in Annex I.3.   In accordance with this Regulation, products of CN codes ex 0203 19 55 and ex 0203 29 55 referred to in groups G2 and G3 of Annex I have the following meanings assigned to them:(a) ‘boneless loins’, loins and cuts thereof, without tenderloin, with or without subcutaneous fat or rind;(b) ‘tenderloin’, cuts including the meats of muscles musculus major psoas and musculus minor psoas, with or without head, trimmed or not trimmed. The provisions of Regulations (EC) Nos 1291/2000 and 1301/2006 shall apply, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation. The quantity set for the annual tariff quota period for each order number shall be subdivided into four subperiods, as follows:(a) 25 % from 1 July to 30 September;(b) 25 % from 1 October to 31 December;(c) 25 % from 1 January to 31 March;(d) 25 % from 1 April to 30 June. 1.   For the purposes of applying Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, import licence applicants shall, when submitting their first application for a given annual quota period, furnish proof that they imported or exported, during each of the two periods referred to in that Article, at least 50 tonnes of products covered by Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75.2.   Licence applications may refer to only one of the order numbers indicated in Annex I to this Regulation. They may concern several products covered by different CN codes. If they do, all the CN codes and their designations must be entered in boxes 16 and 15 respectively of the licence application and the licence.Licence applications must be for a minimum of 20 tonnes and a maximum of 20 % of the quantity available for the quota concerned in the subperiod in question.3.   Licence applications and licences themselves shall contain:a) in box 8, the name of the country of origin;b) in box 20, one of the entries listed in Annex II, Part A.Box 24 of the licence shall contain one of the entries indicated in Annex II, Part B. 1.   Licence applications may be submitted only in the first seven days of the month preceding each of the subperiods referred to in Article 3.2.   A security of EUR 20 per 100 kilograms shall be lodged when an application for a licence is submitted.3.   By way of derogation from Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, each applicant may submit several applications for import licences for products covered by a single order number, provided these products originate in different countries. Separate applications for each country of origin must be submitted simultaneously to the competent authority of a Member State. They shall be regarded as a single application, for the purposes of the maximum referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4(2) of this Regulation.4.   Not later than the third working day following the end of the period for submission of applications, Member States shall notify the Commission of the total quantities, in kilograms, applied for in respect of each group.5.   Licences shall be issued as of the seventh working day and at the latest by the 11th working day following the end of the notification period provided for in paragraph 4.6.   The Commission shall set, where appropriate, the quantity for which no applications for licences were received and which are automatically added to the quantity set for the next quota subperiod. 1.   By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify the Commission by the end of the first month of each quota subperiod of the total quantities in kilograms for which licences have been issued, as referred to in Article 11(1)(b) of that Regulation.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission, before the end of the fourth month following each annual quota period, the quantities, expressed in kilograms, under each order number actually released into free circulation under this Regulation in the period concerned.3.   By way of derogation from the second subparagraph of Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006, Member States shall notify the Commission of the quantities in kilograms to which unused or partially used import licences relate, first when the application for the last subperiod is sent, and again before the end of the fourth month following each annual period. 1.   By way of derogation from Article 23 of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, import licences shall be valid for 150 days from the first day of the subperiod for which they are issued.2.   Without prejudice to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000, the rights deriving from the licences may be transferred only to transferees satisfying the eligibility conditions set out in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1301/2006 and Article 4(1) of this Regulation. Regulation (EC) No 1458/2003 is hereby repealed.References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation and read in accordance with the correspondence table at Annex III. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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.. Done at Brussels, 10 July 2007.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 282, 1.11.1975, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).(2)  OJ L 208, 19.8.2003, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1191/2006 (OJ L 215, 5.8.2006, p. 3).(3)  OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2006 (OJ L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 52).(4)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation amended by Regulation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).ANNEX ISerial number Group number CN Codes Description of goods Applicable duty Quantity (tonnes)09.4038 G2 ex 0203 19 55 Boned loins and hams, fresh, chilled or frozen 250 35 26509.4039 G3 ex 0203 19 55 Tenderloin, fresh, chilled or frozen 300 5 00009.4071 G4 1601 00 91 Sausages, dry or for spreading, uncooked 747 3 0021601 00 99 Other 50209.4072 G5 1602 41 10 Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood 784 6 1611602 42 10 6461602 49 11 7841602 49 13 6461602 49 15 6461602 49 19 4281602 49 30 3751602 49 50 27109.4073 G6 0203 11 10 Carcases and half-carcases, fresh, chilled or frozen 268 15 06709.4074 G7 0203 12 11 Cuts, fresh, chilled or frozen, boned and with bone in, excluding tenderloin, presented alone 389 5 5350203 12 19 3000203 19 11 3000203 19 13 4340203 19 15 233ex 0203 19 55 4340203 19 59 4340203 22 11 3890203 22 19 3000203 29 11 3000203 29 13 4340203 29 15 233ex 0203 29 55 4340203 29 59 434ANNEX IIPART AEntries referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 4(3)(b)In Bulgarian : Регламент (ЕО) № 806/2007.In Spanish : Reglamento (CE) no 806/2007.In Czech : Nařízení (ES) č. 806/2007.In Danish : Forordning (EF) nr. 806/2007.In German : Verordnung (EG) Nr. 806/2007.In Estonian : Määrus (EÜ) nr 806/2007.In Greek : Kανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 806/2007.In English : Regulation (EC) No 806/2007.In French : Règlement (CE) no 806/2007.In Italian : Regolamento (CE) n. 806/2007.In Latvian : Regula (EK) Nr. 806/2007.In Lithuanian : Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 806/2007.In Hungarian : 806/2007/EK rendelet.In Maltese : Ir-Regolament (KE) Nru 806/2007.In Dutch : Verordening (EG) nr. 806/2007.In Polish : Rozporządzenie (WE) nr 806/2007.In Portuguese : Regulamento (CE) n.o 806/2007.In Romanian : Regulamentul (CE) nr. 806/2007.In Slovak : Nariadenie (ES) č. 806/2007.In Slovene : Uredba (ES) št. 806/2007.In Finnish : Asetus (EY) N:o 806/2007.In Swedish : Förordning (EG) nr 806/2007.PART BEntries referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 4(3)In Bulgarian : намаляване на общата митническа тарифа съгласно предвиденото в Регламент (ЕО) № 806/2007.In Spanish : reducción del arancel aduanero común prevista en el Reglamento (CE) no 806/2007.In Czech : snížení společné celní sazby tak, jak je stanoveno v nařízení (ES) č. 806/2007.In Danish : toldnedsættelse som fastsat i forordning (EF) nr. 806/2007.In German : Ermäßigung des Zollsatzes nach dem GZT gemäß Verordnung (EG) Nr. 806/2007.In Estonian : ühise tollitariifistiku maksumäära alandamine vastavalt määrusele (EÜ) nr 806/2007.In Greek : Μείωση του δασμού του κοινού δασμολογίου, όπως προβλέπεται στον κανονισμό (ΕΚ) αριθ. 806/2007.In English : reduction of the common customs tariff pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 806/2007.In French : réduction du tarif douanier commun comme prévu au règlement (CE) no 806/2007.In Italian : riduzione del dazio della tariffa doganale comune a norma del regolamento (CE) n. 806/2007.In Latvian : Regulā (EK) Nr. 806/2007 paredzētais vienotā muitas tarifa samazinājums.In Lithuanian : bendrojo muito tarifo muito sumažinimai, nustatyti Reglamente (EB) Nr. 806/2007.In Hungarian : a közös vámtarifában szereplő vámtétel csökkentése a 806/2007/EK rendelet szerint.In Maltese : tnaqqis tat-tariffa doganali komuni kif jipprovdi r-Regolament (KE) Nru 806/2007.In Dutch : Verlaging van het gemeenschappelijke douanetarief overeenkomstig Verordening (EG) nr. 806/2007.In Polish : Cła WTC obniżone jak przewidziano w rozporządzeniu (WE) nr 806/2007.In Portuguese : redução da Pauta Aduaneira Comum como previsto no Regulamento (CE) n.o 806/2007.In Romanian : reducerea tarifului vamal comun astfel cum este prevăzut de Regulamentul (CE) nr. 806/2007.In Slovak : Zníženie spoločnej colnej sadzby, ako sa ustanovuje v nariadení (ES) č. 806/2007.In Slovene : znižanje skupne carinske tarife v skladu z Uredbo (ES) št. 806/2007.In Finnish : Asetuksessa (EY) N:o 806/2007 säädetty yhteisen tullitariffin alennus.In Swedish : nedsättning av den gemensamma tulltaxan i enlighet med förordning (EG) nr 806/2007.ANNEX IIICorrespondence tableRegulation (EC) No 1458/2003 This RegulationArticle 1 Article 1Article 2 Article 1Article 3 Article 3Article 4(1)(a) Article 4(1)Article 4(1)(b) Article 4(2)Article 4(1)(c) Article 4(3)Article 4(1)(d) Article 4(3)Article 4(1)(e) Article 4(3)Article 5(1), first subparagraph Article 5(1)Article 5(1), second subparagraph —Article 5(2), first subparagraph —Article 5(2), second subparagraph Article 5(3)Article 5(3) Article 5(3)Article 5(4) Article 5(2)Article 5(5), first subparagraph Article 5(4)Article 5(5), second subparagraph —Article 5(6) —Article 5(7) —Article 5(8) Article 5(6)Article 5(9) Article 5(5)Article 5(10) —Article 5(11), first subparagraph Article 6(2)Article 5(11), second subparagraph —Article 6, first subparagraph Article 7(1)Article 6, second subparagraph —Article 7, first subparagraph Article 2Article 7, second subparagraph —Article 8 —Article 9 Article 9Annex I Annex IAnnex IIa Annex II, Part AAnnex IIb Annex II, Part BAnnex III —Annex IV —Annex V —Annex VI — +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;pigmeat;pork,16 +1677,"94/1030/EC: Commission Decision of 16 December 1994 on the approval of the Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of West Midlands concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom (Only the English text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2082/93 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (8) to (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2081/93 (4); whereas, however, the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a Single Programming Document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopts a single decision in a Single Document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 94/169/EC (5), an initial list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the period 1994 to 1996;Whereas the United Kingdom Government has submitted to the Commission on 18 April 1994 the Single Programming Document referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the region of West Midlands; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this Single Programming Document is eligible pursuant to Article 33 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, from 1 January 1994;Whereas the Single Programming Document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the Single Programming Document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments, including the ECSC and the other actions for structural purposes;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the Single Programming Document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the Single Programming Document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (2), stipulates that in the Commission Decisions approving a Single Programming Document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each Decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (4), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (6), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the Single Programming Document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas the Single Programming Document satisfies the conditions and includes the information required by Article 14 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (7), as last amended by Regulation (ECSC, EC, Euratom) No 2730/94 (8), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The Single Programming Document for Community structural assistance in the region of West Midlands concerned by Objective 2 in the United Kingdom, covering the period 1 January 1994 to 31 December 1996, is hereby approved. The Single Programming Document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in the United Kingdom;the main priorities are:1. developing research and development in the region and encouraging technological innovation;2. support of indigenous enterprise and local business;3. assisting diversification of the regional economy and creation of conditions for growth;4. urban and community regeneration;5. building on the growth potential of the cultural, media and tourism industries and improving the image of the region;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the Single Programming Document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the financial implementation provisions,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the Single Programming Document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximal allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE> The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the Single Programming Document amounts to a maximum of ECU 371,0 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the Single Programming Document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 371 million for the public sector and ECU 196,4 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the ECSC and EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF:ECU 278,0 million,- ESF:ECU 93,0 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF:ECU 88,36 million,- ESF:ECU 29,56 million.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the Single Programming Document and on progress in its implementation. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the Single Programming Document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1996. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 1998. The Single Programming Document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the EC Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 1994.For the Commission Bruce MILLAN Member of the Commission(1) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 20.(3) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 5.(5) OJ No L 81, 24. 3. 1993, p. 1.(1) OJ No L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(2) OJ No L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(3) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(4) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(5) OJ No L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(6) OJ No L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(7) OJ No L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(8) OJ No L 293, 12. 11. 1994, p. 7. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;West Midlands;coordination of aid;regional planning;inter-regional planning;regional management;regional plan;regional programming;territorial planning;industrial region;industrial zone;regional development,16 +16353,"97/700/EC: Commission Decision of 7 May 1997 on the approval of the single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Saarland concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany (Only the German text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards coordination of activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94 (2), and in particular Article 10 (1) last subparagraph thereof,After consultation of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and the Committee pursuant to Article 124 of the Treaty,Whereas the programming procedure for structural assistance under Objective 2 is defined in Article 9 (6) to 9 (10) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 of 24 June 1988 on the tasks of the Structural Funds and their effectiveness and on coordination of their activities between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3193/94; whereas however the last subparagraph of Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in order to simplify and to speed up programming procedures, Member States may submit in a single programming document the information required for the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and the information required at Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas Article 10 (1) last subparagraph of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 foresees that in that case the Commission adopt a single decision in a single document covering the points referred to in Article 8 (3) and the assistance from the Funds referred to in the last subparagraph of Article 14 (3);Whereas the Commission has established, by Decision 96/472/EC (4), the list of declining industrial areas concerned by Objective 2 for the programming period from 1997 to 1999;Whereas the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance of the Structural Funds for the present single programming document is composed of resources coming from the indicative allocation of Structural Fund commitment appropriations for the period 1997 to 1999 under Objective 2 resulting from Commission Decision 96/468/EC (5) and from unused appropriations of ECU 1,224 million of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996, pursuant to Commission Decision C(96) 3646 of 13 December 1996;Whereas the German Government has submitted to the Commission on 12 August 1996 the single programming document as referred to in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88 for the Land Saarland; whereas this document contains the elements referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 and in Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas expenditure under this single programming document is eligible as from that date;Whereas the single programming document submitted by this Member State includes a description of the conversion priorities selected and the applications for assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) as well as an indication of the planned use of the assistance available from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments in implementing the single programming document;Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the Commission is charged with ensuring, within the framework of the partnership, coordination and consistency between assistance from the Funds and assistance provided by the EIB and the other financial instruments;Whereas the EIB has been involved in the drawing up of the single programming document in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, applicable by analogy in the establishment of the single programming document; whereas it has declared itself prepared to contribute to the implementation of this document in conformity with its statutory provisions; whereas, however, it has not yet been possible to evaluate precisely the amounts of Community loans corresponding to the financial needs;Whereas Article 2 second subparagraph of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1866/90 of 2 July 1990 on arrangements for using the ecu for the purpose of the budgetary management of the Structural Funds (6), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2745/94 (7), stipulates that in the Commission decisions approving a single programming document, the Community assistance available for the entire period and the annual breakdown thereof shall be set out in ecus at prices for the year in which each decision is taken and shall be subject to indexation; whereas this annual breakdown must be compatible with the progressive increase in the commitment appropriations shown in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88; whereas indexation is based on a single rate per year, corresponding to the rates applied annually to budget appropriations on the basis of the mechanism for the technical adjustment of the financial perspectives;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4254/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Regional Development Fund (8), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2083/93 (9), defines the measures for which the ERDF may provide financial support;Whereas Article 1 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4255/88 of 19 December 1988 laying down provisions for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 as regards the European Social Fund (10), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2084/93 (11), defines the measures for which the ESF may provide financial support;Whereas the single programming document has been established in agreement with the Member State concerned through the partnership defined in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88;Whereas certain measures planned under this single programming document include the part-financing of aid schemes which have not yet been approved by the Commission; whereas the financial commitments should be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission;Whereas the present assistance satisfies the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, and so should be implemented by means of an integrated approach involving finance from more than one Fund;Whereas Article 1 of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (12), as last amended by Regulation (EC, Euratom, ECSC) No 2335/95 (13), states that the legal commitments entered into for measures extending over more than one financial year must contain a time limit for implementation which must be specified to the recipient in due form when the aid is granted;Whereas it is appropriate to mention that this Decision is ruled by the provisions on the eligibility of expenditure laid down in the Annex to Commission Decision C(97) 1035/5 of 23 April 1997 modifying the decisions approving the Community support frameworks, the single programming documents and the Community initiative programmes in respect of the Federal Republic of Germany;Whereas all the other conditions laid down for the grant of aid from the ERDF and the ESF have been complied with,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Land Saarland concerned by Objective 2 in the Federal Republic of Germany, covering the period 1 January 1997 to 31 December 1999, is hereby approved. The single programming document includes the following essential elements:(a) a statement of the main priorities for joint action, their specific quantified objectives, an appraisal of their expected impact and their consistency with economic, social and regional policies in the Federal Republic of Germany;the main priorities are:1. research and technology environment, infrastructure,2. ecology, energy, economy,3. technology advice and promotion,4. promotion of human resources to support technological and organizational change in the labour market,5. interregional cooperation, preparatory and accompanying measures, evaluation, technical assistance;(b) the assistance from the Structural Funds as referred to in Article 4;(c) the detailed provisions for implementing the single programming document comprising:- the procedures for monitoring and evaluation,- the provisions on financial implementation,- the rules for compliance with Community policies;(d) the procedures for verifying additionality and an initial evaluation of the latter;(e) the arrangements for associating the environmental authorities with the implementation of the single programming document;(f) the means available for technical assistance necessary for the preparation, implementation or adaptation of the measures concerned. 1. For the purpose of indexation, the annual breakdown of the global maximum allocation foreseen for the assistance from the Structural Funds is as follows:>TABLE>2. To this global maximum allocation is added an amount of ECU 1,224 million not subject to indexation, resulting from unused appropriations of the corresponding single programming document covering the period 1994 to 1996. The assistance from the Structural Funds granted to the single programming document amounts to a maximum of ECU 58,918 million.The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds to the various priorities and measures, is set out in the financing plan and the detailed implementing provisions which form an integral part of the single programming document.The national financial contribution envisaged, which is approximately ECU 67,507 million for the public sector and ECU 190,401 million for the private sector, may be met in part by Community loans, in particular from the EIB. 1. The breakdown among the Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is as follows:- ERDF:ECU 41,610 million,- ESF:ECU 17,308 million.2. The budgetary commitments for the first instalment are as follows:- ERDF:ECU 11,961 million,- ESF:ECU 5,533 million.In accordance with the rules laid down in Article 7, these commitments do not include the amounts relating to the aid schemes not yet approved by the Commission. The corresponding commitments will be made after the approval of the aid schemes concerned.Commitments of subsequent instalments will be based on the financing plan for the single programming document and on progress in its implementation. The breakdown among the Structural Funds and the procedure for the grant of the assistance may be altered subsequently, subject to the availability of funds and the budgetary rules, in the light of adjustments decided according to the procedure laid down in Article 25 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88. This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on the aid schemes in the measures 6.2.2 and 6.3.1. In accordance with Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty, the aid schemes must be approved by the Commission and hence the financial commitments shall be reduced by the amounts corresponding to the said measures until the aid schemes are approved by the Commission. The Community aid concerns expenditure on operations under the single programming document which, in the Member State concerned, are the subject of legally binding commitments and for which the requisite finance has been specifically allocated no later than 31 December 1999. The final date for taking account of expenditure on these measures is 31 December 2001. The single programming document shall be implemented in accordance with Community law, and in particular Articles 6, 30, 48, 52 and 59 of the Treaty and the Community Directives on the coordination of procedures for the award of contracts. 0This Decision is ruled by the provisions laid down in the Annex to Decision C(97) 1035/5. 1This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of Germany.. Done at Brussels, 7 May 1997.For the CommissionMonika WULF-MATHIESMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 11.(3) OJ L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(4) OJ L 193, 3. 8. 1996, p. 54.(5) OJ L 192, 2. 8. 1996, p. 29.(6) OJ L 170, 3. 7. 1990, p. 36.(7) OJ L 290, 11. 11. 1994, p. 4.(8) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 15.(9) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 34.(10) OJ L 374, 31. 12. 1988, p. 21.(11) OJ L 193, 31. 7. 1993, p. 39.(12) OJ L 356, 31. 12. 1977, p. 1.(13) OJ L 240, 7. 10. 1995, p. 12. +",EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;Saarland;European Investment Bank;EIB;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;declining industrial region,16 +13426,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 3062/94 of 15 December 1994 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of production aid for olive oil. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3179/93 (2), and in particular Article 5 (5) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2830/94 (4), lays down time limits for the payment of production aid for olive oil;Whereas, in order to comply with the undertakings made in the agreement on agricultural prices in July 1994 regarding the time limits for the payment of aid, including advances, to producers and in order to help establish a payments system which can be managed more efficiently, more precise time limits should be laid down for the payment of aid;Wheras the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. Article 12b of Regulation (EEC) No 3061/84 is hereby replaced by the following:'Article 12b1. Member States shall pay the production aid to producers whose average output is lower than the quantity referred to in the first indent of Article 5 (2) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC submitting aid applications accompanied by proof that the olives have been processed at an approved mill, from 16 October to 31 December of each marketing year.2. Member States shall pay the advance referred to in Article 12 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 from 16 October of each marketing year.3. Member States shall pay the balance of aid to producers whose average output is at least equal to the quantity referred to in the first indent of Article 5 (2) of Regulation No 136/66/EEC within 90 days of the determination by the Commission of the actual production for the marketing year concerned and of the unit amount of the production aid provided for in Article 17a (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84.' 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.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66.(2) OJ No L 285, 20. 11. 1993, p. 9.(3) OJ No L 288, 1. 11. 1984, p. 52.(4) OJ No L 300, 23. 11. 1994, p. 1. +",olive oil;olive-growing;farm prices;Community farm price;EC farm price;price for the marketing year;price agreement;price fixing;resale price maintenance;retail price maintenance;understanding on prices;EU production;Community production;European Union production;production aid;aid to producers,16 +5154,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 851/2010 of 27 September 2010 amending for the 136th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan, (1) and in particular Articles 7(1)(a) and 7a(5) (2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.(2) On 9 September 2010 the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend the identifying data concerning four natural persons from its list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.(3) Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. 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.. Done at Brussels, 27 September 2010.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Karel KOVANDAActing Director-General for External Relations(1)  OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9.(2)  Article 7a was inserted by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2009 (OJ L 346, 23.12.2009, p. 42).ANNEXAnnex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:(1) The entry ‘Youssef Ben Abdul Baki Ben Youcef Abdaoui (alias (a) Abu Abdullah, (b) Abdellah, (c) Abdullah). Address: (a) via Romagnosi 6, Varese, Italy, (b) Piazza Giovane Italia 2, Varese, Italy. Date of birth: (a) 4.6.1966, (b) 4.9.1966. Place of birth: Kairouan, Tunisia. Nationality: Tunisian. Passport No: G025057 (Tunisian passport issued on 23.6.1999, expired on 5.2.2004). Other information: (a) Italian fiscal code: BDA YSF 66P04 Z352Q, (b) In January 2003 sentenced in Italy to 2 years and 6 months imprisonment. On 17 May 2004 the Italian Court of Appeal cancelled the sentence and ordered a retrial.’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by the following:(2) The entry ‘Mohamed Ben Mohamed Ben Khalifa Abdelhedi. Address: via Catalani 1, Varese, Italy. Date of birth: 10.8.1965. Place of birth: Sfax, Tunisia. Nationality: Tunisian. Passport No: L965734 (Tunisian passport issued on 6.2.1999, expired on 5.2.2004). Other information: (a) Italian fiscal code: BDL MMD 65M10 Z352S, (b) Sentenced on 3.12.2004 by Milan’s first instance Court to 4 years and 8 months imprisonment. On 29.9.2005, Milan’s Appeal Court reduced his term to 3 years and 4 months. The decision was confirmed by the Court of Cassation on 10.11.2006. He was in prison or under alternative measures from 24.6.2003 to 6.5.2005. He is subject to a decree of expulsion from Italian territory.’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by the following:(3) The entry ‘Chabaane Ben Mohamed Ben Mohamed Al-Trabelsi. Address: via Cuasso 2, Porto Ceresio (Varese), Italy. Date of birth: 1.5.1966. Place of birth: Rainneen, Tunisia. Nationality: Tunisian. Passport No: L945660 (Tunisian passport issued on 4.12.1998 which expired on 3.12.2001). Other information: (a) Italian fiscal code: TRB CBN 66E01Z352O, (b) acquitted on 3.12.2004 by Milan’s first instance Court. The appeal process was pending at Milan Court of appeal as of September 2007.’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by the following:(4) The entry ‘Kamal Ben Mohamed Ben Ahmed Darraji (alias Kamel Darraji). Address: via Belotti 16, Busto Arsizio (Varese), Italy. Date of birth: 22.7.1967. Place of birth: Menzel Bouzelfa, Tunisia. Nationality: Tunisian. Passport No: L029899 (Tunisian passport issued on 14.8.1995, expired on 13.8.2000). National identification No.: (a) DDR KML 67L22 Z352Q (Italian fiscal Code), (b) DRR KLB 67L22 Z352S (Italian fiscal Code). Other information: (a) He was in prison or under alternative custody measures from 24.6.2003 to 17.11.2006; (b) He is subject to a decree of expulsion from Italian territory. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a (4) (b): 23.6.2004.’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by the following: +",legal person;natural person;international affairs;international politics;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;terrorism;elimination of terrorism;common foreign and security policy;CFSP;European foreign policy;common foreign policy;common security policy,16 +22908,"2002/658/EC: Commission Decision of 14 August 2002 allowing Member States to extend provisional authorisations granted for the new active substances benzoic acid, carvone, mepanipyrim, oxadiargyl and trifloxystrobin (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 3048). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/414/EEC of 15 July 1991 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market(1), as last amended by Commission Directive 2002/37/EC(2), and in particular the fourth subparagraph of Article 8(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC, in May 1998 Germany received an application from Menno Chemie Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH for the inclusion of the active substance benzoic acid in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Commission Decision 98/676/EC(3) confirmed that the dossier was complete and could be considered as satisfying, in principle, the data and information requirements of Annex II and Annex III to the Directive.(2) The Netherlands received a similar application in March 1997 from Luxan BV concerning carvone. This dossier was declared complete by Commission Decision 1999/610/EC(4).(3) Italy received a similar application in October 1997 from Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd concerning mepanipyrim. This dossier was also declared complete by Decision 98/676/EC.(4) Furthermore, Italy received a similar application in June 1997 from RhĂ´ne Poulenc Agro SpA (now Bayer Crop Sciences) concerning oxadiargyl. This dossier was declared complete by Commission Decision 98/398/EC(5).(5) The United Kingdom received a similar application in January 1998 from Novartis Crop Protection UK Ltd (now Syngenta) concerning trifloxystrobin. This dossier was declared complete by Commission Decision 1999/43/EC(6).(6) Confirmation of the completeness of the dossiers was necessary in order to allow them to be examined in detail and to allow Member States the possibility of granting provisional authorisations, for periods up to three years, for plant protection products containing the active substances concerned, while complying with the conditions laid down in Article 8(1) of Directive 91/414/EEC and, in particular, the condition relating to the detailed assessment of the active substance and the plant protection product in the light of the requirements laid down by the Directive.(7) For these active substances, the effects on human health and the environment have been assessed, in accordance with the provisions of Article 6(2) and (4) of Directive 91/414/EEC, for the uses proposed by the respective applicants. The rapporteur Member States submitted the draft assessment reports to the Commission on 12 December 2000 for benzoic acid, on 16 October 2000 for carvone, on 12 July 2000 for mepanipyrim, on 20 July 1999 for oxadiargyl, and on 19 September 2000 for trifloxystrobin.(8) It will not be possible to complete the evaluation of the dossiers within the timeframe set by the relevant decisions on completeness, because the examination of the dossiers is still ongoing after submission of the draft assessment reports by the respective rapporteur Member States.(9) As the evaluation so far has not identified any reason for immediate concern, Member States should be given the possibility of prolonging provisional authorisations granted for plant protection products containing the active substances concerned for a period of 24 months in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of Directive 91/414/EEC so as to enable the examination of the dossiers to continue. It is expected that the evaluation and decision-making process with respect to a decision on possible Annex I inclusion for each of the active substances concerned will have been completed within 24 months.(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Member States may extend provisional authorisations for plant protection products containing benzoic acid, carvone, mepanipyrim, oxadiargyl and trifloxystrobin for a period not exceeding 24 months from the date of adoption of this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 August 2002.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 117, 4.5.2002, p. 10.(3) OJ L 317, 26.11.1998, p. 47.(4) OJ L 242, 14.9.1999, p. 29.(5) OJ L 176, 20.6.1998, p. 34.(6) OJ L 14, 19.1.1999, p. 30. +",pharmaceutical legislation;control of medicines;pharmaceutical regulations;plant health legislation;phytosanitary legislation;regulations on plant health;pharmaceutical product;disinfectant;pharmaceutical preparation;pharmaceutical speciality;plant health product;plant protection product;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,16 +20136,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 563/2000 of 15 March 2000 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94, in relation to Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Morocco and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 934/95, in relation to Community statistical surveillance in the framework of reference quantities for certain products originating in Morocco. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 of 25 July 1994, opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Malta, Morocco, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Tunisia and Turkey, and providing detailed rules for extending and adapting these tariff quotas(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2530/1999(2), and in particular Articles 6 and 7 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 934/95 of 10 April 1995, establishing tariff ceilings and a Community statistical surveillance in the framework of reference quantities for a certain number of products originating in Cyprus, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Tunisia, Syria, Malta, Morocco and the West Bank and the Gaza Strip(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 519/98(4), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part(5), provides that at import into the Community, certain products originating in Morocco can benefit from tariff concessions within the framework of Community tariff quotas or of Community surveillance of reference quantities.(2) For some products, according to the agreement, the volumes of the tariff quotas and the reference quantities should be increased, between 1 January 1997 and 1 January 2000, in four annual and equal steps, each representing 3 % of the base volumes specified in the Agreement. The increases provided by the Agreement for implementation in 1997, 1998 and 1999, could not take place because of the entry into force of the Agreement only in 2000 and, consequently, the volumes of these tariff quotas and references quantities indicated in this Regulation take account of four increases.(3) The volumes of the new tariff quotas and reference quantities, as well as of the enlarged tariff quotas and reference quantities, shall for the first period of application, be calculated as a pro rata of the volumes indicated in this Regulation, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the date of entry into force of the abovementioned Agreement.(4) To implement the concessions provided for in the abovementioned Agreement, Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 and Regulation (EC) No 934/95 should be amended.(5) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,. 1. In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1981/94 the table relating to Community tariff quotas for certain products originating in Morocco, shall be replaced by the table set out in Annex I to this Regulation.2. For the current quota period, the quantities which have been imported within the framework of the tariff quotas with order numbers 09.1105, 09.1107, 09.1115, 09.1119, 09.1122, 09.1123, 09.1124, 09.1127, 09.1131, 09.1133, 09.1135, 09.1136, 09.1137 and 09.1190 applicable within Regulation (EC) No 1981/94, shall be taken into account for charging on the respective tariff quotas in Annex I to this Regulation. In Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 934/95 the reference quantities for products originating in Morocco shall be replaced by the reference quantities set out in Annex II to this Regulation. For the first period of application, the volume of the new tariff quotas and reference quantities, as well as of the enlarged tariff quotas and reference quantities, shall be calculated as a pro rata of the volume indicated in this Regulation, taking into account the part of the period elapsed before the date of entry into force of the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. 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 1 March 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 March 2000.For the CommissionFrederik BOLKESTEINMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 199, 2.8.1994, p. 1.(2) OJ L 306, 1.12.1999, p. 17.(3) OJ L 96, 28.4.1995, p. 6.(4) OJ L 66, 6.3.1998, p. 3.(5) Not yet published in the Official Journal.ANNEX I""ANNEX IVMAROCCO>TABLE>""ANNEX IIReference quantities for products originating in Morocco>TABLE> +",import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;Morocco;Kingdom of Morocco;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota,16 +13592,"95/76/EC: Commission Decision of 10 March 1995 amending Decision 93/231/EEC, authorizing, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of certain Member States, more stringent measures against certain diseases than are provided for in Annexes I and II to Council Directive 66/403/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 66/403/EEC of 14 June 1966 on the marketing of seed potatoes (1), as last amended by Directive 93/3/EEC (2), and in particular Article 13 (2) thereof,Having regard to the request made by Finland,Whereas the Commission, by Decision 93/231/EEC (3), as amended by Decision 95/21/EC (4) has authorized, in respect of the marketing of seed potatoes in all or part of the territory of certain Member States, more stringent measures against certain diseases than are provided for in Annexes I and II to Directive 66/403/EEC;Whereas, from a comparison of the measures taken by Finland in relation to certain areas in respect of their home production of seed potatoes and the Community grades of basic seed potatoes, it can be assumed that:- 'EC grade 1` satisfies more stringent conditions,- 'EC grade 2` is equivalent to home production intended for seed potatoes,and- 'EC grade 3` is equivalent to home production intended for potato production;Whereas Finland, for certain parts of its territory, should therefore be authorized to restrict the marketing of seed potatoes only to the Community's basic potato grades established by Commission Directive 93/17/EEC (5);Whereas such authorization is in accordance with Member States obligations under the common rules on plant health laid down by Council Directive 77/93/EEC (6), as last amended by Directive 94/13/EC (7);Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry,. The following entry is inserted before the entry relating to Germany in the Annex to Decision 93/231/EEC:>TABLE> This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 March 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No 125, 11. 7. 1966, p. 2320/66.(2) OJ No L 54, 5. 3. 1993, p. 21.(3) OJ No L 106, 30. 4. 1993, p. 11.(4) OJ No L 28, 7. 2. 1995, p. 13.(5) OJ No L 106, 30. 4. 1993, p. 7.(6) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 5.(7) OJ No L 92, 9. 4. 1994, p. 27. +",Finland;Republic of Finland;plant disease;diseases of plants;plant pathology;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;marketing standard;grading;seedling;cutting (plant);potato;batata;sweet potato,16 +29825,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 56/2005 of 14 January 2005 concerning the 74th special invitation to tender issued under the standing invitation to tender referred to in Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 26 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999 of 17 December 1999 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the grant of aid for skimmed-milk and skimmed-milk powder intended for animal feed and the sale of such skimmed-milk powder (2), intervention agencies have put up for sale by standing invitation to tender certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder held by them.(2) According to Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, in the light of the tenders received in response to each individual invitation to tender a minimum selling price shall be fixed or a decision shall be taken to make no award.(3) On the basis of the examination of the offers received, the tendering procedure should not be proceeded with.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. For the 74th individual invitation to tender pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2799/1999, in respect of which the time limit for the submission of tenders expired on 11 January 2005, no award shall be made. This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 January 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 January 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2004 (OJ L 29, 3.2.2004, p. 6).(2)  OJ L 340, 31.12.1999, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2250/2004 (OJ L 381, 28.12.2004, p. 25). +",animal nutrition;feeding of animals;nutrition of animals;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;skimmed milk powder;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;intervention agency;farm price support;agricultural price support,16 +27097,"Council Regulation (EC) No 2238/2003 of 15 December 2003 protecting against the effects of the application of the United States Anti-Dumping Act of 1916, and actions based thereon or resulting therefrom. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The objectives of the Community include contributing to the harmonious development of world trade and to the progressive abolition of restrictions on international trade.(2) In the United States of America (""USA""), the Anti-Dumping Act of 1916(1) provides for civil and criminal proceedings and penalties against dumping of any articles when conducted with an intent to destroy or injure an industry in the USA, or to prevent the establishment of an industry in the USA, or to restrain or monopolise any part of trade and commerce in such articles in the USA.(3) On 26 September 2000, the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), adopting the Appellate Body report(2) and the Panel report(3), as upheld by the Appellate Body report, found the Anti-Dumping Act of 1916 to be incompatible with the US obligations under the WTO agreements, notably by providing remedies against dumping, such as the imposition of treble damages, fines and imprisonment, none of which is permitted by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (""GATT 1994"") or by the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (""AD Agreement"").(4) The USA failed to comply with the Panel and Appellate Body recommendations and rulings within the time limit of 20 December 2001. As a result, the Community requested authorisation to suspend the application to the USA of its obligations under GATT 1994 and the AD Agreement.(5) In February 2002, the Community agreed to suspend the arbitration on its request, on the express understanding that a bill was pending in the US Congress to repeal the Anti-Dumping Act of 1916 and to terminate the on-going cases before US Courts.(6) The Anti-Dumping Act of 1916 has yet to be repealed, and claims brought under this Act are pending before US Courts against persons under the jurisdiction of the Member States.(7) These judicial proceedings are causing substantial litigation costs and may ultimately result in a judgment awarding treble damages.(8) By its maintenance and application, the Anti-Dumping Act of 1916 impedes the attainment of the aforementioned objectives, affects the established legal order and has adverse effects on the interests of the Community and the interests of natural and legal persons exercising rights under the Treaty.(9) Under these exceptional circumstances, it is necessary to take action at Community level to protect the interests of the natural and legal persons under the jurisdiction of the Member States, in particular by removing, neutralising, blocking or otherwise counteracting the effects of the Anti-Dumping Act of 1916,. No judgment of a court or tribunal and no decision of an administrative authority located in the United States of America giving effect, directly or indirectly, to the Anti-Dumping Act of 1916 or to actions based thereon or resulting therefrom, shall be recognised or be enforceable in any manner. 1. Any person referred to in Article 3 shall be entitled to recover any outlays, costs, damages and miscellaneous expenses incurred by him or her as a result of the application of the Anti-Dumping Act of 1916 or by actions based thereon or resulting therefrom.2. Recovery may be obtained as soon as an action under the Anti-Dumping Act of 1916 is commenced.3. Recovery may be obtained from the natural or legal person or any other entity that brought a claim under the Anti-Dumping Act of 1916 or from any person or entity related to that person or entity. Persons or entities shall be deemed to be related if:(a) they are officers or directors of one another's businesses;(b) they are legally recognised partners in business;(c) one of them controls directly or indirectly the other;(d) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person4. Without prejudice to other means available and in accordance with applicable law, the recovery may take the form of seizure and sale of assets held by the defendant, including shares held in a legal person incorporated within the Community. The persons referred to in Article 2(1) shall be:(a) any natural person being a resident in the Community;(b) any legal person incorporated within the Community;(c) any natural or legal person referred to in Article 1(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4055/86(4);(d) any other natural person acting in a professional capacity within the Community, including in territorial waters and air space and in any aircraft or on any vessel under the jurisdiction or control of a Member State.For the purposes of point (a), ""being a resident in the Community"" shall mean being legally established in the Community for a period of at least six months within the 12-month period immediately prior to the date on which, under this Regulation, an obligation arises or a right is exercised. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. Marzano(1) Enacted under the heading of ""unfair competition"" in Title VIII of the Revenue Act of 1916; Title VIII of that Act is codified at United States Code 71-74, cited as 15 U.S.C §72.(2) AB-2000-5 and AB-2000-6, 28 August 2000.(3) United States - Anti-Dumping Act of 1916, Panel report (WT/DS/136/R, 31 March 2000).(4) OJ L 378, 31.12.1986, p. 1; Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3573/90 (OJ L 353, 17.12.1990, p. 16). +",anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;restriction on competition;discriminatory trading practice;distortion of competition;illegal trade practice;unfair competition;unfair trade practice;repeal;abrogation;annulment;revocation;United States;USA;United States of America,16 +16921,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/97 of 23 July 1997 amending Regulation (EC) No 1588/94 laying down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the arrangements provided for in the Europe Agreements between the Community of the one part and Bulgaria and Romania of the other part. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3383/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, of the other part (1), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3382/94 of 19 December 1994 on certain procedures for applying the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, of the other part (2), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 of 22 December 1995 establishing certain concessions in the form of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products and providing for the adjustment, as an autonomous and transitional measure, of certain agricultural concessions provided for in the Europe Agreements to take account of the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round Multilateral Trade Negotiations (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2490/96 (4), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas Article 4 (1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1588/94 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1117/97 (6), stipulates that licence applications for the three months from 1 July to 30 September 1997 may only be lodged during a ten-day period starting 15 July;Whereas, in order to permit the application from 1 July 1997 of the results of the negotiations on the Additional Protocols to the Europe Agreements as regards the agricultural sector, in anticipation of the entry into force of the Additional Protocols themselves, Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 should be amended; whereas it was not possible for the Council to decide on the proposed amendment before 1 July 1997; whereas, therefore, because of the exceptional circumstances and in order to guarantee proper administration of the arrangements, the period for the lodging of licence applications for the third quarter of 1997 should be put back by 15 additional days;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. In Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1588/94, the last subparagraph is replaced by the following:'However, for the three months from 1 July to 30 September 1997, licence applications may only be lodged during a period of 10 days commencing on 1 August`. 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.. Done at Brussels, 23 July 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1994, p. 5.(2) OJ No L 368, 31. 12. 1994, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.(4) OJ No L 338, 28. 12. 1996, p. 13.(5) OJ No L 167, 1. 7. 1994, p. 8.(6) OJ No L 163, 20. 6. 1997, p. 9. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);milk;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;milk product;dairy produce;Romania;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria,16 +36760,"Commission Decision of 17 December 2009 approving the national programme presented by Bulgaria for controlling and monitoring transport conditions of live bovine animals exported from the Union via Bourgas port and the financial contribution from the Union for 2010 (notified under document C(2009) 10004). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Decision 2009/470/EC of 25 May 2009 on expenditure in the veterinary field (1), and in particular Article 37 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (2) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Financial Regulation’), and in particular Article 75 thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002 of 23 December 2002 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (3) (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Implementing Rules’), and in particular Article 90 thereof,Whereas:(1) Decision 2009/470/EC lays down the procedures governing the Community’s financial contribution on expenditure in the veterinary field.(2) In particular, Article 37(1) of Decision 2009/470/EC provides that should a Member State experience, from a structural or geographical point of view, staffing or infrastructure problems in implementing the control strategy brought about the functioning of the internal market for live animals, it may for a transitional period, obtain Community financial assistance. In addition, Article 37(2) of Decision 2009/470/EC provides that the Member State concerned shall submit to the Commission a national programme, accompanied by all the appropriate financial information, designed to improve its control system.(3) The functioning of the internal market requires a harmonised control system for live animals including those being exported to third countries. It is appropriate to facilitate the implementation of that strategy by providing for a Union financial contribution towards the implementation of this strategy.(4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 639/2003 of 9 April 2003 laying down detailed rules pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards requirements for the granting of export refunds related to the welfare of live bovine animals during transport (4) provides that the exit of the animals from the customs territory of the Union may take place through an exit point where the official veterinarian shall verify for those animals for which an export declaration is accepted whether the requirements laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 of 22 December 2004 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations and amending Directives 64/432/EEC and 93/119/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 (5) have been complied with from the place of departure until the exit point and that the transport conditions for the rest of the journey comply with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005.(5) Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 provides that where animals are presented at exit points, official veterinarians of the Member States shall check that the animals are transported in compliance with this Regulation. Where the competent authority considers that animals are not fit to complete their journey, they shall be unloaded, watered, fed and rested in a control post.(6) Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 of 25 June 1997 concerning Community criteria for control posts and amending the route plan referred to in the Annex to Directive 91/628/EEC (6) lays down the criteria applicable throughout the Community to be met by control posts so as to ensure the optimum welfare conditions for the animals passing through them and also to provide for certain incidental animal health matters.(7) Bulgaria has experienced staffing and infrastructure problems at the exit point of Bourgas port in implementing the veterinary checks, required within the Community by Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 and Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 639/2003, on live bovine animals exported via this port. In particular, there are neither facilities for official veterinarians to inspect live bovine animals nor an approved control post in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 in the immediate vicinity of the port where the animals can be unloaded, watered, fed and rested if they are unfit to pursue their journey or if they cannot be transported within the journey times laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1/2005.(8) On 17 September 2009, Bulgaria submitted to the Commission a programme for controlling and monitoring transport conditions of live bovine animals exported from the Union via Bourgas port for 2010 for which Bulgaria wishes to receive a financial contribution from the Union.(9) The Commission has assessed the programme submitted by Bulgaria for 2010 from both the veterinary and the financial point of view. This programme was found to comply with the relevant Union veterinary legislation and in particular with the criteria set out in Article 21(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 and in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/97.(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The national programme, presented by Bulgaria on 17 September 2009 to control and monitor transport conditions of live bovine animals exported from the Union via Bourgas port for 2010 is hereby approved for the period from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010. The present Decision constitutes a financing decision within the meaning of Article 75 of the Financial Regulation. The financial contribution by the Union shall be at the rate of 80 % of the design and construction costs to be incurred by Bulgaria for the building of inspection facilities and a control post with a capacity of 120 to 140 bovine animals at Bourgas port.The financial contribution shall not exceed EUR 152 000, to be financed from the following Budgetary Line of the General Budget of the European Union for 2010, subject to its adoption:— Budgetary Line No 17 04 02. 1.   The expenditure submitted by Bulgaria for a financial contribution by the Union shall be expressed in euro and shall exclude value added tax and other taxes.2.   Where Bulgaria’s expenditure is in a currency other than the euro, Bulgaria shall convert it into euro by applying the most recent exchange rate set by the European Central Bank prior to the first day of the month in which the application for payment is submitted by Bulgaria. 1.   The financial contribution by the Union for the national programme referred to in Article 1 shall be granted provided that Bulgaria:(a) implements the programme in accordance with the relevant provisions of Union law, including rules on competition and on the award of public contracts;(b) forwards to the Commission at the latest by 31 July 2010 the intermediate technical and financial reports for the programme referred to in Article 1, in accordance with Article 27(7)(a) of Decision 2009/470/EC;(c) forwards to the Commission, in accordance with Article 27(7)(b) of Decision 2009/470/EC, by 30 April 2011 at the latest a final detailed technical report including the assessment of the results achieved and a detailed account of expenditure incurred from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2010;(d) forwards to the Commission, in accordance with Article 27(8) of Decision 2009/470/EC, by 30 April 2011 at the latest, the payment application related to the expenditure incurred in respect of the programme submitted on 17 September 2009;(e) does not, for the programme referred to in Article 1, submit further requests for other Union contributions for these measures, and has not previously submitted such requests.2.   In case of late applications, the reductions of the financial contribution foreseen in Article 27(8) of Decision 2009/470/EC are applicable. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2010. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Bulgaria.. Done at Brussels, 17 December 2009.For the CommissionAndroulla VASSILIOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 30.(2)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 93, 10.4.2003, p. 10.(5)  OJ L 3, 5.1.2005, p. 1.(6)  OJ L 174, 2.7.1997, p. 1. +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;live animal;animal on the hoof;protection of animals;export (EU);Community export;transport of animals;cattle;bovine species;breed of cattle;buffalo;full-grown cattle;ruminant;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria,16 +15123,"96/679/EC: Commission Decision of 18 November 1996 concerning a request for exemption submitted by Belgium pursuant to Article 8 (2) (c) of Council Directive 70/156/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 70/156/EEC of 6 February 1970 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the type-approval of motor vehicles and their trailers (1), as last amended by Directive 96/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) (c) thereof,Whereas the request submitted by Belgium on 7 March 1996, which reached the Commission on 8 March 1996, contains the information required by Article 8 (2) (c); whereas the request concerns the fitting of seven types of vehicle with eleven types of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Regulation No 7 and fitted in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48;Whereas the reasons given in the request, according to which the fitting of the stop lamps and the stop lamps themselves do not meet the requirements of Council Directive 76/758/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to end-outline marker lamps, front position (side) lamps, rear position (side) lamps and stop lamps for motor vehicles and their trailers (3), as last amended by Commission Directive 89/516/EEC (4), or of Council Directive 76/756/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on motor vehicles and their trailers (5), as last amended by Commission Directive 91/663/EEC (6) are well founded; whereas the descriptions of the tests, the results thereof and their compliance with ECE Regulations No 7 and No 48 ensure a satisfactory level of safety;Whereas the Community Directives concerned will be amended in order to permit the production and fitting of such stop lamps;Whereas the measure provided for in this Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on adaptation to technical progress set up by Directive 70/156/EEC,. The request submitted by Belgium for an exemption concerning the production and fitting of 11 types of third stop lamp falling within category ECE S3 by virtue of ECE Regulation No 7 and fitted in accordance with ECE Regulation No 48 is hereby approved. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.. Done at Brussels, 18 November 1996.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 42, 23. 2. 1970, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 169, 8. 7. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 54.(4) OJ No L 265, 12. 9. 1989, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 366, 31. 12. 1991, p. 17. +",approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;transport safety;passenger protection;motor vehicle;commercial vehicle;juggernaut;lorry;lorry tanker;trailer;truck;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,16 +16716,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 795/97 of 30 April 1997 derogating from Commission Regulation (EC) No 1223/94 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of advance-fixing certificates for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty, and derogating from Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products. ,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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (1), the third subparagraph of 13 (8) and 23 thereof,Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1223/94 of 30 May 1994 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of advance-fixing certificates for certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2340/96 (4), specifies the period of validity of advance-fixing certificates for refunds;Whereas the situation on the common wheat and maize (corn) markets makes it necessary to adjust the period of validity of advance-fixing certificates for maize (corn) exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty in order to prevent applications for advance fixing of refunds for speculative purposes;Whereas provision should be made that application of the system of prefinancing of export refunds for maize (corn) exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of export refunds on agricultural products (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 495/97 (6), should not, because of the current situation on the maize (corn) market, lead to an extension of the period of validity of advance-fixing certificates for maize (corn) exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty;Whereas provisions should be made that application of the system for prefinancing should not lead, taking account of the current situation on maize (corn) market, to an extension of the validity of the rate applied on the day of acceptance of the declaration of payment for exports of maize (corn) in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. 1. By derogation from Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 1223/94, the duration of validity of certificates delivered between the date of entry into force of this Regulation and 30 June 1997 of advanced fixing of refunds for maize (corn) exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex II to the Treaty, is limited to 30 June 1997.2. The provisions in the last subparagraph of Article 27 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 shall not apply to the certificates referred to in the previous paragraph.3. In any case, the export declaration must be accepted by 30 June 1997 at the latest. By derogation from Article 27 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 3665/87 the acceptance of a declaration of payment cannot take place, in cases where an export refund advance fixing certificate is not presented, unless a declaration of exportation of the goods is accepted by 30 June 1997 at the latest. 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.. Done at Brussels, 30 April 1997.For the CommissionMartin BANGEMANNMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 2.(2) OJ No L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.(3) OJ No L 136, 31. 5. 1994, p. 33.(4) OJ No L 318, 7. 12. 1996, p. 9.(5) OJ No L 351, 14. 12. 1987, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 77, 19. 3. 1997, p. 12. +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;maize;export policy;export scheme;export system;agricultural product;farm product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,16 +11652,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1728/93 of 30 June 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 laying down detailed implementing rules for the specific measures for supplying the Azores and Madeira with products from the pigmeat sector. ,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 for the Azores and Madeira concerning certain agricultural products (1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3714/92 (2), and in particularArticle 10thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 (3) establishing the implementing rules for the supply measures, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1404/93 (4), fixes, for the period 1 July 1992 to 30 June 1993, on the one hand, the quantities of pigmeat products of the forecast supply balance which benefit from an exemption from the levy on direct imports from third countries or from an aid for deliveries originating from the rest of the Community, and on the other hand, the quantities of pure-bred breeding animals originating in the Community which benefit from an aid with a view to developing the potential for production in the Azores and Madeira; whereas the said quantities for the pigmeat sector should be determined for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994, taking account of local production and traditional trade flows, and ensuring that the proportion of products supplied from the Community is preserved;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in acordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 2 (1) is replaced by the following:'1. The aid provided for in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 for products included in the forecast supply balance and which come from the Community, taking account of traditional trade flows, is fixed in Annex II.';2. Annexes I and III to Regulation (EEC) No 1725/92 are hereby remplaced by the Annex to this Regulation. 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.. Done at Brussels, 30 June 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 173, 27. 6. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 378, 23. 12. 1992, p. 23.(3) OJ No L 179, 1. 7. 1992, p. 95.(4) OJ No L 138, 9. 6. 1993, p. 7.ANNEX' ANNEX IForecast supply balance for Madeira regarding products from the pigmeat sector for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994PART 1Supply in the Azores of pure-bred breeding pigs originating in the Community for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994Supply in Madeira of pure-bred breeding pigs originating in the Community for the period 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1994(1) Inclusion in this sub-position is subject to the conditions provided for by the Community provisions which regulate the matter.(1) Inclusion in this sub-position is subject to the conditions provided for by the Community provisions which regulate the matter.' +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;Madeira;Autonomous region of Madeira;supply;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;pigmeat;pork;Azores,16 +408,"Regulation (EEC) No 3548/73 of the Commission of 21 December 1973 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2805/73 determining a list of white quality wines produced in specified regions and of imported white quality wines containing a certain percentage of sulphur dioxide and laying down certain transitional provisions relating to the percentage of sulphur dioxide in wines produced before 1 October 1973. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 (1) of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the market in wine, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2592/73 (2), and in particular Article 26a (3) thereof;Whereas Article 26a of Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 laid down precise rules concerning the sulphur dioxide content of wines ; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2805/73 (3) of 12 October 1973 determining a list of white quality wines produced in specified regions and of imported white quality wines containing a certain percentage of sulphur dioxide and laying down certain transitional provisions relating to the percentage of sulphur dioxide in wines produced before 1 October 1973 provides that this Article shall not apply before 1 January 1974 in respect of wines of which there is proof that they were produced before 1 October 1973 and that they have been marketed for direct human consumption in containers of more than 5 litres;Whereas it has been found that the quantities of wine to which this provision applies are such that disposal of them is not possible within the period provided for ; whereas this period must therefore be extended to allow for the disposal of the wines in question;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. The date ""1 January 1974"" in the second subparagraph of the second paragraph of Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2805/73 is replaced by the date ""1 June 1974"". This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. It shall apply from 1 January 1974.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1973.For the CommissionThe PresidentFranรงois-Xavier ORTOLI (1)OJ No L 99, 5.5.1970, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 269, 26.9.1973, p. 1. (3)OJ No L 289, 16.10.1973, p. 21. +",food inspection;control of foodstuffs;food analysis;food control;food test;import (EU);Community import;white wine;wine of superior quality;quality wine produced in a specific region;quality wines psr;qwpsr;wine of designated origin;vinification;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,16 +15395,"Council Regulation (EC) No 764/96 of 22 April 1996 amending Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT for certain agricultural, industrial and fisheries products and establishing the detailed provisions for adapting these quotas. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas in Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 (1), the Community decided to open, each year, within the framework of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and subject to certain conditions, annual Community tariff quotas at reduced or zero duty for a certain number of agricultural, industrial and fisheries products;Whereas, in accordance with the offer it made within the United National Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) in the light of the special nature of the trade in jute and coconut-fibre products, the Community introduced tariff preferences in 1971 for such products from certain developing countries; whereas these preferences took the form of a gradual reduction in Common Customs Tariff duties, without quantitative limits, culminating in the complete suspension of these duties in 1978;Whereas the new scheme of generalized preferences applicable since 1 January 1995 provides for the graduation of duties; whereas this change threatens the continuation and development of traditional trade flows between the countries supplying the products in question and the Community; whereas the Community should therefore open autonomous zero-duty quotas for determined quantities of products manufactured from jute and coconut fibres for the period from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 1998; whereas, in view of the fact that, for the year in course, this Regulation will apply only from 1 July, provision should be made for quotas to be opened from that date to 31 December 1995 for the entire annual quota volume;Whereas, in the framework of the negotiations of the accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden to the European Union, it was agreed, in order to maintain traditional trade flows of those countries, to increase by 5 % the quotas for the products appearing in Annex IV, parts A and B, to Regulation (EC) No 1808/95;Whereas that Regulation should therefore be amended,. Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 is hereby amended as follows:1. the title shall be replaced by the following:'Council Regulation (EC) No 1808/95 of 24 July 1995 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas bound in GATT and certain other Community quotas for certain agricultural, industrial and fisheries products and establishing the detailed provisions for adapting these quotas`;2. in Article 1, the following paragraph shall be inserted:'1a. All Community imports duties on the products listed in Annex V shall be suspended within the limits of the quantities and the period laid down with respect to each of them.`;3. in Article 4 (1), the amounts '10 540 000` and '1 200 000` shall be replaced by '11 067 000` and '1 260 000` respectively;4. in Annex IV, part B, the amounts '2 316 000` and '2 069 000` appearing in the column headed 'Quota volume (ECU)` shall be replaced by '2 432 000` and '2 172 000` respectively;5. Annex V appearing in the Annex to this Regulation shall be added. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1995 to 31 December 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 April 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. LUCHETTI(1) OJ No L 176, 27. 7. 1995, p. 1.ANNEX'ANNEX V>TABLE> +",GATT;General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;fishery product;agricultural product;farm product;industrial product;customs regulations;community customs code;customs legislation;customs treatment,16 +2211,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1849/97 of 25 September 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 on detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92 on measures to promote and market quality beef and veal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92 of 30 June 1992 on measures to promote and market quality beef and veal (1), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1720/97 (3), lays down the rules for the application of the above Regulation;Whereas Articles 4 and 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 set deadlines for the submission of applications for financing to the competent body in each Member State and for their transmission to the Commission;Whereas, in view of the substantial financial resources allocated in 1997 for the promotion of quality beef and veal, in the interests of sound management new deadlines should be set for the submission of other programmes for 1997; whereas the deadline for the submission of applications for 1998 should therefore be extended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. The second sentence of Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93 is replaced by the following:'However:- for 1997, new applications may be lodged not later than 1 October 1997;- for 1998, applications may be lodged not later than 1 July 1998.` This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 October 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 September 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 57.(2) OJ L 132, 29. 5. 1993, p. 83.(3) OJ L 242, 4. 9. 1997, p. 33. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;sales promotion;sales campaign;product quality;quality criterion;regulation of agricultural production;beef;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,16 +172,"Regulation (EEC) No 270/70 of the Commission of 6 February 1970 on the classification of goods under subheadings Nos 28.04 C V and 38.19 T of the Common Customs Tariff. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 97/69 (1) of 16 January 1969 on measures to be taken for uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff, and in particular Article 3 thereof;Whereas provision must be made to ensure uniform application of the nomenclature of the Common Customs Tariff with a view to the classification of silicon (polycrystalline or monocrystalline) of very high purity, doped by addition or by selective purification, used in the manufacture of diodes, transistors and other similar semi-conductor elements;Whereas silicon (polycrystalline or monocrystalline) being a separate chemical element, whether or not containing impurities, falls within Chapter 28 of the Common Customs Tariff in accordance with Note 1 (a) to that Chapter;Whereas, however, some separate chemical elements and separate chemically defined compounds are excluded from Chapter 28 if they have undergone certain processes ; whereas this is so as regards piezo-electric crystals, which in accordance with the Explanatory Note to heading No 38.19 of the Brussels Nomenclature (page 38.19/7, paragraph 40) do not fall within Chapter 28 or 29 when cut but unmounted and are classified in that case under heading No 38.19 ; whereas doped silicon which has been cut should be treated as a similar case;Whereas the Nomenclature Committee of the Customs Cooperation Council agreed at its 23rd session that doped silicon should be classified: (a) under heading No 28.04 if in cylinders, rods or forms unworked as drawn;(b) under heading No 38.19 if in the form of discs, wafers and the like, cut from the products described in (a), whether or not polished;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Committee on the Common Customs Tariff Nomenclature;. Silicon (polycrystalline or monocrystalline) of very high purity, doped by addition or by selective purification, used in the manufacture of diodes, transistors and other similar semiconductor elements, shall be classified under: (a) Common Customs Tariff subheading No 28.04:Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals: C. Other non-metals V. Otherif in cylinders, rods or forms unworked as drawn, and(b) Common Customs Tariff subheading No 38.19:Chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included ; residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; (1)OJ No L 14, 21.1.1969, p. 1. T. Otherif in the form of discs, wafers and the like, cut from the products described in (a), whether or not polished. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1970.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 February 1970.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean REY +",hydrogen;tariff nomenclature;Brussels tariff nomenclature;customs nomenclature;tariff classification;tariff heading;chemical compound;semi-metal;arsenic;boron;selenium;silicon;tellurium;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,16 +28329,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 972/2004 of 13 May 2004 fixing the maximum export refund on oats in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003. ,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),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules for the application of 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), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003 of 15 October 2003 on a special intervention measure for cereals in Finland and Sweden for the marketing year 2003/04 (3), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of oats produced in Finland and Sweden for export from Finland or Sweden to all third countries except Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia was opened pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003.(2) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003 provides that the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 23 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, decide to fix a maximum export refund taking account of the criteria referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95. In that case a contract is awarded to any tenderer whose bid is equal to or lower than the maximum refund.(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the cereal in question results in the maximum export refund 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 7 to 13 May 2004, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1814/2003, the maximum refund on exportation of oats shall be EUR 21,98/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 May 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 May 2004.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/2003 (OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1431/2003 (OJ L 203, 12.8.2003, p. 16).(3)  OJ L 265, 16.10.2003, p. 25. +",Finland;Republic of Finland;market intervention;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;oats,16 +31439,"2006/178/EC: Commission Decision of 27 February 2006 setting up a High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries (This text annuls and replaces the text published in Official Journal L 46 of 16 February 2006, p. 32 ). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Whereas:(1) Article 157 of the Treaty establishing the European Community assigns the Community and the Member States the task of ensuring that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Community's industry exist. Article 151 provides that the Community shall contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore.(2) The Communication from the Commission ‘i2010 — A European Information Society for growth and employment’ (1) announced a flagship initiative on digital libraries.(3) The Communication from the Commission ‘i2010: Digital Libraries’ (2) (hereafter ‘the Communication’) announced the creation of a High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries that will advise the Commission on how to best address the organisational, legal and technical challenges at European level.(4) The White Paper on a European Communication Policy (3) adopted by the Commission on 1 February 2006 mentions the essential role that digital libraries can play in providing free access to European citizens to information on Europe through information technologies.(5) The group must contribute to a shared strategic vision for European digital libraries.(6) The group must be made up of highly qualified experts with competence on digital libraries, appointed in a personal capacity.(7) The ‘High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries’ therefore has to be set up and its terms of reference and structure detailed,. A group of experts ‘High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries’, hereinafter referred to as ‘the group’, is hereby set up by the Commission. TaskThe Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to the implementation of the digital libraries initiative as set out in the Communication.The group’s task is to:— advise the Commission on how to best address the organisational, legal and technical challenges at European level;— contribute to a shared strategic vision for European digital libraries. Composition — Appointment1.   The Director General of DG ‘Information Society and Media’ or by his/her representative, is in charge of appointing the members of the group. They shall be appointed as high level experts with competence on digital libraries.2.   The group shall be composed of up to 20 members.3.   The following provisions shall apply:— Members are appointed in a personal capacity as high level experts on digital libraries and are required to advise the Commission independently of any outside influence.— Members will be appointed to ensure, as far as possible, an adequate balance in terms of:— range of competencies;— geographical origin;— gender.— The Group will include experts from the following categories:— memory organisations (libraries, archives, museums);— authors, publishers and content providers;— ICT industry (e.g. search engines, technology providers);— scientific and research organisations, academia.— Members may not designate an alternate to replace them.— Members are appointed for a two year renewable mandate. They shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced or their mandate ends.— Members who are no longer able to contribute effectively to the group’s deliberations, who resign or who do not respect the conditions set out in the first or fifth indent of this paragraph or Article 287 of the Treaty establishing the European Community may be replaced for the remaining period of their mandate.— Members shall each year sign an undertaking to act in the public interest and a declaration indicating the absence or existence of any interest which may undermine their objectivity.— The names of members are published on the Internet site of the DG ‘Information Society and Media’. The names of members are collected, processed and published in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001. Operation1.   The group is chaired by a representative of the Commission.2.   In agreement with the Commission, sub-groups may be set up to examine specific questions under terms of reference established by the group; they shall be disbanded as soon as their tasks have been fulfilled.3.   The Commission’s representative may ask experts or observers with specific competence on a subject on the agenda to participate in the group’s or sub-group’s deliberations if this is useful and/or necessary.4.   Information obtained by participating in the group’s or sub-group’s deliberations may not be divulged if the Commission indicates that this relates to confidential matters.5.   The group and its sub-groups normally meet on Commission premises in accordance with the procedures and schedule established by it. The Commission provides secretarial services. Other Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend these meetings.6.   The group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure adopted by the Commission (4).7.   The Commission may publish, in the original language of the document concerned, any résumé, conclusion, or partial conclusion or working document of the group. Meeting expensesThe Commission may reimburse travel and subsistence expenses for members, experts and observers in connection with the group’s activities in accordance with the provisions in force at the Commission. The members shall not be paid for their duties. Entry into forceThe decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It is applicable until 31 December 2008. The Commission shall decide on a possible extension before that date.. Done at Brussels, 27 February 2006.For the CommissionViviane REDINGMember of the Commission(1)  COM(2005) 229 final.(2)  COM(2005) 465 final.(3)  COM(2006) 35 final.(4)  SEC(2005) 1004, Annex III. +",self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;operation of the Institutions;advisory committee (EU);EC advisory committee;virtual library;cyber library;cyberlibrary;digital library;electronic library;digital technology,16 +22798,"2002/469/EC: Commission Decision of 20 June 2002 amending Decision 97/20/EC establishing the list of third countries fulfilling the equivalence conditions for the production and placing on the market of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods, to include Japan (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2002) 2194). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/492/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and the placing on the market of live bivalve molluscs(1), as last amended by Directive 97/79/EC(2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 97/20/EC(3), as last amended by Decision 2002/21/EC(4), establishes the list of third countries from which imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever form are authorised for human consumption. Part I of the Annex lists the names of the countries and territories covered by a specific decision under Directive 91/492/EEC and Part II names those qualifying under Article 2(2) of Council Decision 95/408/EC(5), as last amended by Decision 2001/4/EC(6).(2) Commission Decision 2002/470/EC of 20 June 2002 lays down special conditions for the import of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods originating in Japan(7), therefore Decision 97/20/EC should be amended to include this country in part I of the list.(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. The Annex to Decision 97/20/EC is replaced by the Annex to the present Decision. This Decision shall apply from 24 June 2002. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 June 2002.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 1.(2) OJ L 24, 30.1.1998, p. 31.(3) OJ L 6, 10.1.1997, p. 46.(4) OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 79.(5) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 17.(6) OJ L 2, 5.1.2001, p. 21.(7) See page 19 of this Official Journal.ANNEXList of third countries from which imports of bivalve molluscs, echinoderms, tunicates and marine gastropods in whatever form for human consumption are authorisedI. Third countries which have been the subject of a specific decision based on Directive 91/492/EEC.AU AUSTRALIACL CHILEJM JAMAICA (only for marine gastropods)JP JAPANKR SOUTH KOREAMA MOROCCOPE PERUTH THAILANDTN TUNISIATR TURKEYUY URUGUAYVN SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAMII. Third countries, which may be the subject of a provisional decision, based on Decision 95/408/EC.CA CANADAGL GREENLANDNZ NEW ZEALANDUS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;import;Japan;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;mollusc;cephalopod;shellfish;squid;third country,16 +416,"74/269/EEC: Commission Decision of 2 May 1974 authorizing certain Member States to make provisions which are more strict concerning the presence of 'Avena fatua' in fodder plant and cereal seed (Only the English and Danish texts are authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;Having regard to the Council Directives of 14 June 1966, on the marketing of fodder plant seed (1) and on the marketing of cereal seed (2), as last amended by the Council Directive of 11 December 1973 (3), and in particular Article 14 (1) (a) thereof;Having regard to the requests made by the Kingdom of Denmark, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom;Whereas the abovementioned Directives have laid down tolerances as regards the presence of Avena fatua in fodder plant and cereal seed;Whereas they still permit Member States to subject seeds of their home production to conditions which are more rigorous;Whereas Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom, the latter in respect of Northern Ireland, avail of this provision in the case of cereal seed and Ireland also avails of it in the case of fodder plant seed;Whereas, furthermore, there is a campaign to eradicate Avena fatua from crops grown in the regions in question;Whereas the requesting Member States should therefore be authorized to make provisions which are more strict for the marketing of seeds originating in other Member States;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the Opinion of the Standing Committee on Seeds and Propagating Material for Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry.. The Republic of Ireland is authorized to prescribe that fodder plant seed may be marketed in its territory only if it is accompanied by an official certificate which has been issued in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of the Directive on the marketing of fodder plant seed. 1. The Kingdom of Denmark and the Republic of Ireland are authorized to prescribe that cereal seed may only be marketed in their territory only if it is accompanied by an official certificate which has been issued in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of the Directive on the marketing of cereal seed.2. The United Kingdom is authorized to prescribe that cereal seed may only be marketed in Northern Ireland if it is accompanied by an official certificate which has been issued in accordance with the provisions of Article 11 of the Directive on the marketing of cereal seed. The Kingdom of Denmark, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom shall inform the Commission from which date and according to what procedures they will avail themselves of the authorization granted in Articles 1 and 2. The Commission shall inform the other Member States. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom.. Done at Brussels, 2 May 1974.For the CommissionThe PresidentFrançois-Xavier ORTOLI(1)OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2298/66. (2)OJ No 125, 11.7.1966, p. 2309/66. (3)OJ No L 356, 27.12.1973, p. 79. +",Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;marketing standard;grading;fodder plant;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;seed;oats,16 +4970,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3810/86 of 11 December 1986 opening, allocating and providing for the administration of a Community tariff quota for boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar, intended for any form of processing except for the manufacture of jam entirely from boysenberries, falling within subheading ex 08.10 D of the Common Customs Tariff. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 28 thereof,Whereas the Community currently depends on imports from third countries for its supplies of boysenberries; whereas it is in the Community's interest to partially suspend the Common Customs Tariff duty for the product in question, within a Community tariff quota of an appropriate volume; whereas in order not to interfere with the prospects for developing fruit production in the Community and at the same time ensure an adequate supply to satisfy user industries, it is advisable to limit the benefit of the tariff quota to a quantitiy of 1 500 tonnes, to open the quota for the period 1 January to 31 December 1987 and to fix the quota duty at 15 %;Whereas it is in particular necessary to allow all Community importers equal and uninterrupted access to the quota and to ensure uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for that quota to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quota has been used up; whereas, in the present case, it seems advisable not to allocate this quota among the Member States but to allow them to draw against the quota volume such quantities as they may need, under the conditions and according to the procedure specified in Article 1 (2); whereas this method of management requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission and the latter must, in particular, be able to monitor the rate at which the quota is being used up and inform the Member States thereof;Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are united within, and jointly represented by, the Benelux Economic Union, all transactions concerning the administration of shares allocated to that economic union may be carried out by any of its members,. 1. From 1 January to 31 December 1987, the Common Customs Tariff duties applicable to imports of the products listed below shall be suspended at the level shown and within the limit of the Community tariff quota shown:1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Serial No // Common Customs Tariff No // Description // Volume of quota // Quota duty // // // // // // 09.1929 // ex 08.10 D // Boysenberries, preserved by freezing, not containing added sugar, intended for any form of processing except for the manufacture of jam entirely from boysenberries // 1 500 tonnes // 15 % // // // // //Within the limits of this tariff quota, Spain and Portugal shall apply customs duties calculated in accordance with the relevant provisions in the Act of Accession.2. If an importer indicates that he is about to import the product in question into a Member State and requests the benefit of the quota, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission and draw an amount corresponding to these requirements to the extent that the available balance of the reserve so permits.3. The shares drawn pursuant to paragraph 2 shall be valid until the end of the quota period. 1. Member States shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that they draw from the quota in accordance with Article 1 (2) in such a way that imports may be charged without interruption against their aggregate shares of the Community quota.2. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the said goods have access to the quota so long as the residual balance of the quota volume so permits.3. Member States shall charge imports of the said goods against their drawings as and when the goods are entered for free circulation. 4. The extent to which the quota has been used up shall be determined on the basis of the imports charged in accordance with paragraph 3. At the request of the Commission, Member States shall inform it of imports actually charged against the quota. The Member States and the Commission shall collaborate closely in order to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1987.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 December 1986.For the CouncilThe PresidentK. CLARKE +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;soft fruit;bilberry;blackberry;blackcurrant;cranberry;currant;gooseberry;mulberry;raspberry;strawberry,16 +24953,"2003/112/EC: Council Decision of 18 February 2003 extending the period of application of the measures in Decision 2002/148/EC concluding consultations with Zimbabwe under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 300(2), second subparagraph thereof,Having regard to the Internal Agreement on measures to be taken and procedures to be followed for the implementation of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement(1) signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000, as put into provisional application by the Decision of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of 18 September 2000, and, in particular Article 3 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) By Council Decision 2002/148/EC(2), the consultations with the Republic of Zimbabwe under Article 96(2)(c) of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement(3) were concluded and appropriate measures, as specified in the Annex to that Decision were taken.(2) In accordance with the third paragraph of Article 2 of that Decision, the measures will cease to apply on 21 February 2003.(3) The essential elements cited in Article 9 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement continue to be violated by the Government of Zimbabwe and the current conditions in Zimbabwe do not ensure respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law.(4) The period of application of the measures should therefore be extended,. The application of the measures referred to in Article 2 of Decision 2002/148/EC shall be extended for a further period of 12 months, until 20 February 2004. They shall be reviewed regularly and at least within six months.The letter appearing in the Annex to this Decision shall be addressed to the President of Zimbabwe. This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 18 February 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentN. Christodoulakis(1) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 376.(2) OJ L 50, 21.2.2002, p. 64.(3) OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.ANNEXBrussels, ...LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWEThe European Union attaches the utmost importance to the provisions of Article 9 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement. As essential elements of the Partnership Agreement, respect for human rights, democratic institutions and the rule of law are the basis of our relations.By letter of 19 February 2002, the Union informed you of its decision to conclude the consultations held under Article 96 of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement and to take certain ""appropriate measures"" within the meaning of Article 96(2)(c) of that Agreement.Today, after more than 12 months and various mediation attempts, the European Union considers that democratic principles are still not upheld in Zimbabwe and that no progress has been achieved by the Government of Zimbabwe in the five fields addressed by the February Council Decision (end of politically motivated violence, free and fair elections, freedom of the media, independence of the judiciary, end of illegal occupations).In the light of the above, the European Union does not consider that the appropriate measures can be revoked.The measures will only be revoked once conditions prevail which ensure respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law. Moreover, the European Union reserves the right to take additional restrictive measures.The European Union will closely follow developments in Zimbabwe and would once again like to emphasise that it does not wish to penalise the Zimbabwean people and will continue with its contribution to operations of a humanitarian nature and projects in direct support to the population, in particular those in social sectors, which are not affected by these measures.The European Union desires to pursue the dialogue with Zimbabwe, on the basis of the ACP-EC Partnership Agreement, and hopes that you will do everything you can to restore respect for the essential principles of the Partnership Agreement, thereby enabling all cooperation instruments to be resumed in the near future.Yours faithfully,For the CommissionFor the Council +",freedom of association;right of association;right to associate;ACP-EU Convention;ACP-EC Convention;political violence;guerrilla;revolution;Zimbabwe;Republic of Zimbabwe;Southern Rhodesia;rule of law;human rights;attack on human rights;human rights violation;protection of human rights,16 +3836,"2005/1/EC: Commission Decision of 27 December 2004 authorising methods for grading pig carcases in the Czech Republic (notified by number C(2004) 2566). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 of 13 November 1984 determining the Community scale for grading pig carcases (1), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 2(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 provides that the grading of pig carcases must be determined by estimating the content of lean meat in accordance with statistically proven assessment methods based on the physical measurement of one or more anatomical parts of the pig carcase; the authorisation of grading methods is subject to compliance with a maximum tolerance for statistical error in assessment; this tolerance was defined in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85 of 24 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of the Community scale for grading pig carcases (2).(2) The Government of the Czech Republic has requested the Commission to authorise four methods for grading pig carcases and has submitted the results of its dissection trials which were executed before the day of accession, by presenting part two of the protocol provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 2967/85.(3) The evaluation of this request has revealed that the conditions for authorising these grading methods are fulfilled.(4) No modification of the apparata or grading methods may be authorised except by means of a new Commission Decision adopted in the light of experience gained; for this reason, the present authorisation may be revoked.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. The use of the following methods is hereby authorised for grading pig carcases pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3220/84 in the Czech Republic:— the grading method known as ‘Zwei-Punkte-Messverfahren (ZP)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 1 of the Annex,— the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater (FOM)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 2 of the Annex,— the apparatus termed ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 4)’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 3 of the Annex,— the apparatus termed ‘Ultra FOM 300’ and assessment methods related thereto, details of which are given in Part 4 of the Annex.The grading method ‘Zwei-Punkte-Messverfahren (ZP)’ may be applied only in slaughterhouses which do not exceed a weekly slaughtering of 200 pigs.As regards the apparatus ‘Ultra FOM 300’ it is laid down that after the end of the measurement procedure it must be possible to verify on the carcase that the apparatus measured the values of measurement P2 on the site provided for in the Annex, Part 4, point 3. The corresponding marking of the measurement site must be made at the same time as the measurement procedure. Modifications of the apparata or the assessment methods shall not be authorised. This Decision is addressed to the Czech Republic.. Done at Brussels, 27 December 2004.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 301, 20.11.1984, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3513/93 (OJ L 320, 22.12.1993, p. 5).(2)  OJ L 285, 25.10.1985, p. 39. Regulation amended by Regulation (EC) No 3127/94 (OJ L 330, 21.12.1994, p. 43).ANNEXMethods for grading pig carcases in the Czech RepublicPART 1Zwei-Punkte-Messverfahren (ZP)1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out by use of the method termed ‘Zwei-Punkte-Messverfahren (ZP)’.2. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:PART 2Fat-O-Meater (FOM)1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out by means of the apparatus termed ‘Fat-O-Meater (FOM)’.2. The apparatus shall be equipped with a probe of six millimetres diameter containing a photodiode of the Siemens SFH 950/960 type and having an operating distance of between 3 and 103 millimetres. The results of the measurements are converted into estimated lean meat content by means of a computer.3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:PART 3Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 4)1. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out by means of the apparatus termed ‘Hennessy Grading Probe (HGP 4)’.2. The apparatus shall be equipped with a probe of 5,95 millimetres diameter (and of 6,3 millimetres at the blade on top of the probe) containing a photodiode (Siemens LED of the type LYU 260-EO) and photodetector of the type 58 MR and having an operating distance of between 0 and 120 millimetres. The results of the measurements shall be converted into estimated lean meat content by means of the HGP 4 itself or a computer linked to it.3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula:PART 4ULTRA-FOM 3001. Grading of pig carcases shall be carried out by means of the apparatus termed ‘Ultra-FOM 300’.2. The apparatus shall be equipped with an ultrasonic probe at 3,5 MHz. The ultrasonic signal is digitised, stored and processed by a microprocessor.3. The lean meat content of the carcase shall be calculated according to the following formula: +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;statistical method;statistical harmonisation;statistical methodology;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;carcase;animal carcase;Czech Republic,16 +12469,"94/672/CFSP: Council Decision of 10 October 1994 on the Common Position defined on the basis of Article J.2 of the Treaty on European Union and concerning the reduction of economic and financial relations with those parts of the territory of the Republic of Bosnia- Herzegovina under the control of the Bosnian Serb forces. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article J.2 thereof,Having regard to Resolution 942 (1994) adopted by the United Nations Security Council on 23 September 1994,. Economic and financial relations with those parts of the territory of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina under the control of the Bosnian Serb forces will be reduced in accordance with the relevant provisions of Resolution 942 (1994) adopted by the United Nations Security Council on 23 September 1994. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal.. Done at Luxembourg, 10 October 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentTh. WAIGEL +",republic;UN resolution;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;economic sanctions;Treaty on European Union;Draft Treaty on European Union;EU Treaty;European Union Treaty;Maastricht Treaty;TEU;Treaty of Maastricht;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia,16 +9448,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2174/91 of 24 July 1991 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 41 (order No 40.0410), originating in Czechoslovakia to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of textile products originating in developing countries (1), as modified by Regulation (EEC) No 3835/90 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 provides that preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded, for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II thereto to individual celings, within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of Annex I and column 7 of Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin referred to in column 5 of the same Annexes;Whereas Article 11 of the abovementioned Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question once the relevant individual ceilings have been reached at Community level;Whereas, in respect of products of category 41 (order No 40.0410), originating in Czechoslovakia, the relevant ceiling amounts to 375 tonnes;Whereas on 2 April 1991 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Czechoslovakia, a country covered by preferential tariff arrangements, reached and were charged against that ceiling:Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs Czechoslovakia duties for the products in question with regard to Czechoslovakia,. As from 28 July 1991 the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established in respect of the following products, imported into the Community and originating in Czechoslovakia:Order No Category(unit) CN code Description 40.0410 41 (tonnes) 5401 10 115401 10 195402 10 105402 10 905402 20 005402 31 105402 31 305402 31 905402 32 005402 33 105402 33 905402 39 105402 39 905402 49 105402 49 915402 49 995402 51 105402 51 305402 51 905402 52 105402 52 905402 59 105402 59 905402 61 105402 61 305402 61 905402 62 105402 62 905402 69 105402 69 90ex 5604 20 00ex 5604 90 00 Yarn of synthetic filament (continuous), not put up for retail sale, other than non-textured single yarn untwisted or with a twist of not more than 50 turns per metre This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communites. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 July 1991. For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 39. (2) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 126. +",generalised preferences;GSP;general system of preferences;generalised preferences scheme;generalised preferences system;generalised tariff preferences;generalized preferences;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff,16 +42609,"Commission Regulation (EU) No 557/2013 of 17 June 2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Statistics as regards access to confidential data for scientific purposes and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics (1) and in particular Article 23 thereof,Having regard to the opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 establishes a legal framework for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics, including the general provisions on protection of and access to confidential data.(2) The benefits of data collected for the purposes of European statistics should be maximised, inter alia, by improving the access to confidential data by researchers for scientific purposes.(3) Many questions raised in the fields of economic, social, environmental and political sciences can be answered adequately only on the basis of relevant and detailed data allowing in-depth analyses. The quality and the timeliness of available detailed information for research has, in this context, become an important component of a science-based understanding and governance of society.(4) The research community should, therefore, enjoy wider access to confidential data used for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics, for analysis in the interest of scientific progress, without compromising the high level of protection that confidential statistical data require.(5) Bodies with the objective of promoting and providing access to data in the interest of scientific research in socially- and policy-relevant areas could contribute to the process of releasing confidential data for scientific purposes, thereby improving the accessibility of confidential data.(6) A risk management approach should be the most efficient model with a view to making a wider range of confidential data available for scientific purposes while preserving the confidentiality of respondents and statistical units.(7) The physical and logical protection of confidential data should be ensured by regulatory, administrative, technical and organisational measures. These measures should not be so excessive as to limit the utility of the data for the purpose of scientific research.(8) To this effect, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, Member States and the Commission should take appropriate measures to prevent and sanction any violations of statistical confidentiality.(9) This Regulation ensures, in particular, full respect for private and family life and for the protection of personal data (Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union).(10) This Regulation should apply without prejudice to Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (2) and to Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3).(11) This Regulation should apply without prejudice to Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information (4) and to Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (5).(12) Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 of 17 May 2002 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community statistics, concerning access to confidential data for scientific purposes (6) should be repealed.(13) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee (ESS Committee),. Subject matterThis Regulation establishes the conditions under which access to confidential data transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat) may be granted for enabling statistical analyses for scientific purposes, and the rules of cooperation between the Commission (Eurostat) and national statistical authorities in order to facilitate such access. DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply:(1) ‘confidential data for scientific purposes’ means data which only allow for indirect identification of the statistical units, taking the form of either secure-use files or scientific-use files;(2) ‘secure-use files’ means confidential data for scientific purposes to which no further methods of statistical disclosure control have been applied;(3) ‘scientific-use files’ means confidential data for scientific purposes to which methods of statistical disclosure control have been applied to reduce to an appropriate level and in accordance with current best practice the risk of identification of the statistical unit;(4) ‘statistical disclosure control methods’ means methods to reduce the risk of disclosing information on the statistical units, usually based on restricting the amount of, or modifying, the data released;(5) ‘access facilities’ means the physical or virtual environment and its organisational setting where access to confidential data for scientific purposes is provided;(6) ‘national statistical authorities’ means the national statistical institutes and other national authorities responsible in each Member State for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics as designated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 223/2009. General principlesThe Commission (Eurostat) may grant access to confidential data for scientific purposes held by it for the development, production or dissemination of European statistics as referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, provided that the following conditions are satisfied:(a) access is requested by a recognised research entity;(b) an appropriate research proposal has been submitted;(c) the requested type of confidential data for scientific purposes has been indicated;(d) access is provided either by the Commission (Eurostat) or by another access facility accredited by the Commission (Eurostat);(e) the relevant national statistical authority which provided the data has given its approval. Research entities1.   Recognition of research entities shall be based on criteria referring to:(a) the purpose of the entity; the assessment of the purpose of the entity shall be carried out on the basis of its statute, mission or other declaration of purpose; the purpose of the entity shall include reference to research;(b) the established record or reputation of the entity as a body producing quality research and making it publicly available; the experience of the entity in carrying out research projects shall be assessed on the basis of, inter alia, available lists of publications and research projects in which the entity was involved;(c) the internal organisational arrangements for research; the research entity shall be a separate organisation with legal personality, focused on research or a research department within an organisation; the research entity must be independent, autonomous in formulating scientific conclusions and separated from policy areas of the body it belongs to;(d) the safeguards in place to assure security of the data; the research entity shall fulfil technical and infrastructure requirements assuring security of the data.2.   A confidentiality undertaking covering all researchers of the entity who will have access to the confidential data for scientific purposes and specifying the conditions for access, the obligations of the researchers, the measures for respecting the confidentiality of statistical data and the sanctions in the event of a breach of these obligations shall be signed by a duly designated representative of the research entity.3.   The Commission (Eurostat) shall, in cooperation with the ESS Committee, establish guidelines for the assessment of research entities, including the confidentiality undertaking referred to in Article 4(2). When duly justified, the Commission (Eurostat) shall update the guidelines, in accordance with procedural arrangements approved by the ESS Committee.4.   Reports on the assessments of research entities shall be made available to the national statistical authorities.5.   The Commission (Eurostat) shall maintain and publish on its website an updated list of recognised research entities.6.   The Commission (Eurostat) shall perform regular re-assessments of the research entities included in the list. Research proposal1.   The research proposal shall indicate in sufficient detail:(a) the legitimate purpose of the research;(b) the explanation why this purpose cannot be fulfilled using non-confidential data;(c) the entity requesting access;(d) the individual researchers who will have access to the data;(e) the access facilities to be used;(f) the data sets to be accessed, the methods of analysing them; and(g) the intended results of the research to be published or otherwise disseminated.2.   The research proposal shall be accompanied by individual confidentiality declarations signed by researchers who will have access to the data.3.   The Commission (Eurostat) shall, in cooperation with the ESS Committee, establish guidelines for the assessment of research proposals. When duly justified, the Commission (Eurostat) shall update the guidelines, in accordance with procedural arrangements approved by the ESS Committee.4.   Reports on the assessments of research proposals shall be made available to the national statistical authorities which transmitted the confidential data concerned to the Commission (Eurostat). Position of national statistical authorities1.   The approval of the national statistical authority which transmitted the confidential data concerned shall be sought for each research proposal before the access is granted. The national statistical authority shall submit its position to Eurostat within four weeks from the date on which the national statistical authority received the relevant report on the assessment of the research proposal.2.   The national statistical authorities which transmitted the confidential data concerned and the Commission (Eurostat) shall, whenever possible, agree on simplifying the consultation procedure and improving its timeliness. Confidential data for scientific purposes1.   Access to secure-use files may be granted provided that the results of the research are not released without prior checking to ensure that they do not reveal confidential data. Access to secure-use files may be provided only within Commission (Eurostat) access facilities or other access facilities accredited by the Commission (Eurostat) to provide access to secure-use files.2.   Access to scientific-use files may be granted provided that appropriate safeguards are in place in the research entity requesting access. The Commission (Eurostat) shall publish information on the safeguards required.3.   In cooperation with the national statistical authorities, the Commission (Eurostat) shall prepare data sets for research use which target the different types of confidential data for scientific purposes. When preparing a data set for research use, the Commission (Eurostat) and the national statistical authorities shall take into account the risk and the impact of unlawful disclosure of confidential data. Access facilities1.   Access to confidential data for scientific purposes may be granted via access facilities accredited by the Commission (Eurostat).2.   The access facility shall be located within national statistical authorities. By way of exception, access facilities may be located outside national statistical authorities, subject to the prior explicit approval of the national statistical authorities which provided the data concerned.3.   Accreditation of access facilities shall be based on criteria referring to the purpose of the access facility, its organisational structure and standards for data security and data management.4.   The Commission (Eurostat) shall, in cooperation with the ESS Committee, establish guidelines for the assessment of access facilities. When duly justified, the Commission (Eurostat) shall update the guidelines, in accordance with procedural arrangements approved by the ESS Committee.5.   Reports on the assessments of access facilities shall be made available to the national statistical authorities. The reports shall include a recommendation on the type of confidential data to which access can be provided by the access facility. The Commission (Eurostat) shall consult the ESS Committee before deciding on the accreditation of an access facility.6.   A contract shall be signed between the duly designated representative of the access facility or of the organisation hosting the access facility and the Commission (Eurostat) determining the obligations of the access facility with respect to the protection of confidential data and the organisational measures. The Commission (Eurostat) shall be regularly informed about the activities carried out by the access facilities.7.   The Commission (Eurostat) shall maintain and publish on its website the list of accredited access facilities. Organisational matters1.   The Commission (Eurostat) shall regularly inform the ESS Committee of the administrative, technical and organisational measures taken to ensure the physical and logical protection of confidential data and to monitor and prevent the risk of unlawful disclosure or any use beyond the purposes for which access has been granted.2.   The Commission (Eurostat) shall publish on its website:(a) guidelines for the assessment of research entities, research proposals and access facilities;(b) the list of recognised research entities;(c) the list of accredited access facilities;(d) the list of data sets for research use with relevant documentation and the available modes of access. 0RepealRegulation (EC) No 831/2002 is repealed.References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation. 1Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th 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.. Done at Brussels, 17 June 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164.(2)  OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.(3)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26.(5)  OJ L 264, 25.9.2006, p. 13.(6)  OJ L 133, 18.5.2002, p. 7. +",scientific cooperation;scientific progress;scientific research;research body;research institute;research laboratory;research undertaking;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;access to EU information;access to Community information;confidentiality;confidential information,16 +11158,"93/582/EC: Commission Decision of 10 November 1993 amending Decision 93/531/EEC concerning certain protection measures relating to African swine fever in Portugal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market (1), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC (2), and in particular, Article 10 (4) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market (3), as last amended by Directive 92/118/EEC, and in particular, Article 9 (4) thereof,Whereas, as a result of outbreaks of African swine fever in the Alentejo region of Portugal, the Commission adopted Decision 93/531/EEC of 15 October 1993 concerning certain protection measures relating to African swine fever in Portugal (4);Whereas the occurrence of African swine fever is liable to present a serious threat to the herds of other Member States in view of the trade in live pigs, fresh pigmeat and certain meat-based products;Whereas the temporary protection measures adopted by Decision 93/531/EEC must be extended pending clarification of the African swine fever situation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. Decision 93/531/EEC is hereby amended as follows:In Article 5 '10 November 1993' is replaced by '15 December 1993'. The Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade to as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 November 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 29.(2) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 49.(3) OJ No L 395, 30. 12. 1989, p. 13.(4) OJ No L 258, 16. 10. 1993, p. 33. +",animal plague;cattle plague;rinderpest;swine fever;swine;boar;hog;pig;porcine species;sow;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;pigmeat;pork;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,16 +25272,"2003/740/EC: Council Decision of 7 October 2003 concerning the conclusion of an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia concerning the system of ecopoints to be applied to Croatian transit traffic through Austria as from 1 January 2003. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 71(1) in conjunction with Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence and Article 300(3), first subparagraph thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),Whereas:(1) The Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part(2), and in particular Article 2(2)(b) of Protocol 6 on road transit traffic, establishes that a system of ecopoints equivalent to that laid down by Article 11 of Protocol 9 to the 1994 Act of Accession is to apply.(2) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community an Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia establishing the method of calculation and the detailed rules and procedures for the management and control of the ecopoints.(3) This Agreement was signed on behalf of the Community on 23 July 2003, subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Council Decision 2003/440/EC(3).(4) This Agreement should be approved,. The Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia concerning the system of ecopoints to be applied to Croatian transit traffic through Austria as from 1 January 2003 is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters is attached to this Decision(4). This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Luxembourg, 7 October 2003.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. Tremonti(1) Opinion delivered on 15 May 2003 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) OJ L 330, 14.12.2001, p. 3.(3) OJ L 150, 18.6.2003, p. 32.(4) For text of Agreement, see OJ L 150, 18.6.2003, p. 33. The Agreement was signed on behalf of Croatia on 1 August 2003. +",Austria;Republic of Austria;Union transit;Common and Union transit;Community transit;Union transit procedure;interim agreement (EU);EC interim agreement;provisional implementation of an EC agreement;Croatia;Republic of Croatia;tradeable emission permit;marketable emission permit;negotiable pollution permit;tradeable discharge permit;transferable emission permit,16 +32736,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1194/2006 of 4 August 2006 opening crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 for table wine in Portugal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine (1), and in particular point (f) in the second subparagraph of Article 33(1),Whereas:(1) Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 provides for the possibility of a crisis distillation measure in the event of exceptional market disturbance due to major surpluses. Such measures may be limited to certain categories of wine and/or certain areas of production, and may apply to quality wines psr at the request of the Member State concerned.(2) Portugual has requested that crisis distillation be opened for table wine produced in its territory.(3) Considerable surpluses have been recorded on the table wine market in Portugal, which are reflected in a fall in prices and a worrying rise in stocks towards the end of the 2005/06 marketing year. In order to reverse this negative trend, and so remedy the difficult market situation, stocks of table wine should be reduced to a level that can be regarded as normal in terms of covering market requirements.(4) Since the conditions laid down in Article 30(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 are satisfied, a crisis distillation measure should be opened for a maximum of 200 000 hectolitres of table wine.(5) The crisis distillation opened by this Regulation must comply with the conditions laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 of 25 July 2000 laying down detailed rules for implementing Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine with regard to market mechanisms (2) as regards the distillation measure provided for in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999. Other provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 must also apply, in particular those concerning the delivery of alcohol to intervention agencies and the payment of advances.(6) The price distillers must pay producers should be set at a level that permits the market disturbance to be dealt with by allowing producers to take advantage of the possibility afforded by this measure.(7) The product of crisis distillation must be raw or neutral alcohol only, for compulsory delivery to the intervention agency in order to avoid disturbing the market for potable alcohol, which is supplied largely by the distillation provided for in Article 29 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Wine,. Crisis distillation as provided for in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 is hereby opened for a maximum of 200 000 hectolitres of table wine in Portugal, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 concerning this type of distillation. Producers may conclude delivery contracts as provided for in Article 65 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the contract’) from 16 August to 15 September 2006.Contracts shall be accompanied by proof that a security equal to EUR 5 per hectolitre has been lodged.Contracts may not be transferred. 1.   If the total quantity covered by the contracts submitted to the intervention agency exceeds the quantity laid down in Article 1, Portugal shall determine the rate of reduction to be applied to the above contracts.2.   Portugal shall take the administrative steps necessary to approve the contracts by 31 October 2006 at the latest. The approval shall specify any rate of reduction applied and the quantity of wine accepted per contract and shall stipulate that the producer may cancel the contract where the quantity to be distilled is reduced.Portugal shall notify the Commission before 15 November 2006 of the quantities of wine covered by approved contracts.3.   Portugal may limit the number of contracts that individual producers may conclude under this Regulation. 1.   The quantities of wine covered by approved contracts shall be delivered to the distilleries by 15 February 2007 at the latest. The alcohol obtained must be delivered to the intervention agency in accordance with Article 6(1) by 15 May 2007 at the latest.2.   The security shall be released for the quantities delivered when the producer presents proof of delivery to a distillery.The security shall be forfeit where no delivery is made within the time limit laid down in paragraph 1. The minimum price paid for wine delivered for distillation under this Regulation shall be EUR 1,914 per % volume per hectolitre. 1.   Distillers shall deliver the product obtained from distillation to the intervention agency. That product shall be of an alcoholic strength of at least 92 % volume.2.   The price the intervention agency must pay distillers for raw alcohol delivered shall be EUR 2,281 per % volume per hectolitre. The payment shall be made in accordance with Article 62(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000.Distillers may receive an advance of EUR 1,122 per % volume per hectolitre on that amount. In that case the advance shall be deducted from the price actually paid. Articles 66 and 67 of Regulation (EC) No 1623/2000 shall apply. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.It shall apply from 16 August 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 August 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2165/2005 (OJ L 345, 28.12.2005, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 194, 31.7.2000, p. 45. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1820/2005 of 8 November 2005 (OJ L 293, 9.11.2005, p. 8). +",market intervention;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;table wine;ordinary wine;wine for direct consumption;distillation;compulsory distillation;distillation operation;preventive distillation;special distillation;voluntary distillation;wine delivery;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing,16 +23145,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 9/2002 of 4 January 2002 opening an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on maize imported into Spain from third countries. ,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) Pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, the Community has undertaken to import a certain quantity of maize into Spain.(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 of 26 July 1995 laying down detailed rules for the application of tariff quotas for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain and imports of maize into Portugal(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(4), lays down the rules governing the administration of those special arrangements. This Regulation lays down the special additional detailed rules necessary for implementing the invitation to tender, in particular those relating to the lodging and release of the security to be lodged by operators to ensure compliance with their obligations and, in particular, the obligation to process or use the imported product on the Spanish market.(3) In the light of current market needs in Spain, an invitation to tender for the reduction in the duty on imports of maize should be opened in the framework of these special arrangements for imports.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. 1. An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the reduction in the import duty referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on maize to be imported into Spain.2. The invitation to tender shall be open until 21 March 2002. During that period, weekly invitations shall be issued with quantities and closing dates as shown in the notice of invitation to tender.3. Regulation (EC) No 1839/95 shall apply save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation. Import licences issued under these invitations to tender shall be valid 50 days from the date they are issued within the meaning of Article 10(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1839/95. 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.. Done at Brussels, 4 January 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.(4) OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13. +",import;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;maize;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;Spain;Kingdom of Spain,16 +33593,"2007/593/EC: Commission Decision of 27 August 2007 on the allocation to Ireland and the United Kingdom of additional days at sea for an enhanced data pilot project in accordance with Annex IIA to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 (notified under document number C(2007) 3983). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks and groups of stocks, applicable in Community waters and for Community vessels in waters where catch limitations are required (1), and in particular points 11.4 and 11.5 of Annex IIA,Whereas:(1) Annex IIA to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 specifies inter alia the maximum number of days per year for which a Community vessel may be present within the Irish Sea having carried on board trawls, Danish seines and similar gears, except beam trawls.(2) Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 enables the Commission to allocate to Member States 6 or 12 additional days at sea within the Irish Sea on the basis of an enhanced data pilot project.(3) On 30 April 2007 Ireland and the United Kingdom submitted a joint proposal for such a project. The proposal was approved on 13 June 2007.(4) In view of the enhanced data pilot project, either 6 or 12 additional days at the Irish Sea should be allocated for vessels flying the flag of Ireland or the United Kingdom according to the mesh size of the fishing gear carried on board,. For vessels flying the flag of Ireland or the United Kingdom which are involved in the enhanced data pilot project submitted on 30 April 2007, the maximum number of days at sea within the area referred to in point 2.1 (c) of Annex IIA to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007, as specified in Table I of that Annex, shall be increased as follows:(a) by six days for vessels carrying on board gear referred to in points 4.1.a (iv) and 4.1.a (v) of that Annex;(b) by 12 days for vessels carrying on board gear referred to in point 4.1.a of Annex IIA to Regulation (EC) No 41/2007, except gear referred to in points 4.1.a (iv) and 4.1.a (v) of that Annex. 1.   Seven days after the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union, Ireland and the United Kingdom shall submit to the Commission an exhaustive list of vessels selected for participation in the enhanced data pilot project.2.   Only vessels selected and having participated until the end of the enhanced data pilot project shall benefit from the allocation of additional days as laid down in the Article 1. Two months after the end of the enhanced data pilot project, Ireland and the United Kingdom shall provide a report to the Commission on the outcomes of the enhanced data pilot project. This Decision is addressed to Ireland and to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 27 August 2007.For the CommissionJoe BORGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 15, 20.1.2007, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 898/2007 (OJ L 196, 28.7.2007, p. 22). +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;Irish Sea;ship's flag;nationality of ships;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;fishing regulations;project management,16 +31408,"2006/98/EC: Commission Decision of 14 February 2006 Setting up a High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Whereas:(1) Article 157 of the Treaty establishing the European Community assigns the Community and the Member States the task of ensuring that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Community's industry exist. Article 151 provides that the Community shall contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore.(2) The Communication from the Commission ‘i2010 — A European Information Society for growth and employment’ (1) announced a flagship initiative on digital libraries.(3) The Communication from the Commission ‘i2010: Digital Libraries’ (2) (hereafter ‘the Communication’) announced the creation of a High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries that will advise the Commission on how to best address the organisational, legal and technical challenges at European level.(4) The group must contribute to a shared strategic vision for European digital libraries.(5) The group must be made up of highly qualified experts with competence on digital libraries, appointed in a personal capacity.(6) The ‘High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries’ therefore has to be set up and its terms of reference and structure detailed,. A group of experts ‘High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries’, hereinafter referred to as ‘the group’, is hereby set up by the Commission. TaskThe Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to the implementation of the digital libraries initiative as set out in the Communication.The group’s task is to:— advise the Commission on how to best address the organisational, legal and technical challenges at European level;— contribute to a shared strategic vision for European digital libraries. Composition — Appointment1.   The Director General of DG ‘Information Society and Media’ or by his/her representative, is in charge of appointing the members of the group. They shall be appointed as high level experts with competence on digital libraries.2.   The group shall be composed of up to 20 members.3.   The following provisions shall apply:— Members are appointed in a personal capacity as high level experts on digital libraries and are required to advise the Commission independently of any outside influence.— Members will be appointed to ensure, as far as possible, an adequate balance in terms of:— range of competencies;— geographical origin;— gender.— The Group will include experts from the following categories:— memory organisations (libraries, archives, museums);— authors, publishers and content providers;— ICT industry (e.g. search engines, technology providers);— scientific and research organisations, academia.— Members may not designate an alternate to replace them.— Members are appointed for a two year renewable mandate. They shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced or their mandate ends.— Members who are no longer able to contribute effectively to the group’s deliberations, who resign or who do not respect the conditions set out in the first or fifth indent of this paragraph or Article 287 of the Treaty establishing the European Community may be replaced for the remaining period of their mandate.— Members shall each year sign an undertaking to act in the public interest and a declaration indicating the absence or existence of any interest which may undermine their objectivity.— The names of members are published on the Internet site of the DG ‘Information Society and Media’. The names of members are collected, processed and published in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001. Operation1.   The group is chaired by a representative of the Commission.2.   In agreement with the Commission, sub-groups may be set up to examine specific questions under terms of reference established by the group; they shall be disbanded as soon as their tasks have been fulfilled.3.   The Commission’s representative may ask experts or observers with specific competence on a subject on the agenda to participate in the group’s or sub-group’s deliberations if this is useful and/or necessary.4.   Information obtained by participating in the group’s or sub-group’s deliberations may not be divulged if the Commission indicates that this relates to confidential matters.5.   The group and its sub-groups normally meet on Commission premises in accordance with the procedures and schedule established by it. The Commission provides secretarial services. Other Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend these meetings.6.   The group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure adopted by the Commission (3).7.   The Commission may publish, in the original language of the document concerned, any résumé, conclusion, or partial conclusion or working document of the group. Meeting expensesThe Commission may reimburse travel and subsistence expenses for members, experts and observers in connection with the group’s activities in accordance with the provisions in force at the Commission. The members shall not be paid for their duties. Entry into forceThe decision shall take effect on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It is applicable until 31 December 2008. The Commission shall decide on a possible extension before that date.. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2006.For the CommissionViviane REDINGMember of the Commission(1)  COM(2005) 229 final.(2)  COM(2005) 465 final.(3)  SEC(2005) 1004, Annex III. +",self-employed person;adviser;consultant;expert;free-lance;independent;self-employed worker;operation of the Institutions;advisory committee (EU);EC advisory committee;virtual library;cyber library;cyberlibrary;digital library;electronic library;digital technology,16 +9593,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3040/91 of 15 October 1991 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2436/91 opening an invitation to tender for the sale of baled tobacco held by the German, Greek and Italian intervention agencies. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1737/91 (2), and in particular Article 7 (4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (4), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof,Whereas Article 5 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3389/73 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 395/90 (6), fixes the security applicable in the framework of the invitation to tender pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2436/91 (7) at ECU 0,339 per kilogram of baled tobacco; whereas account should be taken of the trend on the market and in export refunds since then;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco,. The following paragraph is hereby added to Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 2436/91:'Notwithstanding the first sentence of Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3389/73, the security shall be ECU 0,7 per kilogram of baled tobacco.' This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply as from the second sale. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 October 1991. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 163, 26. 6. 1991, p. 11. (3) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1. (4) OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 9. (5) OJ No L 345, 15. 12. 1973, p. 47. (6) OJ No L 42, 16. 2. 1990, p. 46. (7) OJ No L 222, 10. 8. 1991, p. 23. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;Italy;Italian Republic;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention stock;export;export sale,16 +15951,"Commission Decision of 26 November 1996 approving the programme for the eradication of rabies for 1997 presented by Italy and fixing the level of the Community's financial contribution (Only the Italian text is authentic). ,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 Council Decision 94/370/EC (2), and in particular Article 24 thereof,Whereas Council Decision 90/424/EEC provides for the possibility of financial participation by the Community in the eradication and surveillance of rabies;Whereas it is now desirable to introduce full-scale eradication measures in infected Member States and adjacent third countries in order to prohibit the re-entry of rabies;Whereas, by letter, Italy has submitted a programme for the eradication of rabies;Whereas after examination of the programme it was found to comply with all Community criteria relating to the eradication of the disease in conformity with Council Decision 90/638/EEC of 27 November 1990 laying down Community criteria for the eradication and monitoring of certain animal diseases (3), as amended by Directive 92/65/EEC (4);Whereas this programme appears on the priority list of programmes for 1996 for the eradication and surveillance of animal diseases which can benefit from financial participation from the Community and which was established by Commission Decision 96/598/EC (5);Whereas in the light of the importance of the programme for the achievement of Community objectives in the field of animal health, it is appropriate to fix the financial participation of the Community at 50 % of the costs incurred by Italy up to a maximum of ECU 330 000;Whereas a financial contribution from the Community shall be granted in so far as the actions provided for are carried out and provided that the authorities furnish all the necessary information within the time limits provided for;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The programme for the eradication of rabies presented by Italy is hereby approved for the period from 1 January to 31 December 1997. Italy shall bring into force by 1 January 1997 the laws, regulations and administrative provisions for implementing the programme referred to in Article 1. 1. Financial participation by the Community shall be at the rate of 50 % of the costs of implementing the programme by Italy up to a maximum of ECU 330 000.2. The financial contribution of the Community shall be granted subject to:- forwarding a report to the Commission every three months on the progress of the programme and the costs incurred,- forwarding a final report on the technical execution of the programme accompanied by justifying evidence as to the costs incurred by 1 June 1998 at the latest. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 26 November 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 224, 18. 8. 1990, p. 19.(2) OJ No L 168, 2. 7. 1994, p. 31.(3) OJ No L 347, 12. 12. 1990, p. 27.(4) OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 54.(5) OJ No L 264, 17. 10. 1996, p. 24. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;Italy;Italian Republic;action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme;rabies;national implementing measure;implementation of EC Directives;transposition of European directives;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,16 +42671,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 651/2013 of 9 July 2013 concerning the authorisation of clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin as a feed additive for all animal species and amending Regulation (EC) No 1810/2005 Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting such authorisation. Article 10 of that Regulation provides for the re-evaluation of additives authorised pursuant to Council Directive 70/524/EEC (2).(2) Clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin was authorised without a time limit in accordance with Directive 70/524/EEC as a feed additive for use on pigs for fattening, chickens for fattening, turkeys for fattening, bovines and salmon by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1810/2005 (3). That additive was subsequently entered in the Register of feed additives as an existing product, in accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(3) In accordance with Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 in conjunction with Article 7 thereof, an application was submitted for the re-evaluation of clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin as a feed additive for pigs for fattening, chickens for fattening, turkeys for fattening, bovines and salmon and, in accordance with Article 7 of that Regulation, for a new use for all other animal species, requesting that additive to be classified in the additive category ‘technological additives’. That application was accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(4) The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinion of 12 December 2012 (4) that, under the proposed conditions of use, clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin does not have an adverse effect on animal health, the environment or, provided that adequate measures to protect users are taken, on human health, and that it has the potential to be efficacious as pellet binder and anticaking agent at 10 000 mg/kg of complete feedingstuff. The Authority does not consider that there is a need for specific requirements of post-market monitoring. It also verified the report on the method of analysis of the feed additive in feed submitted by the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.(5) The assessment of clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the use of that additive should be authorised as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.(6) As a new authorisation is granted in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1810/2005 should be amended accordingly.(7) Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the authorisation.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. AuthorisationClinoptilolite of sedimentary specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘technological additives’ and to the functional groups ‘binders’ and ‘anticaking agents’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex. Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 1810/2005In Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 1810/2005, the entry E 568, clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin, is deleted. Transitional measuresThe additive specified in Annex and feed containing that additive, which are produced and labelled before 30 January 2014 in accordance with the rules applicable before 30 July 2013 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted. Entry into forceThis 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.. Done at Brussels, 9 July 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.(2)  OJ L 270, 14.12.1970, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 291, 5.11.2005, p. 5.(4)  EFSA Journal 2013; 11(1):3039.ANNEXIdentification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisationmg/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 %Category of technological additives. Functional group: bindersAdditive compositionCharacterisation of active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing and eyes protections and gloves during handling.2. Total quantity of clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin from all sources shall not exceed the maximum content of 10 000 mg.Category of technological additives. Functional group: anticaking agentsAdditive compositionCharacterisation of active substanceAnalytical method (1)1. For safety: it is recommended to use breathing and eyes protections and gloves during handling.2. Total quantity of clinoptilolite of sedimentary origin from all sources shall not exceed the maximum content of 10 000 mg.(1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the European Union Reference Laboratory for Feed Additives: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/Pages/index.aspx +",animal feedingstuffs;animal feedstuffs;animal fodder;animal weaning food;feedstuffs;milk-replacer feed;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;food safety;food product safety;food quality safety;safety of food;food supplement;nutritional supplement,16 +3521,"85/468/EEC: Commission Decision of 26 September 1985 amending Council Decision 82/734/EEC as regards the list of establishments in Switzerland approved for the purposes of importing fresh meat into the Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 83/91/EEC (2), and in particular Articles 4 (1) and 18 (1) thereof,Having regard to Council Directive 77/96/EEC of 21 December 1976 on the examination for trichinae (trichinella spiralis) upon importation from third countries of fresh meat derived from domestic swine (3), as last amended by Directive 84/319/EEC (4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas a list of establishments in Switzerland, approved for the purposes of the importation of fresh meat into the Community, was drawn up initially by Council Decision 82/734/EEC (5), as last amended by Commission Decision 84/490/EEC (6);Whereas a routine inspection under Article 5 of Directive 72/462/EEC and Article 3 (1) of Commission Decision 83/196/EEC of 8 April 1983 concerning on-the-spot inspections to be carried out in respect of the importation of bovine animals, swine and fresh meat from non-member countries (7) has revealed that the level of hygiene of one establishment has altered since the last inspection;Whereas the list of establishments should, therefore, be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Annex to Decision 82/734/EEC is replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 September 1985.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENVice-President(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.(2) OJ No L 59, 5. 3. 1983, p. 34.(3) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 67.(4) OJ No L 167, 27. 6. 1984, p. 34.(5) OJ No L 311, 8. 11. 1982, p. 13.(6) OJ No L 273, 16. 10. 1984, p. 29.(7) OJ No L 108, 26. 4. 1983, p. 18.ANNEXLIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS1.2.3 // // // // Approval No // Establishment // Address // // //I. BOVINE MEATA. Slaughterhouses and cutting premises1.2.3 // // // // 115 // Gustav Spiess // 9442 Berneck // 121 // Gehrig AG // 4710 Klus // 145 // Grieder AG // 4702 Oensingen // 155 // Frischfleisch AG // 6210 Sursee // // //B. Slaughterhouses1.2.3 // // // // 102 // Staedtischer Schlachthof // 3014 Bern // 103 // Staedtischer Schlachthof // 4025 Basel // 107 // Staedtischer Schlachthof // 9015 St Gallen // // //C. Cutting premises1.2.3 // // // // 228 // Ernst Sutter AG // 9202 Gossau // 295 // Transcarna AG // 4123 Allschwil // // //II. PIGMEAT (1)A. Slaughterhouses and cutting premises1.2.3 // // // // 115 // Gustav Spiess // 9442 Berneck // 121 // Gehrig AG // 4710 Klus // 145 // Grieder AG // 4702 Oensingen // 155 // FF Frischfleisch AG // 6210 Sursee // // //B. Slaughterhouses1.2.3 // // // // 102 // Staedtischer Schlachthof // 3014 Bern // 103 T // Staedtischer Schlachthof // 4025 Basel // 107 // Staedtischer Schlachthof // 9015 St Gallen // // //C. Cutting premises1.2.3 // // // // 228 // Ernst Sutter AG // 9202 Gossau // // // 1.2.3 // // // // Approval No // Establishment // Address // // //III. COLD STORES (1)(Frozen packaged meat only)1.2.3 // // // // 279 // Bahnhof-Kuehlhaus AG // 4002 Basel // 282 // TKL AG // 4623 Neuendorf // 283 // Frigo St Johann // 4056 Basel // 284 // STISA // 6593 Cadenazzo // 285 // Société des gares frigorifiques // 1227 Carouge // 289 // Société des gares frigorifiques // 1030 Bussigny // 291 TF // Kuehlhaus Neuhof AG // 9202 Gossau // 297 TF // Tiefkuehlhaus AG // 8865 Bilten // 298 // Bahnhof-Kuehlhaus AG // 4313 Moehlin // // //(1) The establishments with the indication 'T' or 'TF' are authorized, within the meaning of Article 4 of Directive 77/96/EEC, to perform:- the examination for detection of trichinae provided for in Article 2 of the aforementioned Directive (T),- the freezing treatment provided for in Article 3 of the same Directive (TF). +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;import (EU);Community import;storage of food;cold storage plant;wine and spirits storehouse;wine cellar;Switzerland;Helvetic Confederation;Swiss Confederation;beef;pigmeat;pork,16 +11934,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2866/93 of 20 October 1993 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 fixing the operative events for the agricultural conversion rate applicable to milk and milk products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3813/92 of 28 December 1992 on the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Article 6 (2) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 (2) accidentally failed to repeal the last sentence of the last subparagraph of Article 1 (5) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 of 30 March 1978 on detailed rules of application for public storage of skimmed-milk powder (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2270/91 (4), and the last part of the sentence in the third subparagraph of Article 24 (4) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 685/69 of 14 April 1969 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in butter and cream (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 (6); whereas those omissions should therefore be rectified;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 seeks to fix precisely the agricultural conversion rate to be applied for all amounts fixed in ecus in the milk and milk products sector; whereas that Regulation should therefore be amended so as to fix the operative events for the amounts specified in Article 3 (3) (a) and (b) and in Article 8 (2) (c) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1107/68 of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules of application for intervention on the market in Grana Pardano and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheeses (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2441/93 (8);Whereas the operative event for the agricultural conversion rate to be used for the conversion into national currency of the sum referred to in Article 4 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2742/90 of 26 September 1990 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2204/90 (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2146/92 (10), referred to in item 5 of Part D of the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 is the date of payment of the amount in question; whereas the aim of that provision is to penalize the unauthorized use of caseines and caseinates; whereas that aim should be considered to have been achieved at the time the infringement is discovered; whereas the operative event should therefore be amended appropriately;Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. Regulation (EEC) No 1756/93 is amended as follows:1. in Article 3 (1), the following indents are added:'- the last sentence of the last subparagraph of Article 1 (5) of Regulation (EEC) No 625/78,- the last part of the sentence in the third subparagraph of Article 24 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 685/69.';2. the following is added to item 1 of Part D of the Annex:"""" ID=""01"">D. Storage costs referred to in points (a) and (b) of the second subparagraph of Article 3 (3)> ID=""02"">Agricultural conversion rate applicable on the date of taking over within the meaning of the first subparagraph of Article 3 (3)""> ID=""01"">E. Offer price accepted under the tendering procesures referred to in Article 8 (2) (c)> ID=""02"">Agricultural conversion rate applicable on the date of payment' "">3. in item 5 of Part D of the Annex, 'Agricultural conversion rate applicable on the date of payment' is replaced by 'Agricultural conversion rate applicable on the first day of the month in which the infringement is discovered'. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.However, point 1 of Article 1 shall apply from 1 July 1993.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 October 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 387, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. 48.(3) OJ No L 84, 31. 3. 1978, p. 19.(4) OJ No L 208, 30. 7. 1991, p. 35.(5) OJ No L 90, 15. 4. 1969, p. 12.(6) OJ No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. 48.(7) OJ No L 184, 29. 7. 1968, p. 29.(8) OJ No L 224, 3. 9. 1993, p. 5.(9) OJ No L 264, 27. 9. 1990, p. 20.(10) OJ No L 214, 30. 7. 1992, p. 23. +",milk;farm prices;Community farm price;EC farm price;price for the marketing year;milk product;dairy produce;intervention stock;representative rate;agricultural conversion rate;agricultural unit of account;green exchange rate;green rate;green unit of account;production aid;aid to producers,16 +339,"84/22/EEC: Commission Decision of 22 December 1983 authorizing the Italian Republic to extend intra- Community surveillance in respect of imports of bananas originating in certain third countries and put into free circulation in the other Member States (Only the Italian text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 115 thereof,Whereas the Commission, by Decision 83/133/EEC (1), authorized the Italian Republic to introduce until 31 December 1983 intra-Community surveillance in respect of imports of bananas falling within subheading 08.01 B of the Common Customs Tariff, originating in certain third countries other than ACP States (2), and put into free circulation in the other Member States;Whereas on 6 December 1983 the Italian Government submitted a request to the Commission for authorization to maintain such surveillance until 31 December 1984;Whereas the circumstances which led the Commission to adopt Decision 83/133/EEC persist, namely: the need to ensure the effectiveness of the commercial policy measures which the Italian Republic has to implement in respect of imports of bananas originating in certain third countries other than ACP States in order to fulfill the requirements of Protocol 4 to the LomĂŠ Convention;Whereas, in these circumstances, authorization should be given to the Italian Republic to extend the intra-Community surveillance to imports of the products in question,. The period of validity of Decision 83/133/EEC is hereby extended to 31 December 1984. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1983.For the CommissionÉtienne DAVIGNONVice-President(1) OJ No L 91, 9. 4. 1983, p. 37.(2) Bolivia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Philippines, USA, Venezuela, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico. +",tropical fruit;avocado;banana;date;guava;kiwifruit;mango;papaw;pineapple;Italy;Italian Republic;free circulation;putting into free circulation;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports,16 +1430,"80/1044/Euratom: Council Decision of 11 November 1980 on the adaption of the tax advantages conferred on the Schnell-Brüter-Kernkraftwerksgesellschaft mbH (SBK) joint undertaking. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 48 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, by Decision 75/328/Euratom (1), the Council established the Schnell-Brüter-Kernkraftwerksgesellschaft mbH (SBK) as a joint undertaking;Whereas, by Decision 75/329/Euratom (2), the Council conferred on SBK certain of the advantages listed in Annex III to the Treaty;Whereas the SBK has requested that some of the advantages conferred upon it be adapted to the present situation;Whereas it is desirable to adapt the advantages by reason of, on the one hand, the alteration of the time-scale and the investment costs, and, on the other hand, the financial contribution of SBK to the investment cost of the Super-Phénix demonstration power station,. Article 1 of Decision 75/329/Euratom is hereby amended as follows: (1) Point 1 shall be replaced by the following:""1. under paragraph 3 of the said Annex, exemption from the Kapitalverkehrsteuer (Gesellschaftsteuer) (capital transaction tax - company tax) for contributions to SBK (payments towards asssets - Stammkapitaleinzahlungen - and supplementary payments) and for capital made available free of charge by the granting of interest-free supplementary payments by members, up to a total of DM 400 million;""(2) The last indent of point 2 shall be replaced by the following:""- exemption from that part of the tax on operating capital which is levied on the pro rata value, of the Kalkar plant and the outside capital contributed by SBK, financed through public subsidies;"". This Decision is addressed to the Member States and to the SBK.. Done at Brussels, 11 November 1980.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. NEY (1)OJ No L 152, 12.6.1975, p. 8. (2)OJ No L 152, 12.6.1975, p. 11. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;nuclear industry;tax relief;relief from taxes;tax abatement;tax advantage;tax allowance;tax concession;tax credit;tax deduction;tax reduction;EAEC Joint Undertaking,16 +29154,"Council Regulation (EC) No 2116/2004 of 2 December 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000, as regards treaties with the Holy See. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular Article 57(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) Article 40 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 of 29 May 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and in matters of parental responsibility for children of both spouses (1) provides that decisions as to the invalidity of a marriage taken under the treaties between the Holy See and Portugal, Italy and Spain (Concordats) are to be recognised in the Member States on the conditions laid down in Chapter III of that Regulation.(2) Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 was amended by Annex II of the 2003 Act of Accession so as to mention Malta’s Agreement with the Holy See on the recognition of civil effects to canonical marriages and to decisions of ecclesiastical authorities and tribunals on those marriages of 3 February 1993, with the second Additional Protocol of 6 January 1995.(3) Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 of 27 November 2003 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, repealing Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000 (2) entered into force on 1 August 2004 and will apply from 1 March 2005 in all Member States with the exception of Denmark.(4) Malta has requested that Article 63 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003, which corresponds to Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 1347/2000, be amended so as to mention its Agreement with the Holy See.(5) Article 57 of the 2003 Act of Accession provides that acts adopted prior to accession which require adaptation by reason of accession may be adapted through a simplified procedure whereby the Council acts by qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.(6) It is justified to take account of Malta's request and to amend Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 accordingly,. Article 63 of Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 is amended as follows:1. in paragraph 3, the following point shall be added:‘(c) Agreement between the Holy See and Malta on the recognition of civil effects to canonical marriages and to decisions of ecclesiastical authorities and tribunals on those marriages of 3 February 1993, including the Protocol of application of the same date, with the second Additional Protocol of 6 January 1995’;2. paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following: This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall apply from 1 March 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.. Done at Brussels, 2 December 2004.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. P. H. DONNER(1)  OJ L 160, 30.6.2000, p. 19. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1804/2004 (OJ L 318, 19.10.2004, p. 7).(2)  OJ L 338, 23.12.2003, p. 1. +",Malta;Gozo;Republic of Malta;parental responsibility;jurisdiction;exclusive jurisdiction;jurisdiction of the courts;jurisdiction of the ordinary courts;legal jurisdiction;Holy See;Vatican;Vatican City State;matrimonial law;marriage contract;matrimonial property rights;canon law,16 +26070,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 846/2003 of 15 May 2003 fixing the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 581/2003. ,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 from third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2003(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 9 to 15 May 2003, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 581/2003, the maximum reduction in the duty on maize imported shall be 42,95 EUR/t and be valid for a total maximum quantity of 37500 t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 May 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 May 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1.(3) OJ L 83, 1.4.2003, p. 36.(4) OJ L 177, 28.7.1995, p. 4.(5) OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13. +",import;maize;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;tariff reduction;reduction of customs duties;reduction of customs tariff;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties,16 +36413,"2009/171/EC: Council Decision of 10 February 2009 amending Annex 2, Schedule A, to the Common Consular Instructions on visas for the diplomatic missions and consular posts, in relation to visa requirements for holders of Indonesian diplomatic and service passports. ,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 789/2001 of 24 April 2001 reserving to the Council implementing powers with regard to certain detailed provisions and practical procedures for examining visa applications (1), and in particular Article 1(1) thereof,Having regard to the initiative of Austria,Whereas:(1) Annex 2, Schedule A, to the Common Consular Instructions on visas for the diplomatic missions and consular posts (2) contains the list of countries whose nationals are not subject to a visa requirement in one or more Schengen States when they are holders of diplomatic, official or service passports, but who are subject to this requirement when they are holders of ordinary passports.(2) Austria wishes to exempt holders of Indonesian diplomatic and service passports from visa requirements. The Common Consular Instructions should therefore be amended accordingly.(3) In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of the Protocol on the position of Denmark, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark is not taking part in the adoption of this Decision, and is not bound by it or subject to its application. Given that this Decision builds upon the Schengen acquis under the provisions of Title IV of Part Three of the Treaty establishing the European Community, Denmark shall, in accordance with Article 5 of the said Protocol, decide within a period of six months after the Council has adopted this Decision whether it will implement it in its national law.(4) As regards Iceland and Norway, this Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement concluded between the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the latters’ association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (3), which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of that Agreement (4).(5) This Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which the United Kingdom does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2000/365/EC of 29 May 2000 concerning the request of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (5); the United Kingdom is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.(6) This Decision constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis in which Ireland does not take part, in accordance with Council Decision 2002/192/EC of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland’s request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis (6); Ireland is therefore not taking part in its adoption and is not bound by it or subject to its application.(7) As regards Switzerland, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (7) which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B of Decision 1999/437/EC, read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/146/EC (8).(8) As regards Liechtenstein, this Decision constitutes a development of the provisions of the Schengen acquis within the meaning of the Protocol between the European Union, the European Community, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on the accession of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the Agreement between the European Union, the European Community and the Swiss Confederation concerning the Swiss Confederation’s association with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point B of Decision 1999/437/EC, read in conjunction with Article 3 of Council Decision 2008/261/EC (9).(9) As regards Cyprus, this Decision constitutes an act building upon the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 3(2) of the 2003 Act of Accession.(10) This Decision constitutes an act building upon the Schengen acquis or otherwise related to it within the meaning of Article 4(2) of the 2005 Act of Accession,. In Annex 2, Schedule A, to the Common Consular Instructions, the letters ‘D’ and ‘S’ shall be inserted in the ‘AT’ column against the entry for Indonesia. This Decision shall apply from 1 March 2009. This Decision is addressed to the Member States in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.. Done at Brussels, 10 February 2009.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. KALOUSEK(1)  OJ L 116, 26.4.2001, p. 2.(2)  OJ C 326, 22.12.2005, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.(4)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.(5)  OJ L 131, 1.6.2000, p. 43.(6)  OJ L 64, 7.3.2002, p. 20.(7)  OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 52.(8)  OJ L 53, 27.2.2008, p. 1.(9)  OJ L 83, 26.3.2008, p. 3. +",Indonesia;Republic of Indonesia;free movement of persons;diplomatic profession;ambassador;consul;delegation staff;diplomat;diplomatic agent;diplomatic representative;diplomatic staff;admission of aliens;tourist visa;visa;Schengen Agreement;visa policy,16 +3536,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2036/2003 of 19 November 2003 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 as regards the fixing of adjustment coefficients to be applied to the reference quantity for each traditional operator under the tariff quotas for banana imports for 2004. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 of 13 February 1993 on the common organisation of the market in bananas(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2587/2001(2), and in particular Article 20 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 4(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 of 7 May 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 404/93 as regards the arrangements for importing bananas into the Community(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1439/2003(4), lays down the method for calculating the reference quantity for traditional operators A/B and C for 2004 and 2005 on the basis of the use of import licences for those operators during a reference year.(2) According to the reports from the Member States pursuant to Article 5(2) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001, the sum of the reference quantities thus determined for 2004 is 2197147,342 tonnes for all traditional operators A/B and 630713,105 tonnes for all traditional operators C. As these amounts are below the quantities available under the tariff quotas, applying Article 5(3) of the said Regulation would entail the fixing of an adjustment coefficient which would increase the reference quantities for traditional operators.(3) Traditional operators could be allocated an exceptionally small quantity owing to the extreme hardship affecting their activity during the reference year. In accordance with Article 5(5) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001, the Commission may take appropriate measures which are justified for tackling specific situations within the limits of tariff quotas A/B and C. Furthermore, the notification by certain Member States of the sum of the reference quantities established for traditional operators in accordance with Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 could be adjusted on completion of the legal proceedings now in hand.(4) Until those situations have progressed, and in order to enable, as appropriate, the necessary measures to be taken regarding the operators concerned, it is advisable, for the time being, not to fix adjustment coefficients to be applied, for 2004, to the reference quantity for each traditional operator.(5) A derogation from Regulation (EC) No 896/2001 should therefore be made.(6) In order that operators have sufficient time to submit licence applications for the first quarter of 2004, this Regulation should enter into force forthwith.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Bananas,. By derogation from Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 896/2001, adjustment coefficients to be applied to the reference quantity for traditional operators for tariff quotas A/B and C for 2004 shall not be fixed for the time being. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.. Done at Brussels, 19 November 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 47, 25.2.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 345, 29.12.2001, p. 13.(3) OJ L 126, 8.5.2001, p. 6.(4) OJ L 204, 13.8.2003, p. 30. +",tropical fruit;avocado;banana;date;guava;kiwifruit;mango;papaw;pineapple;import;tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota,16 +2499,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1311/1999 of 22 June 1999 amending Regulation (EC) No 2508/97 as regards the detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the schemes provided for in the Europe Agreements between the Community and the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic respectively. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 98/707/EC of 22 October 1998 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol for the adaptation of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Czech Republic, of the other part, to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay Round, including the improvements of the existing preferential regime(1), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 98/638/EC of 5 October 1998 relating to the conclusion of a Protocol for the adaptation of the trade aspects of the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Slovak Republic, of the other part, to take into account the accession of the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union and the results of the agricultural negotiations of the Uruguay Round, including the improvements of the existing preferential regime(2), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,(1) Whereas the Protocols concluded on the basis of Decisions 98/707/EC and 98/638/EC add a new CN code for butter from the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic to the list of Community concessions;(2) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2508/97(3) lays down detailed rules for the application to milk and milk products of the schemes provided for in the Europe Agreements between the Community and the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic respectively; whereas it should be amended accordingly;(3) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Regulation (EC) No 2508/97 is amended as follows:1. Annex I(B) (Czech Republic) is replaced by Annex I to this Regulation;2. Annex I(C) (Slovak Republic) is replaced by Annex II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1999.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 June 1999.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 341, 16.12.1998, p. 1.(2) OJ L 306, 16.11.1998, p. 1.(3) OJ L 345, 16.12.1997, p. 31.ANNEX I""B. Products originating in the Czech Republic>TABLE>""ANNEX II""C. Products originating in the Slovak Republic>TABLE>"" +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);milk;liberalisation of trade;elimination of trade barriers;liberalisation of commerce;liberalization of trade;milk product;dairy produce;Slovakia;Slovak Republic;Czech Republic,16 +1804,"95/27/EC: Commission Decision of 9 February 1995 on the regionalization plan submitted by Portugal under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 (Only the Portuguese text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 of 30 June 1992 establishing a support system for producers of certain arable crops (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3116/94 (2), and in particular Article 16 thereof,Whereas on 30 September 1992 Portugal submitted a regionalization plan to the Commission in accordance with Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92; whereas, pursuant to Commission Decision 93/121/EEC of 23 December 1992 on the regionalization plan submitted by Portugal under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 (3), Portugal revised the plan; whereas a new plan was submitted to the Commission on 21 March 1994;Whereas an examination of the revised plan shows that Portugal has retained the criteria previously used for regions in the southern part of the country resulting in the allocation, in accordance with a pre-established national classification of soils, of a specific yield to each holding on the basis of the areas it comprises and for which a compensatory payment has been applied for; whereas the plan does not meet the criteria laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92;Whereas, however, in view of the difficulties involved in drawing up a new plan, application of the existing plan for the 1995/96 marketing year should be permitted;Whereas, furthermore, Commission Regulation (EC) No 762/94 of 6 April 1994 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92 with regard to the set-aside scheme (4) provides for the establishment, under certain conditions, of a scheme guaranteeing farmers who undertake to set aside certain areas for a period of five marketing years payment of the compensation in force at the time of the commitment; whereas eligibility for this scheme may be acquired only within the framework of a regionalization plan meeting the criteria laid down in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92; whereas, if that provision is applied in Portugal, the compensation referred to must be adjusted on the basis of the yield fixed under the new plan;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Joint Management Committee for Cereals, Oils and Fats and Dried Fodder,. 1. For the 1995/96 marketing year, Portugal may apply, in regions in the southern part of the country and by way of a transitional measure, the regionalization plan notified to the Commission on 21 March 1994 based on the same criteria for the classification of land as used for the establishment of the regionalization plan for the 1993/94 marketing year.2. For the 1996/97 marketing year, the Portuguese Republic shall submit before 31 May 1995 a plan revising the methods referred to in paragraph 1 in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 1765/92. Whereas Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 762/94 is applied, the compensation referred to in that Article shall be adjusted on the basis of the yield fixed under the new regionalization plan to be submitted in accordance with Article 1 (2) of this Decision. The Community shall not be liable financially should expenditure exceed that arising from the application of this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.. Done at Brussels, 9 February 1995.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 12.(2) OJ No L 330, 21. 12. 1994, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 48, 26. 2. 1993, p. 63.(4) OJ No L 90, 7. 4. 1994, p. 8. +",set-aside;abandonment premium;premium for cessation of production;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;crop yield;agricultural yield;yield per hectare;aid per hectare;per hectare aid;terms for aid;aid procedure;counterpart funds;regional aid;aid for regional development;aid to less-favoured regions,16 +39458,"Council Decision 2011/860/CFSP of 19 December 2011 amending Decision 2010/800/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. ,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2010/800/CFSP of 22 December 2010 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (1), and in particular Articles 9(2) and 12(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) On 22 December 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/800/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.(2) The Council has carried out a complete review of the list of persons and entities, as set out in Annexes II and III to Decision 2010/800/CFSP, to which Articles 4(1)(b) and (c) and 5(1)(b) and (c) of that Decision apply.(3) The Council has concluded that the persons and entities listed in Annexes II and III to Decision 2010/800/CFSP should continue to be subject to the specific restrictive measures provided for therein.(4) The Council has also concluded that the entry concerning one entity included in Annex II to Decision 2010/800/CFSP should be amended.(5) The Council has moreover decided that additional persons and entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annexes II and III to Decision 2010/800/CFSP.(6) The list of persons and entities set out in Annexes II and III to Decision 2010/800/CFSP should be updated accordingly,. Annexes II and III to Decision 2010/800/CFSP shall be amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.. Done at Brussels, 19 December 2011.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. KOROLEC(1)  OJ L 341, 23.12.2010, p. 32.ANNEXDecision 2010/800/CFSP shall be amended as follows:(1) Annex II shall be amended as follows:(a) The following persons shall be added to point (A) and the following entities shall be added to point (B):Name Identifying information Reasons1. Lieutenant General Kim Yong Chol DOB: 1946 Kim Yong Chol is the commander of Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB).2. Pak To-Chun DBO: March 9th 1944 Member of the National Security Council.Name Identifying information Reasons1. Hesong Trading Corporation Pyongyang, DPRK Controlled by Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID) (designated by UNSCR 1718 Sanctions Committee in April 2009): primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons.2. Tosong Technology Trading Corporation Pyongyang, DPRK Controlled by Korea Mining Development Corporation (KOMID) (designated by UNSCR 1718 Sanctions Committee in April 2009): primary arms dealer and main exporter of goods and equipment related to ballistic missiles and conventional weapons3. Korea Complex Equipment Import Corporation Rakwon-dong, Pothonggang District, Pyongyang, DPRK Controlled by Korea Ryonbong General Corporation (designated by the UNSCR 1718 Sanctions Committee in April 2009): defence conglomerate specialising in acquisition for DPRK defence industries and support to that country's military-related sales4. Korea International Chemical Joint Venture Company Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, DPRK; Man gyongdae-kuyok, Pyongyang, DPRK; Mangyungdae-gu, Pyongyang, DPRK Controlled by Korea Ryonbong General Corporation (designated by the UNSCR 1718 Sanctions Committee in April 2009): defence conglomerate specialising in acquisition for DPRK defence industries and support to that country's military-related sales5. Korea Kwangsong Trading Corporation Rakwon-dong, Pothonggang District, Pyongyang, DPRK Controlled by Korea Ryonbong General Corporation (designated by the UNSCR 1718 Sanctions Committee in April 2009): defence conglomerate specialising in acquisition for DPRK defence industries and support to that country's military-related sales6. Korea Ryonha Machinery Joint Venture Corporation Central District, Pyongyang, DPRK; Mangungdae-gu, Pyongyang, DPRK; Mangyongdae District, Pyongyang, DPRK Controlled by Korea Ryonbong General Corporation (designated by the UNSCR 1718 Sanctions Committee in April 2009): defence conglomerate specialising in acquisition for DPRK defence industries and support to that country’s military-related sales7. Munitions Industry Department Pyongyang, DPRK Responsible for overseeing activities of North Korea’s military industries, including the Second Economic Committee (SEC) and KOMID. This includes overseeing the development of North Korea’s ballistic missile and nuclear programmes.8. Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang, North Korea; Nungrado, Pyongyang, North Korea. The Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) is North Korea’s premiere intelligence organization, created in early 2009 by the merger of existing intelligence organizations from the Korean Workers’ Party, the Operations Department and Office 35, and the Reconnaissance Bureau of the Korean People’s Army. It falls under direct command of the Ministry of Defence and is primarily in charge of gathering military intelligence. RGB trades in conventional arms and controls the EU-designated North Korean conventional arms firm Green Pine Associated Corporation (Green Pine).(b) In point (B), the entry for Green Pine Associated Corporation shall be replaced by the following:Name Identifying information Reasons1. Green Pine Associated Corporation (alias: Chongsong Yonhap; Ch’o’ngsong Yo’nhap; Saengpil Associated Company; General Precious Metal Complex (GPM); Myong Dae Company; Twin Dragon Trading (TDT)) c/o Reconnaissance General Bureau Headquarters, Hyongjesan-Guyok, Pyongyang/Nungrado, Pyongyang Ch’o’ngsong Yo’nhap has been identified for sanctions for exporting arms or related material from North Korea. Green Pine specializes in the production of maritime military craft and armaments, such as submarines, military boats and missile systems, and has exported torpedoes and technical assistance to Iranian defence-related firms. Green Pine is responsible for approximately half of the arms and related materiel exported by North Korea and has taken over many of the activities of KOMID after its designation by the UNSC.(2) In Annex III, the following persons shall be added to point (A) and the following entities shall be added to point (B):Name Identifying information Reasons1. Kim Tong-Myo'ng DOB: 1964, Nationality: North Korean. Kim Tong-Myo'ng acts on behalf of Tanchon Commercial Bank (designated by the 1718 Committee in April 2009).Name Identifying information Reasons1. Korea Kwangson Banking Corp. (KKBC) Jungson-dong, Sungri Street, Central District, Pyongyang, DPRK A subordinate acting on behalf of or at the direction of, owned or controlled by the Korea Ryonbong General Corporation (designated by the UNSCR 1718 Sanctions Committee in April 2009).2. Amroggang Development Banking Corporation Tongan-dong, Pyongyang, DPRK Owned or controlled by Tanchon Commercial Bank (designated by the 1718 Committee in April 2009). Established in 2006, Amroggang is managed by Tanchon officials. Tanchon plays a role in financing KOMID’s (designated by the 1718 Committee in April 2009) sales of ballistic missiles and has also been involved in ballistic missile transactions from KOMID to Iran’s Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group (SHIG).3. Bank of East Land PO Box 32, BEL Building, Jonseung-Dung, Moranbong District, Pyongyang, North Korea North Korean financial institution Bank of East Land (aka Dongbang Bank) facilitates weapons-related transactions for, and other support to, designated arms manufacturer and exporter Green Pine Associated Corporation (Green Pine). Bank of East Land has actively worked with Green Pine to transfer funds in a manner that circumvents sanctions.4. Office 39 of The Korean Workers’ Party Second KWP Government Building (Korean: Ch’o’ngsa), Chungso’ng, Urban Tower (Korean’Dong), Chung Ward, Pyongyang, North Korea; Chung-Guyok (Central District), Sosong Street, Kyongrim-Dong, Pyongyang, North Korea; Changgwang Street, Pyongyang, North Korea. Office 39 of the Korean Workers’ Party engages in illicit economic activity to support the North Korean government. It has branches throughout the nation that raise and manage funds and is responsible for earning foreign currency for North Korea’s Korean Workers’ Party senior leadership through illicit activities such as narcotics trafficking. Office 39 controls a number of entities inside North Korea and abroad through which it conducts numerous illicit activities including the production, smuggling, and distribution of narcotics. Office 39 has also been involved in the attempted procurement and transfer to North Korea of luxury goods. +",North Korea;DPRK;Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;economic sanctions;removal;deportation;expulsion;refoulement;refusal of entry;removal order;return decision,16 +27954,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 383/2004 of 1 March 2004 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 as regards the summary of the main points of the product specifications. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 of 14 July 1992 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs(1), and in particular Article 16 thereof,Whereas:(1) According to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, a product or foodstuff must comply with a specification in order to be eligible to use a protected designation of origin (PDO) or a protected geographical indication (PGI). The specification is submitted to the Commission.(2) Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 requires the Commission, if it concludes that the name qualifies for protection, to publish in the Official Journal of the European Union the name and address of the applicant, the name of the product, the main points of the application, the references to national provisions governing the preparation, production or manufacture of the product and, if necessary, the grounds for its conclusions, to enable any objections to be raised.(3) That procedure also applies to requests for the amendment of a specification pursuant to Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.(4) To ensure the transparency of the requirements in the specifications for names listed in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications set up in accordance with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, a summary of the main points of each specification as provided for in Article 4(2) of that Regulation should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.(5) The summary is to be used for applications for registration pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92.(6) The summary should be updated each time an amendment of a specification is adopted pursuant to Article 9 of the Regulation and each update should be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.(7) Applications for registration pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 are examined by the Committee provided for in Article 15 of that Regulation on the basis of these same data. These summaries should be published by stages in the Official Journal of the European Union. To that end, the Member States should ensure that they comply with the specimen summary and, where necessary, transmit duly drawn up summaries to the Commission.(8) A single standard form should be laid down for the presentation of summaries of specifications for designations of origin and geographical indications for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Regulatory Committee on the Protection of Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin for Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs,. For each designation of origin and geographical indication within the meaning of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, a summary shall be drawn up in accordance with the form in Annex I to this Regulation.The summary shall include the main points of the specification in accordance with Article 4(2) of that Regulation.Point 3 of the summary shall indicate the type of product in accordance with the classification in Annex II.All the main requirements for production and marketing, including operations that are required to take place in the geographical area concerned, shall be clearly indicated, preferably in point 4.5 of the summary (Method of production), The Member States shall ensure that a summary as provided for in Article 1 is duly drawn up and transmitted to the Commission- with each application for registration of a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication,- with each request for amendment of the specification for an already registered designation of origin or geographical indication, where the proposed amendment would involve amending the summary,- by stages, for each designation of origin and geographical indication registered pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92. The Member States shall ensure that their competent authorities transmit all requests for the amendment of a specification to the Commission together with the form in Annex III, including the updated summary where applicable. The Commission shall publish the summary and any amendment thereof in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 March 2004.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 208, 24.7.1992, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).ANNEX I>PIC FILE= ""L_2004064EN.001802.TIF"">ANNEX IIClassification of agricultural products and foodstuffs referred to in Article 1(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92I. Products listed in Annex I to the EC Treaty, intended for human consumption:Group 1.1.: Fresh meat (and offal)Group 1.2.: Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)Group 1.3.: CheeseGroup 1.4.: Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various milk products, not including butter)Group 1.5.: Oils and fats (butter, margarine, oil, etc.)Group 1.6.: Fruit, vegetables and cereals, fresh or processedGroup 1.7.: Fresh fish, molluscs and crustaceans and products derived therefromGroup 1.8.: Other Annex I products (spices, etc.)II. Foodstuffs referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92:Group 2.1.: BeerGroup 2.2.: Natural mineral waters and spring watersGroup 2.3.: Beverages made from plant extractsGroup 2.4.: Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker's waresGroup 2.5.: Natural gums and resinsGroup 2.6.: Mustard pasteGroup 2.7.: PastaIII. Agricultural products referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92:Group 3.1.: HayGroup 3.2.: Essential oilsGroup 3.3.: CorkGroup 3.4.: Cochineal (raw product of animal origin)Group 3.5.: Flowers and ornamental plantsGroup 3.6.: WoolGroup 3.7.: OsierANNEX III>PIC FILE= ""L_2004064EN.002002.TIF""> +",information;means of information;product quality;quality criterion;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin;product designation;product description;product identification;product naming;substance identification,16 +15558,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1277/96 of 2 July 1996 fixing for the 1996/97 marketing year the minimum price to be paid to producers for dried plums and the amount of production aid for prunes. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 of 24 February 1986 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2314/95 (2), and in particular Articles 4 (4) and 5 (5) thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1206/90 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2202/90 (4), lays down general rules for the system of production aid for processed fruit and vegetables;Whereas, pursuant to Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86, the minimum price to be paid to producers is to be determined on the basis of, firstly, the minimum price applying during the previous marketing year, secondly, the movement of basic prices in the fruit and vegetable sector, and thirdly, the need to ensure the normal marketing of fresh products for the various uses, including supply of the processing industry;Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 lays down the criteria for fixing the amount of production aid; whereas account must, in particular, be taken of the aid fixed for the previous marketing year adjusted to take account of changes in the minimum price to be paid to products and the difference between the cost of the raw material in the Community and in the major competing third countries;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,. For the 1996/97 marketing year:(a) the minimum price referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 426/86 to be paid to producers for dried plums derived from prunes d'Ente;and(b) the production aid referred to in Article 5 of the same Regulation for prunes ready to be offered for human consumption,shall be as set out in the Annex. Where processing takes place outside the Member State in which the produce was grown, such Member State shall furnish proof to the Member State paying the production aid that the minimum price payable to the producer has been paid. 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.. Done at Brussels, 2 July 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 233, 30. 9. 1995, p. 69.(3) OJ No L 119, 11. 5. 1990, p. 74.(4) OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 4.ANNEX>TABLE>>TABLE> +",stone fruit;apricot;cherry;mirabelle;nectarine;peach;plum;guaranteed minimum price;dried product;dried fig;dried food;dried foodstuff;prune;raisin;production aid;aid to producers,16 +42856,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 929/2013 of 26 September 2013 amending Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for the farmers under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1290/2005, (EC) No 247/2006, (EC) No 378/2007 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 40(1) and Article 57a(7) thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 the total value of all allocated payment entitlements and of the ceilings fixed in accordance with Articles 51(2) and 69(3) of that Regulation, or, for 2009, in accordance with Article 64(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003, shall not be higher than the respective national ceiling determined in Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.(2) Pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 the national ceilings for claim year 2013 as referred to in Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 for Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, Malta and the United Kingdom were adapted by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 287/2013 (2) following these Member States’ notifications of their intention to provide support to vine-growers for 2014 by allocating payment entitlements in accordance with Article 103o of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (3). Amongst the Member States concerned, Luxembourg and Malta notified their intention to continue transferring the whole amount of their budget for the support programmes in the wine sector as set in Annex Xb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. However, the fact that the amount had slightly increased for financial year 2014 compared to that available for financial year 2013 for these two Member States was not taken into account when adapting the national ceilings for direct payments for claim year 2013. The respective national ceilings as referred to in Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be adapted accordingly.(3) In accordance with Article 103n of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007, Spain, Luxembourg, Malta and the United Kingdom notified the Commission of their intention to definitively transfer part or all of the amount available for the support programmes referred to in Annex Xb to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in order to increase their national ceilings for direct payments referred to in Article 40 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 for claim years 2014 and onwards. The respective national ceilings as referred to in Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be adapted accordingly.(4) In accordance with Article 57a(9) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, Croatia has notified the Commission of the area of land which has been de-mined and declared by farmers in the aid applications submitted in respect of claim year 2013 and returned to use for agricultural activities between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2012. This notification also included the distribution of land between the hectares of grassland and pastures and the other eligible hectares, as well as the information on the budgetary envelopes corresponding to each category of de-mined land: EUR 46 000 for grassland and pastures and EUR 6 646 000 for the other eligible hectares. On the basis of the schedule of increments referred to in Article 121 of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009, and in accordance with Article 57a(7) of that Regulation, the respective national ceilings as referred to in Article 40(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be adapted accordingly.(5) Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Direct Payments,. Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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.. Done at Brussels, 26 September 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16.(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 287/2013 of 22 March 2013 amending Annexes IV and VIII to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for farmers under the common agricultural policy (OJ L 86, 26.3.2013, p. 12).(3)  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) (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1).ANNEXAnnex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 is replaced by the following:‘ANNEX VIIINational ceilings referred to in Article 40Table 1(thousand EUR)Member State 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 and subsequent yearsBelgium 614 179 611 817 611 817 614 855 614 855 614 855 614 855 614 855Denmark 1 030 478 1 031 321 1 031 321 1 049 002 1 049 002 1 049 002 1 049 002 1 049 002Germany 5 770 254 5 771 981 5 771 994 5 852 938 5 852 938 5 852 938 5 852 938 5 852 938Greece 2 380 713 2 228 588 2 231 798 2 233 227 2 233 227 2 217 227 2 217 227 2 217 227Spain 4 858 043 5 119 045 5 125 032 5 304 642 5 304 642 5 304 642 5 304 642 5 304 642France 8 407 555 8 423 196 8 425 326 8 527 494 8 527 494 8 527 494 8 527 494 8 527 494Ireland 1 342 268 1 340 521 1 340 521 1 340 869 1 340 869 1 340 869 1 340 869 1 340 869Italy 4 143 175 4 210 875 4 234 364 4 379 985 4 379 985 4 379 985 4 379 985 4 379 985Luxembourg 37 518 37 569 37 679 37 671 37 672 37 672 37 672 37 672Netherlands 853 090 853 169 853 169 897 751 897 751 897 751 897 751 897 751Austria 745 561 747 344 747 425 751 788 751 788 751 788 751 788 751 788Portugal 608 751 589 811 589 991 606 551 606 551 606 551 606 551 606 551Finland 566 801 565 520 565 823 570 548 570 548 570 548 570 548 570 548Sweden 763 082 765 229 765 229 770 906 770 906 770 906 770 906 770 906United Kingdom 3 985 895 3 976 425 3 976 482 3 988 042 3 988 042 3 988 042 3 988 042 3 988 042Table 2 (1)(thousand EUR)Member State 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 and subsequent yearsBulgaria 287 399 336 041 416 372 499 327 580 087 660 848 741 606 814 295Czech Republic 559 622 654 241 739 941 832 144 909 313 909 313 909 313 909 313Estonia 60 500 71 603 81 703 92 042 101 165 101 165 101 165 101 165Cyprus 31 670 38 928 43 749 49 146 53 499 53 499 53 499 53 499Latvia 90 016 105 368 119 268 133 978 146 479 146 479 146 479 146 479Lithuania 230 560 271 029 307 729 346 958 380 109 380 109 380 109 380 109Hungary 807 366 947 114 1 073 824 1 205 037 1 318 975 1 318 975 1 318 975 1 318 975Malta 3 752 4 231 4 726 5 137 5 504 5 504 5 504 5 504Poland 1 877 107 2 192 294 2 477 294 2 788 247 3 044 518 3 044 518 3 044 518 3 044 518Romania 623 399 729 863 907 473 1 086 608 1 264 472 1 442 335 1 620 201 1 780 406Slovenia 87 942 103 394 117 423 131 575 144 274 144 274 144 274 144 274Slovakia 240 014 280 364 316 964 355 242 388 176 388 176 388 176 388 176Table 3 (1)(thousand EUR)Member State 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022Croatia 94 923 113 908 132 893 151 877 189 847 227 816 265 785 303 754 341 724 379 693(1)  Ceilings calculated taking into account of the schedule of increments provided for in Article 121.’ +",aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;area of holding;acreage;size of holding;viticulture;grape production;winegrowing;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country;financial aid;capital grant;financial grant,16 +15828,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2252/96 of 25 November 1996 laying down rates of compensatory interest applicable during the first half of 1997 to customs debts incurred in relation to compensating products or goods in the unaltered state (inward processing relief arrangements and temporary importation). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2153/96 (3), and in particular Articles 589 (4) (a) and 709 thereof,Whereas Article 589 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 provides that the Commission shall set rates of compensatory interest applicable to customs debts incurred in relation to compensating products or goods in the unaltered state, in order to make up for the unjustified financial advantage arising from the postponement of the date on which the customs debt is incurred in the case of non-exportation out of the customs territory of the Community; whereas the rates of compensatory interest for the first half of 1997 must be established in accordance with the rules laid down in that Regulation,. The annual rates of compensatory interest referred to Articles 589 (4) (a) and 709 (3) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 applicable for the period 1 January until 30 June 1997 are hereby established as follows:>TABLE> This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1997.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 November 1996.For the CommissionMario MONTIMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 253, 11. 10. 1993, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 289, 12. 11. 1996, p. 1. +",interest;interest rate;inward processing;inward processing arrangements;inward processing traffic;customs regulations;community customs code;customs legislation;customs treatment;customs procedure suspending duties;customs debt;export customs debt;import customs debt;temporary admission;temporary export;temporary import,16