diff --git "a/Eurlex-4.3K/num_12_test.csv" "b/Eurlex-4.3K/num_12_test.csv" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/Eurlex-4.3K/num_12_test.csv" @@ -0,0 +1,303 @@ +uid,text,target,num_keyphrases +1064,"90/67/EEC: Commission Decision of 9 February 1990 setting up an Advisory Committee on the Protection of Animals Used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Whereas Council Directive 86/609/EEC of 24 November 1986 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States regarding the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes (1), and in particular Article 22 (3) thereof, provides that the Commission shall set up a permanent consultative committee in which the Member States shall be represented;Whereas the aim of the Directive is to ensure that where animals are used for experimental or other scientific purposes the laws, regulations and administrative provisions in the Member States for their protection are harmonized so as to avoid affecting the establishment and functioning of the common market, in particular by distortions of competition or barriers to trade;Whereas, in order to achieve this aim, the Directive states, inter alia, that any risk of duplication of experiments should be avoided; whereas the Commission should therefore be assisted by a permanent advisory committee in organizing an exchange of appropriate information in the field of experiments on live animals;Whereas, more generally, the Commission will be able to respond effectively to questions raised by the application of the Directive only if it is assisted by experts who are specialists in the field of animal experiments and who have considerable experience of administrative practices and regulations in the Member States;Whereas the Committee should be given a legal form on the basis of the experience gained within the Commission's departments on the subject of consultative committees,. There shall be attached to the Commission an Advisory Committee on the Protection of Animals Used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes (hereinafter referred to as 'the Committee'). The task of the Committee shall be to assist the Commission in organizing the exchange of appropriate information as provided for in Article 22 (3) of Directive 86/609/EEC and to assist the Commission with other matters raised by the application of that Directive. Each Member State shall be represented on the Committee by two officials from the national authority referred to in Article 6 of Directive 86/609/EEC responsible for verifying that the provisions of the Directive are properly carried out. In those Member States where more than one authority has been designated for this purpose the Member State shall indicate to the Commission from which of the authorities the two representatives should be chosen.Members of the Committee shall be at liberty on any occasion and at their own discretion to nominate a suitably qualified expert from within their own authority to act for them at any given meeting. A representative of the Commission shall chair the meetings of the Committee. The Commission shall also provide secretarial services for the Committee and its working groups and shall organize their work. The term of office of members of the Committee shall be five years. Their appointments may be renewed. After the expiry of the five-year period, members of the Committee shall remain in office until they are replaced or until their appointments are renewed.A member's term of office may be terminated before the expiry of the five-year period by resignation or death or at the request of the national authority which nominated him. In such cases the national authority in question, after consulting the Commission, shall nominate a replacement for the remaining part of the term of office.Members shall not be remunerated for their services.A list of members shall be published by the Commission for information purposes in the Official Journal of the European Communities. The Committee may establish working groups to assist in the discharge of its duties.Working groups shall report back to the Committee on the subjects remitted to them by the Committee. The Committee and its working groups shall meet at the headquarters of the Commission or any other venue when convened by the Commission.Representatives of the Commission departments concerned shall take part in meetings of the Committee and its working groups. The chairman and/or the Commission may invite any person with special qualifications in any subject on the agenda to take part in an expert capacity in the deliberations of the Committee or of the working groups referred to in Article 6. No vote shall be taken on the discussions of the Committee and its working groups.Where the advice requested is given with the unanimous approval of its members the Committee shall draw up common conclusions.In the absence of unanimous approval, the different positions taken in the course of discussions will be entered in a report drawn up under the responsibility of the Commission.When seeking the opinions of the Committee or of its working groups the Commission may set a time limit by which such opinions shall be given. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 214 of the Treaty, when the chairman or the Commission informs the members of the Committee that the opinion requested or the matter raised is of a confidential nature, members of the Committee shall be under an obligation not to disclose information which has come to their knowledge through the work of the Committee, or its working groups.In such cases, only Committee members and representatives of the Commission departments concerned may be present at the meetings.. Done at Brussels, 9 February 1990.For the CommissionCarlo RIPA DI MEANAMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 358, 18. 12. 1986, p. 1. +",protection of animals;animal experimentation;animal house (laboratory);animal testing;experimentation on animals;laboratory animals;disclosure of information;information disclosure;comitology;committee procedures;advisory committee (EU);EC advisory committee,12 +3073,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1376/84 of 17 May 1984 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on certain artificial flowers, foliage or fruit and parts thereof, falling within heading No 67.02 and originating in Hong Kong, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83 of 16 December 1983 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1984 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 1 of that Regulation, duties on the products listed in Annex B originating in each of the countries or territories listed in Annex C shall be totally suspended and the products as such shall, as a general rule, be subject to statistical surveillance every three months on the reference base referred to in Article 12; whereas, as provided for in Article 12, where the increase of preferential imports of these products, originating in one or more beneficiary countries, causes, or threatens to cause, economic difficulties in the Community or in a region of the Community, the levying of customs duties may be re-established once the Commission has had an appropriate exchange of information with the Member States; whereas for this purpose the reference base to be considered shall be, as a general rule, 150 % of the highest maximum amount valid for 1980;Whereas, in the case of certain artificial flowers, foliage or fruit and parts thereof falling within heading No 67.02, the reference base is fixed at 3 526 200 ECU; whereas, on 16 May 1984, imports of these products into the Community, originating in Hong Kong, reached the reference base in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas the exchange of information organized by the Commission has demonstrated that continuance of the preference threatens to cause economic difficulties in a region of the Community; whereas, therefore, customs duties in respect of the products in question must be re-established against Hong Kong,. As from 21 May 1984, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3569/83, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in Hong Kong:// // // CCTheadingNo// Description// // // 67.02(NIMEXE codes67.02-11, 19, 20) // Artificial flowers, foliage or fruit and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit:A. Artificial flowers, foliage or fruit and parts thereof:I. PartsII. OtherB. Articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit // // Article 2This 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, 17 May 1984.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 362, 24. 12. 1983, p. 1. +",Hong Kong;Hong Kong (China);Hong Kong SAR;Hong Kong Special Administrative Region;Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China;decorative item;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;tariff preference;preferential tariff;tariff advantage;tariff concession,12 +41668,"Council Regulation (EU) No 1067/2012 of 14 November 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (1),Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (2) gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP. That Regulation provides for, inter alia, the freezing of all funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned, held or controlled by, the persons, entities and bodies listed in Annexes VIII and IX to the Regulation.(2) Council Decision 2012/635/CFSP (3) provides for an exemption under the restrictive measures in order to protect the energy security of the Union.(3) That exemption falls within the scope of the Treaty and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement it.(4) Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force on the day following that of its publication,. In Regulation (EU) No 267/2012, the following Article is inserted:‘Article 28aThe prohibitions in Article 23(2) and (3) shall not apply to acts and transactions carried out with regard to entities listed in Annex IX:(a) which hold rights derived from an original award before 27 October 2010, by a sovereign Government other than Iran, of a production sharing agreement as referred to in Article 39, in so far as such acts and transactions relate to those entities’ participation in that agreement;(b) in so far as necessary for the execution, until 31 December 2014, of the obligations arising from contracts referred to in point (b) of Article 12(1) provided that those acts and transactions have been authorised in advance, on a case-by-case basis, by the competent authority concerned and that the Member State concerned has informed the other Member States and the Commission of its intention to grant an authorisation.’. 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, 14 November 2012.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. D. MAVROYIANNIS(1)  OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39.(2)  OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 282, 16.10.2012, p. 58. +",Iran;Islamic Republic of Iran;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;economic sanctions,12 +26187,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1004/2003 of 12 June 2003 fixing the export refunds on products processed from 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 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the market in rice(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(4), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provide that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of those Regulations and prices for those products within the Community may be covered by an export refund.(2) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 provides that when refunds are being fixed account must be taken of the existing situation and the future trend with regard to prices and availabilities of cereals, rice and broken rice on the Community market on the one hand and prices for cereals, rice, broken rice and cereal products on the world market on the other. The same Articles provide that it is also important to ensure equilibrium and the natural development of prices and trade on the markets in cereals and rice and, furthermore, to take into account the economic aspect of the proposed exports, and the need to avoid disturbances on the Community market.(3) Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1518/95(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2993/95(6), on the import and export system for products processed from cereals and from rice defines the specific criteria to be taken into account when the refund on these products is being calculated.(4) The refund to be granted in respect of certain processed products should be graduated on the basis of the ash, crude fibre, tegument, protein, fat and starch content of the individual product concerned, this content being a particularly good indicator of the quantity of basic product actually incorporated in the processed product.(5) There is no need at present to fix an export refund for manioc, other tropical roots and tubers or flours obtained therefrom, given the economic aspect of potential exports and in particular the nature and origin of these products. For certain products processed from cereals, the insignificance of Community participation in world trade makes it unnecessary to fix an export refund at the present time.(6) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.(7) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.(8) Certain processed maize products may undergo a heat treatment following which a refund might be granted that does not correspond to the quality of the product; whereas it should therefore be specified that on these products, containing pregelatinized starch, no export refund is to be granted.(9) The Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(1)(d) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 and in Article 1(1)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and subject to Regulation (EC) No 1518/95 are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 June 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 June 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 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.(4) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.(5) OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 55.(6) OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 25.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 12 June 2003 fixing the export refunds on products processed from cereals and rice>TABLE>NBThe product codes and the ""A"" series destination codes are set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), as amended.The numeric destination codes are set out in Regulation (EC) No 1779/2002 (OJ L 269, 5.10.2002, p. 6).The other destinations are as follows:C10 All destinations except for Estonia,C11 All destinations except for Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia,C12 All destinations except for Estonia, Hungary, Latvia and Poland,C13 All destinations except for Estonia, Hungary and Lithuania,C14 All destinations except for Estonia and Hungary,C15 All destinations except for Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland,C16 All destinations except for Estonia, Hungary, Latvia and Lithuania,C17 All destinations except for Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia,C18 All destinations except for Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovenia,C19 All destinations except for Estonia, Hungary and Slovenia,C20 All destinations except for Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Romania,C21 All destinations except for Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania and Slovenia. +",processed foodstuff;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;export;export sale,12 +32466,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 827/2006 of 1 June 2006 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and meal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 provides that the difference between quotations or prices on the world market for the products listed in Article 1 of that Regulation and prices for those products in the Community may be covered by an export refund.(2) The refunds must be fixed taking into account the factors referred to in Article 1 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 of 29 June 1995 laying down certain detailed rules under Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 on the granting of export refunds on cereals and the measures to be taken in the event of disturbance on the market for cereals (2).(3) As far as wheat and rye flour, groats and meal are concerned, when the refund on these products is being calculated, account must be taken of the quantities of cereals required for their manufacture. These quantities were fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1501/95.(4) The world market situation or the specific requirements of certain markets may make it necessary to vary the refund for certain products according to destination.(5) The refund must be fixed once a month. It may be altered in the intervening period.(6) It follows from applying the detailed rules set out above to the present situation on the market in cereals, and in particular to quotations or prices for these products within the Community and on the world market, that the refunds should be as set out in the Annex hereto.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. The export refunds on the products listed in Article 1(a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, excluding malt, exported in the natural state, shall be as set out in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 June 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 June 2006.For the CommissionJ. L. DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).(2)  OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 1 June 2006 fixing the export refunds on cereals and on wheat or rye flour, groats and mealProduct code Destination Unit of measurement Amount of refunds1001 10 00 9200 — EUR/t —1001 10 00 9400 A00 EUR/t 01001 90 91 9000 — EUR/t —1001 90 99 9000 A00 EUR/t 01002 00 00 9000 A00 EUR/t 01003 00 10 9000 — EUR/t —1003 00 90 9000 A00 EUR/t 01004 00 00 9200 — EUR/t —1004 00 00 9400 A00 EUR/t 01005 10 90 9000 — EUR/t —1005 90 00 9000 A00 EUR/t 01007 00 90 9000 — EUR/t —1008 20 00 9000 — EUR/t —1101 00 11 9000 — EUR/t —1101 00 15 9100 C01 EUR/t 8,221101 00 15 9130 C01 EUR/t 7,681101 00 15 9150 C01 EUR/t 7,081101 00 15 9170 C01 EUR/t 6,541101 00 15 9180 C01 EUR/t 6,121101 00 15 9190 — EUR/t —1101 00 90 9000 — EUR/t —1102 10 00 9500 A00 EUR/t 01102 10 00 9700 A00 EUR/t 01102 10 00 9900 — EUR/t —1103 11 10 9200 A00 EUR/t 01103 11 10 9400 A00 EUR/t 01103 11 10 9900 — EUR/t —1103 11 90 9200 A00 EUR/t 01103 11 90 9800 — EUR/t —NB: The product codes and the ‘A’ series destination codes are set out in the Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3846/87 (OJ L 366, 24.12.1987, p. 1), as amended.C01 : All third countries with the exception of Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Lichtenstein and Switzerland. +",groat;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rye;meal;wheat;cereals;cereal flour,12 +3786,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1753/2004 of 8 October 2004 on the issue of import licences for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 936/97 of 27 May 1997 opening and providing for the administration of tariff quotas for high-quality fresh, chilled and frozen beef and for frozen buffalo meat (2),Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 936/97 provides in Articles 4 and 5 the conditions for applications and for the issue of import licences for meat referred to in Article 2(f).(2) Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 fixes the amount of high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal meeting the definition laid down therein which may be imported on special terms for the period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2005 at 11 500 t.(3) It should be recalled that licences issued pursuant to this Regulation will, throughout the period of validity, be open for use only in so far as provisions on health protection in force permit,. 1.   All applications for import licences from 1 to 5 October 2004 for high-quality fresh, chilled or frozen beef and veal as referred to in Article 2(f) of Regulation (EC) No 936/97 shall be granted in full.2.   Applications for licences may be submitted, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 936/97, during the first five days of November 2004 for 4 331,540 t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 October 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 8 October 2004.For the CommissionJ. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZAgriculture Director-General(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 (OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 137, 28.5.1997, p. 10. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1118/2004 (OJ L 217, 17.6.2004, p. 10). +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;frozen product;frozen food;frozen foodstuff;refrigerated product;refrigerated food;refrigerated foodstuff;beef;fresh meat,12 +26663,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1667/2003 of 1 September 2003 implementing Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 with regard to derogations to be granted for structural business statistics. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of 20 December 1996 concerning structural business statistics(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2056/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council(2), and in particular Article 12(x) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 established a common framework for the production of Community statistics on the structure, activity, performance and competitiveness of credit institutions and pension funds as well as on environmental protection expenditures.(2) Article 11 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 provides that derogations from the provisions of the Annexes to that Regulation may be accepted during a transitional period.(3) Member States have asked for derogations from certain provisions of Annex 2 to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 in respect of the characteristics 21 11 0, 21 12 0 and 21 14 0 for the period 2001 to 2004 in order to put in place the necessary data collection systems or adapt existing ones, so that by the end of the transition period provided for in Annex 2 to the Regulation its provisions will have been met.(4) Member States have asked for derogations from certain provisions of Annex 6 to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 in respect of credit institutions, for the period 2001 to 2003 in order to put in place the necessary data collection systems or adapt existing ones so that by the end of the transition period laid down in Annex 6 to the Regulation its provisions will have been met.(5) Member States have asked for derogations from certain provisions of Annex 7 to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 in respect of pension funds for the period 2002 to 2004 in order to put in place the necessary data collection systems or adapt existing ones so that by the end of the transition period laid down in Annex 7 to the Regulation its provisions will have been met.(6) It is necessary to grant those derogations, as the data collection systems of Member States require further adaptation.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee,. Derogations from the characteristics 21 11 0, 21 12 0 and 21 14 0 of section 4 of Annex 2 to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 are granted for the reference years 2001 to 2004 as specified in Annex I to this Regulation. Derogations from the list of characteristics contained in section 4 of Annex 6 to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 are granted for the reference years 2001 to 2003 as specified in Annex II to this Regulation. Derogations from the list of characteristics contained in Section 4 of Annex 7 to Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 are granted for the reference years 2002 to 2004 as specified in Annex III to this Regulation. 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 September 2003.For the CommissionPedro Solbes MiraMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 14, 17.1.1997, p. 1.(2) OJ L 317, 21.11.2002, p. 1.ANNEX IDerogations for variables 21 11 0, 21 12 0 and 21 14 0 of Annex 2BELGIUM>TABLE>DENMARK>TABLE>GERMANY>TABLE>SPAIN>TABLE>GREECE>TABLE>FRANCE>TABLE>IRELAND>TABLE>Note:According to the provisions of section 4(3) and (4) of Annex 2 to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 the information necessary for the compilation of statistics relating to characteristics 21 11 0, 21 12 0 and 21 14 0 need not be collected if the total amount of the turnover or the number of persons employed in a division of NACE rev. 1, sections C to E, represent, in a Member State, less than 1 % of the Community total.ITALY>TABLE>LUXEMBOURG>TABLE>Note:According to the provisions of section 4 (3) and (4) of Annex 2 to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 the information necessary for the compilation of statistics relating to characteristics 21 11 0, 21 12 0 and 21 14 0 need not be collected if the total amount of the turnover or the number of persons employed in a division of NACE rev. 1, sections C to E, represent, in a Member State, less than 1 % of the Community total.NETHERLANDS>TABLE>AUSTRIA>TABLE>PORTUGAL>TABLE>SWEDEN>TABLE>FINLAND>TABLE>UNITED KINGDOM>TABLE>ANNEX IIDerogations for Annex 6BELGIUM>TABLE>DENMARK>TABLE>GERMANY>TABLE>GREECE>TABLE>SPAIN>TABLE>FRANCE>TABLE>IRELAND>TABLE>ITALY>TABLE>LUXEMBOURG>TABLE>NETHERLANDS>TABLE>AUSTRIA>TABLE>PORTUGAL>TABLE>FINLAND>TABLE>SWEDEN>TABLE>UNITED KINGDOM>TABLE>ANNEX IIIDerogations for Annex 7BELGIUM>TABLE>DENMARK>TABLE>GERMANY>TABLE>GREECE>TABLE>SPAIN>TABLE>FRANCE>TABLE>ITALY>TABLE>IRELAND>TABLE>LUXEMBOURG>TABLE>NETHERLANDS>TABLE>AUSTRIA>TABLE>PORTUGAL>TABLE>FINLAND>TABLE>SWEDEN>TABLE>UNITED KINGDOM>TABLE> +",EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union;company structure;organizational structure;competitiveness;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law;branch of activity,12 +31889,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 43/2006 of 12 January 2006 fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004. ,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 the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 10 January 2006.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 10 January 2006, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 January 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 January 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).(2)  OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 64. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1239/2005 (OJ L 200, 30.7.2005, p. 32).(3)  OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 58. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1814/2005 (OJ L 292, 8.11.2005, p. 3).ANNEX(EUR/100 kg)Product Export refund Code Maximum amount of export refund for export to the destinations referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 581/2004Butter ex ex 0405 10 19 9500 92,47Butter ex ex 0405 10 19 9700 98,55Butteroil ex ex 0405 90 10 9000 120,10 +",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;butter;butter oil,12 +7321,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 762/89 of 20 March 1989 introducing a specific measure for certain grain legumes. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),Whereas the maintenance of crops of grain legumes such as lentils, chick-peas and vetches is in the Community economic interest and prevents imbalance on the Community market; whereas a reduction in areas traditionally under such crops would take place as a result of an increase in the production of crops which are already in surplus in the Community;Whereas the objective of maintaining the said crops may be achieved by granting an aid per hectare; whereas the aid must be fixed at a level enabling the abovementioned objective to be achieved; whereas account must be taken when fixing the aid of measures taken in the framework of other existing arrangements; whereas in particular that aid must not be paid for areas qualifying for aid to encourage the withdrawal of arable land or to encourage the conversion of production pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 of 12 March 1985 on improving the efficiency of agricultural structures (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1137/88 (5);Whereas, however, the effect of granting the aid must not be to encourage an increase in areas under the said crops; whereas a maximum guaranteed area, which if exceeded will result in a reduction of the aid for the following marketing year, should be determined,. Aid for the production of the following grain legumes is hereby instituted;- lentils falling within CN code 0713 40 90 other,- chick-peas falling within CN code 0713 20 90 other, and- vetches of the species Vicia sativa L. and Vicia ervilla Willd. falling within CN code ex 0713 90 90 other. 1. The aid shall be granted by marketing year for the production of the grain legumes referred to Article 1. The marketing year shall commence on 1 July and shall end on 30 June.The aid shall not be granted for areas qualifying for aid to encourage the withdrawal of arable land nor for areas qualifying for aid to encourage conversion of production pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 797/85.The aid shall be fixed per hectare of area sown and harvested. It shall be fixed taking account:- of the need to ensure the maintenance of areas traditionally under the said crops,- of aids granted for the said crops under other Community rules.2. Where the areas, on which the grain legumes referred to in Article 1 are grown, exceed a maximum guaranteed Community area, the aid shall be reduced for the following marketing year on the basis of the amount by which the maximum guaranteed area is exceeded. The maximum guaranteed area shall be the average of the areas cultivated in the Community in the 1985/86, 1986/87 and 1987/88 marketing years.The areas of arable land to which point (b) of the third subparagbraph of Article 1a and also Article 1c of Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 apply shall not be included when carrying out the verification provided for in the first subparagraph. The production aid instituted by this Regulation shall be deemed an intervention measure to regulate the agricultural markets within the meaning of Article 3 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 729/70 of 21 April 1970 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2048/88 (7). The Commission shall lay down detailed rules for the application of this Regulation in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 22 of 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 Regulation (EEC) No 2247/88 (2). In accordance with that procedure the Commission shall fix the amount of the aid and the maximum guaranteed area. It shall verify if necessary the extent by which the maximum guaranteed areas is exceed and shall determine the resulting reduction in the aid. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.The specific measure introduced by this Regulation shall apply until the end of the 1991/92 marketing year.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 March 1989.For the CouncilThe PresidentC. ROMERO HERRERA(1) OJ No C 6, 7. 1. 1989, p. 8 and OJ No C 60, 9. 3. 1989, p. 13.(2) Opinion delivered on 17 March 1989 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ No C 71, 20. 3. 1989.(4) OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 108, 29. 4. 1988, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1.(7) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 1.(1) OJ No L 49, 27. 2. 1986, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 198, 26. 7. 1988, p. 21. +",leguminous vegetable;bean;broad bean;dried legume;field bean;lentil;pea;production capacity;excess production capacity;production potential;aid per hectare;per hectare aid,12 +4537,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 514/2007 of 10 May 2007 granting no export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004. ,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 the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate not to grant any refund for the tendering period ending on 8 May 2007.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 8 May 2007 no export refund shall be granted for the products and destinations referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 May 2007.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 May 2007.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).(2)  OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 64. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 276/2007 (OJ L 76, 16.3.2007, p. 16).(3)  OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 58. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 128/2007 (OJ L 41, 13.2.2007, p. 6). +",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;butter;butter oil,12 +18465,"1999/37/EC: Council Decision of 26 November 1998 on the position to be taken by the European Community on the rules concerning the conduct of the conciliation of transit disputes to be adopted by the Energy Charter Conference. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Article 3(2) of Council and Commission Decision 98/181/EC, ECSC, Euratom (1),Having regard to the initiative from the Commission,Whereas the Energy Charter Treaty was signed on 17 December 1994 by the European Communities and their Member States;Whereas the European Communities and a large majority of their Member States deposited their instruments of approval or ratification of the Energy Charter Treaty on 16 December 1997 with the Depositary, the Government of the Portuguese Republic;Whereas the remaining Member States will ratify the Energy Charter Treaty soon;Whereas the Energy Charter Treaty entered into force on 16 April 1998;Whereas Article 7 of the Energy Charter Treaty provides that each Contracting Party is to take the necessary measures to facilitate the transit of energy materials and products consistent with the principle of freedom of transit and without distinction as to the origin, destination or ownership of such energy materials and products or discrimination as to pricing on the basis of such distinctions, and without imposing any unreasonable delays, restrictions or charges;Whereas the said Article also contains provisions which are applicable to a dispute over any matter arising from transit;Whereas Article 7 of the Energy Charter Treaty provides that the Charter Conference is to adopt standard provisions concerning the conduct of conciliation and the compensation of conciliators;Whereas draft rules concerning the conduct of the conciliation of transit disputes were discussed at the Charter Conference held on 23/24 April 1998; whereas the Charter Conference agreed that these draft rules should serve as guidance pending their formal approval;Whereas the Charter Conference to be held on 3/4 December 1998 should formally adopt these draft rules as finalized in the meantime;Whereas the Community should approve these draft rules in the Charter Conference,. The rules concerning the conduct of the conciliation of transit disputes, as set out in the Annex, shall be approved on behalf of the Community in the Charter Conference (2).. Done at Brussels, 26 November 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. BARTENSTEIN(1)  OJ L 69, 9. 3. 1998, p. 1.(2)  These rules were formally adopted by the Charter Conference on 3 December 1998. +",energy policy;settlement of disputes;conflict resolution;conflict settlement;dispute settlement;peace negotiations;energy transport;European charter;international conference;conciliation procedure (part of codecision procedure);conciliation;conciliation committee,12 +35571,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 186/2008 of 28 February 2008 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007. ,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 the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 of 14 September 2007 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale for export of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.(2) Pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 27 February 2008, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the partial invitation to tender ending on 27 February 2008, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1060/2007 shall be 383,00 EUR/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 February 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 February 2008.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1260/2007 (OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 1). Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 October 2008.(2)  OJ L 242, 15.9.2007, p. 8. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 148/2008 (OJ L 46, 21.2.2008, p. 9). +",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,12 +2900,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1113/2001 of 6 June 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1387/2000 establishing a forecast balance for the supply to the Canary Islands of cereal products covered by the specific measures provided for in Articles 2 to 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 of 15 June 1992 concerning specific measures for the Canary Islands with regard to certain agricultural products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2826/2000(2), and in particular Articles 2 and 3(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) The quantities of products eligible for the specific supply arrangements are determined by means of periodic forecast balances which may be revised according to the essential requirements of the market taking into account local production and traditional trade flows.(2) In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 these arrangements include requirements for direct human consumption, and for processing and packaging in the Islands of products listed in the Annex to the aforementioned Regulation. An assessment of these requirements is made annually in the context of a forecast supply balance which can be revised in the course of the year in the light of developments in the requirements of the Islands. The assessment of the requirements of the processing and packaging industries, as regards products intended for the local market or traditionally dispatched to the rest of the Community, may result in the establishment of a separate forecast supply balance.(3) Pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1601/92 the forecast supply balance of cereal products to the Canary Islands for the 2000/01 marketing year was established by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1387/2000(3). To meet the needs of this region, amendments must be made to this forecast supply balance. Subsequently, Regulation (EC) No 1387/2000 should be amended.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1387/2000 is replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 June 2001.It shall apply with effect from 1 July 2000.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 June 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.(2) OJ L 328, 23.12.2000, p. 2.(3) OJ L 156, 30.6.2000, p. 7.ANNEX""ANNEXFORECAST SUPPLY BALANCE FOR THE CANARY ISLANDS FOR THE PERIOD 1 JULY 2000 TO 30 JUNE 2001>TABLE>"" +",third country;customs duties;Canary Islands;Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands;supply balance sheet;cereals;EU aid;Community aid;Community support;European Union aid;aid from the EU;aid from the European Union,12 +1597,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3478/80 of 30 December 1980 amending various Regulations in the seeds sector as a result of Greek accession. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Greece (1), and in particular Article 146 (2) thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 22 of the Act of Accession of Greece, the adaptations to the acts listed in Annex II to the said Act are to be drawn up in conformity with the guidelines set out in that Annex;Whereas adaptations are also necessary in respect of acts adopted after signature of the Treaty of Accession, the validity of which extends beyond 1 January 1981;Whereas in the seeds sector, it is necessary to add certain expressions in Greek to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1445/76 of 22 June 1976 specifying the different varieties of Lolium perenne L (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1501/80 (3), and to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1119/79 of 6 June 1979 laying down special provisions for the implementation of the system of import licences for seeds (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1516/79 (5),. Regulation (EEC) No 1445/76 is hereby amended as follows: >PIC FILE= ""T0018275""> In Article 6 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1119/79, the following terms are hereby added: >PIC FILE= ""T0018276""> This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1981.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 December 1980.For the CommissionFinn GUNDELACHVice-President(1) OJ No L 291, 19.11.1979, p. 17. (2) OJ No L 161, 23.6.1976, p. 10. (3) OJ No L 149, 17.6.1980, p. 25. (4) OJ No L 139, 7.6.1979, p. 13. (5) OJ No L 184, 20.7.1979, p. 14. +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;maize;agricultural product nomenclature;nomenclature of agricultural products;fodder plant;plant propagation;grafting;plant reproduction;seed,12 +35835,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 578/2008 of 19 June 2008 determining the extent to which the applications for import licences submitted in June 2008 for certain dairy products under certain tariff quotas opened by Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 can be accepted. ,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),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 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 (2), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:Applications lodged from 1 to 10 June 2008 for certain quotas referred to in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001 of 14 December 2001 laying down detailed rules for applying Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 as regards the import arrangements for milk and milk products and opening tariff quotas (3), concern quantities greater than those available; therefore, the allocation factors should be fixed for the quantities applied for,. The allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall be applied to the quantities for which import licences have been sought for the period from 1 to 10 June 2008 in respect of products falling within the quotas referred to in parts I.A, and parts I.D, I.F, I.H, I.I and I.J, of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2535/2001. This Regulation shall enter into force on 20 June 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 June 2008.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1152/2007 (OJ L 258, 4.10.2007, p. 3). Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 July 2008.(2)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 289/2007 (OJ L 78, 17.3.2007, p. 17).(3)  OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 29. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 514/2008 (OJ L 150, 10.6.2008, p. 7).ANNEX I.AQuota number Allocation coefficient09.4590 —09.4599 —09.4591 —09.4592 —09.4593 —09.4594 —09.4595 3,906255 %09.4596 100 %ANNEX I.DProducts originating in TurkeyQuota number Allocation coefficient09.4101 —ANNEX I.FProducts originating from SwitzerlandQuota number Allocation coefficient09.4155 100 %ANNEX I.HProducts originating in NorwayQuota number Allocation coefficient09.4179 100 %ANNEX I.IProducts originating in IcelandQuota number Allocation coefficient09.4205 100 %09.4206 100 %ANNEX I.JProducts originating in the Republic of MoldovaQuota number Allocation coefficient09.4210 — +",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;milk product;dairy produce,12 +15552,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1264/96 of 1 July 1996 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 laying down detailed rules for the application of the premium schemes provided for in the beef and veal sector. ,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 Regulation (EC) No 894/96 (2), and in particular Articles 4 b (8), 4 d (8) and 4 j (3) thereof,Whereas, within the framework of the grant of the special premium at the time of slaughter, as provided for in Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 999/96 (4), it is not allowed, in the case of animals exceeding the age of 22 months at the time of slaughter, to grant separately the premium in respect of the first age bracket within the meaning of Article 2 (2) of that Regulation; whereas, in order to avoid any possible discrimination in relation to the general scheme for the grant of the premium, that possibility should be allowed; whereas, furthermore, provision should be made for this measure to apply from the beginning of the 1996 calendar year;Whereas Regulation (EC) No 894/96 amending Regulation (EEC) No 805/68 as regards penalties, increases the penalties for the illegal use or holding of substances or products not authorized by the veterinary Regulations; whereas, in the case of repeated infringements, determination of the duration of penalties should be left to the Member States, who are better placed to judge the true seriousness of the offence committed;Whereas the three local Finnish breeds cannot be considered to be meat breeds; whereas, as a result, they should be included in the list in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 as breeds not eligible for the grant of the suckler cow premium; whereas, however, in order to facilitate the conversion of those animals, the eligibility of those breeds for the premium should be maintained for a transitional period;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3886/92 is amended as follows:1. The following text is added at the end of the first indent of paragraph (c) of Article 15:'However, in the case of animals older than 22 months at the time of slaughter, Member States shall provide for the grant of the premium in respect of the first age bracket where those animals have been kept by the same producer for a minimum period of two months counting form the age of 20 months up to the time they are slaughtered or first placed on the market.`2. The following Article 55 a is inserted:'Article 55 aPenalties for the illegal use or holding of substances or products not authorized by the relevant Community regulations in the veterinary sectorIn the event of repeated infringements within the meaning of the second paragraph of Article 4 j (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 805/68, Member States shall determine, on the basis of the seriousness of the infringement, the duration of the period of exclusion from the aid schemes.`3. Article 58 is replaced by the following:'Article 58Transition to the suckler cow premium schemeNotwithstanding Article 22 and for applications to be submitted in respect of 1997 and 1998, cows belonging to the breeds ""It채suomenkarja"", ""L채nsisuomenkarja"" and ""Pohjoissuomenkarja"", listed in Annex II, shall be considered to belong to a meat breed.`4. The breeds 'It채suomenkarja`, 'L채nsisuomenkarja` and 'Pohjoissuomenkarja` are added to the list in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply to premium applications submitted in respect of the 1997 calendar year and following years, with the exception of:- the measure provided for in Article 1 (1), which shall apply from 1 January 1996, and- the measure provided for in Article 1 (2), which shall apply from 1 July 1996.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 July 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.(2) OJ No L 125, 23. 5. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 391, 31. 12. 1992, p. 20.(4) OJ No L 134, 5. 6. 1996, p. 8. +",meat processing industry;cutting premises;cutting-up premises;slaughterhouse;agricultural guidance;production premium;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;beef,12 +8203,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 542/90 of 1 March 1990 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 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 323/90 (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 within 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 in the combined nomenclature within 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, 1 March 1990.For the CommissionChristiane SCRIVENERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ No L 256, 7.9; 1987, p. 1.(2)  OJ No L 36, 8. 2. 1990, p. 7.ANNEXDescription CN code Reasons(1) (2) (3)1. Aqueous emulsion based on carnauba wax used as a release agent on sheets of plastic and similar materials2. Chloroprene (clorobutadiene) rubber in one of the forms mentioned in Note 3 (b) to Chapter 40 containing very small amounts of talc. This is added to the surface as an anti-tacking agent +",chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT;synthetic rubber;Combined Nomenclature;CN,12 +42790,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 826/2013 of 29 August 2013 approving the active substance sedaxane, 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 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 sedaxane the conditions of Article 80(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are fulfilled by Commission Decision 2011/123/EU (3).(2) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC France received on 14 June 2010 an application from Syngenta Crop Protection AG for the inclusion of the active substance sedaxane in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Decision 2011/123/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 submitted a draft assessment report on 10 May 2011.(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 review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance sedaxane (4) on 6 July 2012.(5) In November 2012, the Commission requested further toxicological assessment from the Authority. The rapporteur Member State submitted an addendum to its draft assessment report. The Authority updated its conclusion and undertook a final consultation with the Member States.(6) The Authority presented to the Commission its updated conclusion on the review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance sedaxane (5) on 18 December 2012. The draft assessment report and the updated conclusion of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and the draft assessment report was finalised on 16 July 2013 in the format of the Commission review report for sedaxane.(7) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing sedaxane 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 sedaxane.(8) 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.(9) 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.(10) 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 sedaxane. 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 update 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.(11) 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 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 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (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.(12) In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, the Annex to 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 (7) should be amended accordingly.(13) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Approval of active substanceThe active substance sedaxane, 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 sedaxane as an active substance by 31 July 2014.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 sedaxane 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 January 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 sedaxane as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 July 2015 at the latest; or(b) in the case of a product containing sedaxane as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 July 2015 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 February 2014.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 August 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 230, 19.8.1991, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 49, 24.2.2011, p. 40.(4)  EFSA Journal (2012); 10(7):2823. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu(5)  EFSA Journal (2012); 11(1):3057. Available online: www.efsa.europa.eu(6)  OJ L 366, 15.12.1992, p. 10.(7)  OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1.ANNEX ICommon Name, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity (1) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisionsSedaxane mixture of 2 cis-isomers 2′-[(1RS,2RS)-1,1′-bicycloprop-2-yl]-3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methylpyrazole-4-carboxanilide and 2 trans-isomers 2′-[(1RS,2SR)-1,1′-bicycloprop-2-yl]-3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methylpyrazole-4-carboxanilide ≥ 960 g/kg Sedaxane 1 February 2014 31 January 2024 PART A(a) the protection of groundwater, when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions;(b) 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, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity (1) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions‘48 Sedaxane mixture of 2 cis-isomers 2′-[(1RS,2RS)-1,1′-bicycloprop-2-yl]-3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methylpyrazole-4-carboxanilide and 2 trans-isomers 2′-[(1RS,2SR)-1,1′-bicycloprop-2-yl]-3-(difluoromethyl)-1-methylpyrazole-4-carboxanilide ≥ 960 g/kg Sedaxane 1 February 2014 31 January 2024 PART A(a) the protection of groundwater, when the substance is applied in regions with vulnerable soil and/or climatic conditions;(b) 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;withdrawal from the market;precautionary withdrawal from the market;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,12 +13499,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 3240/94 of 21 December 1994 extending the validity of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3879/90 laying down rules for implementing the import arrangements applicable to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 91 and 0714 10 99, originating in Thailand and exported from that country in 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 430/87 of 9 February 1987 concerning the import arrangements applicable to certain products falling within CN codes 0714 10 and 0714 90 and coming from certain third countries (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3191/94 (2), and in particular Article 2 thereof,Whereas by Decision 90/637/EEC (3) the Council approved the renewal of the Cooperation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Thailand on manioc production, marketing and trade until 1994; whereas the Agreement will be renewed automatically on 1 January 1995 if denounced by neither of the two parties before the deadline laid down;Whereas the principle of that renewal, subject to certain modifications, is laid down in the Agreement concluding the Uruguay Round of the GATT multilateral trade negotiations; whereas the agricultural section of that Agreement is only due to enter into force in the Community on 1 July 1995;Whereas, therefore, steps should be taken to ensure that trade in the products concerned is not interrupted during the first half of 1995;Whereas the validity of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3879/90 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1509/91 (5), should consequently be extended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. 1. The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 3879/90 shall continue to apply to products falling within CN codes 0714 10 10, 0714 10 91 and 0714 10 99 originating in Thailand and exported from that country to the European Union from 1 January to 30 June 1995.2. Export certificates issued from 1 January to 30 June 1995 shall be valid for 120 days from their date of issue. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1995.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 43, 13. 2. 1987, p. 9.(2) OJ No L 337, 24. 12. 1994, p. 8.(3) OJ No L 347, 12. 12. 1990, p. 23.(4) OJ No L 367, 29. 12. 1990, p. 115.(5) OJ No L 141, 5. 6. 1991, p. 14. +",trade agreement;trade negotiations;trade treaty;free circulation;putting into free circulation;export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;cassava;Thailand;Kingdom of Thailand,12 +211,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1859/80 of 15 July 1980 amending for the ninth time Regulation (EEC) No 1528/78 laying down detailed rules for the application of the system of aid for dried fodder. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 of 22 May 1978 on the common organization of the market in dried fodder (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1370/80 (2), and in particular Article 6 (3) thereof,Whereas Article 15 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1528/78 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 332/80 (4), set the minimum quality requirements which the dried fodder referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 must meet in order to qualify for aid, in particular its minimum crude protein content in dry matter;Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 114/80 added to Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 certain new products ; whereas, in consequence, it is necessary to supplement Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 1528/78 by fixing the minimum crude protein contents for those products ; whereas the addition of the said new products entails adapting certain other provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1528/78;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Dried Fodder,. Regulation (EEC) No 1528/78 is amended as follows: 1. Article 15 (3) is replaced by the following:""3. The minimum protein content in dry matter as referred to in Article 5 (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 1417/78 shall, with effect from the 1979/80 marketing year, be: - 8 % for products referred to in Article 1 (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78,- 14 % for products referred to in Article 1 (b) and the second indent of Article 1 (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78,- 45 % for products referred to in the first indent of Article 1 (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78.""2. The last subparagraph of Article 16 (1) is replaced by the following:""Products as referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78, falling within subheadings ex 07.04 B, ex 11.05, ex 12.10 B first indent, ex 12.10 B second indent, ex 23.06 B first indent and ex 23.06 B second indent of the Common Customs Tariff shall be the subject of a separate stock account.""3. Article 18 is replaced by the following:""Article 18Where a processing undertaking carries out the manufacture both of products obtained by dehydration as referred to in the first indent of Article 1 (b) and/or the second indent of Article 1 (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 1117/78 and also of products otherwise dried and ground as referred to in the second indent of Article 1 (b) of that Regulation: - the dehydrated products must be manufactured in premises or places separate from those where products otherwise dried and ground are manufactured,- products obtained from the two manufacturing operations must be stored in different places,- it shall be prohibited to mix within the undertaking a product belonging to one of the groups with a product belonging to the other group."" 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 April 1979. (1)OJ No L 142, 30.5.1978, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 140, 5.6.1980, p. 32. (3)OJ No L 179, 1.7.1978, p. 10. (4)OJ No L 37, 14.2.1980, p. 11.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 July 1980.For the CommissionFinn GUNDELACHVice-President +",world market price;world price;world rate;production refund;fodder;dry fodder;forage;green fodder;hay;silage;straw;supplementary aid for products,12 +12293,"94/275/EC: Commission Decision of 18 April 1994 on recognizing rabies vaccines. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 on laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex 4 (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (1), and in particular Article 10 (2) (a), third indent, and (3) (b) (i) thereof,Whereas it is necessary to recognize the anti-rabies vaccines that are permitted to be used on dogs and cats that are traded between the Member States, to be used on dogs and cats more than three months of age intended to be traded between Member States, and in the case of dogs and cats intended to be put on the market in Ireland and the United Kingdom and not originating in those two countries;Whereas, in conformity with Article 10 (2) (a), third indent, and (3) (b) (i), vaccines must be inactivated vaccines of at least one international antigenic unit (WHO standard) measured in accordance with the activity test by the method described by the European Pharmacopoeia;Whereas for vaccines to be recognized at Community level it is additionally necessary to lay down rules for the manufacture of the vaccines; in this regard it is convenient to refer to the protocols described in the relevant monograph of the European Pharmacopoeia;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The vaccines recognized at Community level are those manufactured according to the protocols laid down in the monograph of the European Pharmacopoeia on vaccinum rabiei inactivatum ad usum veterinarium (rabies vaccine (inactivated) for veterinary use). This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 April 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 54. +",pharmaceutical legislation;control of medicines;pharmaceutical regulations;domestic animal;pet;rabies;European standard;Community standard;Euronorm;vaccine;intra-EU trade;intra-Community trade,12 +14856,"96/231/EC: Council Decision of 19 March 1996 appointing two alternate members of the Committee of the Regions. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 198a thereof,Having regard to the Council Decision of 26 January 1994 appointing members and alternate members of the Committee of the Regions for the period 26 January 1994 to 25 January 1998 (1),Whereas two seats as alternate members of the Committee have become vacant following the resignation of Mr Angelo Romano, notified to the Council on 12 February 1996, and Mr Thomas Mirow, notified to the Council on 11 March 1996;Having regard to the proposal from the Italian Government and the proposal from the German Government,. 1. Mr Silvano Moffa is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Angelo Romano for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.2. Mr Knut Nevermann is hereby appointed an alternate member of the Committee of the Regions in place of Mr Thomas Mirow for the remainder of the latter's term of office, which runs until 25 January 1998.. Done at Brussels, 19 March 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentW. LUCHETTI(1) OJ No L 31, 4. 2. 1994, p. 29. +",Germany;FRG;Federal Republic of Germany;German Federal Republic;West Germany;Italy;Italian Republic;appointment of staff;European Committee of the Regions;CoR;Committee of the Regions;Committee of the Regions of the European Union,12 +14166,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1251/95 of 29 May 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas by Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 (1), the Council adopted rules on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community;Whereas Articles 5 (9), 6 (9) and 7 (1) of Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 lay down time limits for the initiation of investigations pursuant to a complaint lodged under Article 5 (9) and for certain steps in the investigation; whereas however Article 24 of that Regulation provides that those time limits shall only apply after a date which the Council shall specify in a Decision once the necessary budgetary resources have been made available;Whereas the necessary budgetary resources have now been made available to allow the Commission to adhere to those time limits; whereas it appears appropriate that the time limits should apply to proceedings initiated pursuant to complaints lodged on or after 1 September 1995;Whereas for ease of reference it is desirable that this date should be inserted in Regulation (EC) No 3283/94; whereas therefore an amendment should be made to that Regulation rather than a Decision be adopted pursuant to Article 24 thereof,. The third sentence of Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 3283/94 shall be replaced by the following:'The time limits prescribed by Articles 5 (9), 6 (9) and 7 (1) shall apply in respect of complaints lodged pursuant to Article 5 (9) on or after 1 September 1995 and investigations initiated pursuant to such complaints.`This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 May 1995.For the Council The President Ph. VASSEUR +",import;anti-dumping legislation;anti-dumping code;anti-dumping proceeding;third country;agricultural product;farm product;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer;economic survey;survey of the economic situation,12 +3741,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 746/85 of 20 March 1985 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 988/84 (2), and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 10 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (3),Whereas Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 introduced, for certain particularly sensitive products, a system of import certificates accompanied by a security guaranteeing the undertaking to import during the period of validity of those certificates; whereas it is appropriate to extend that system to cherries falling within Common Customs Tariff subheadings ex 08.10 D, ex 08.11 E, ex 20.03, ex 20.06 B II a) 8, ex 20.06 B II b) 8, ex 20.06 B II c) 1 dd) and ex 20.06 B II c) 2 bb), which the present market situation has rendered particularly sensitive,. Annex IV to Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 15 April 1985.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 March 1985.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. BIONDI(1) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 103, 16. 4. 1984, p. 11.(3) OJ No C 67, 14. 3. 1985, p. 39.ANNEX'ANNEX IV1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // ex 07.02 B // Peeled tomatoes preserved by freezing // ex 07.03 E // Mushrooms // ex 07.04 B // Tomato flakes // 08.03 B // Dried figs // 08.04 B // Dried grapes // ex 08.10 A // Raspberries and strawberries, wether or not cooked, preserved by freezing without added sugar // ex 08.10 D // Cherries, whether or not cooked, preserved by freezing without added sugar // ex 08.11 E // Raspberries, strawberries and cherries provisionally preserved // 08.12 C // Prunes // ex 20.01 C // Mushrooms prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid // 20.02 A // Mushrooms, prepared or preserved // 20.02 C // Tomatoes, prepared or preserved // 20.02 G // Peas, beans in pod, prepared or preserved // ex 20.03 // Raspberries, strawberries and cherries preserved by freezing containing added sugar // ex 20.05 C I b), C II and C III // Jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, fruit purĂŠe and fruit paste being cooked preparations, whether or not containing added sugar: // // - made from raspberries and strawberries // ex 20.06 B II a) 7 B II b) 7 aa) 11 B II b) 7 bb) 11 // Peaches, prepared or preserved // ex 20.06 B II a) 7 B II b) 7 aa) 22 B II b) 7 bb) 22 B II c) 1 aa) B II c) 2 bb) // Apricots, prepared or preserved // ex 20.06 B II a) 8 B II b) 8 B II c) 1 dd) B II c) 2 bb) // Raspberries, strawberries and cherries, prepared or preserved // ex 20.06 B II a) 6 B II b) 6 B II c) 1 cc) B II c) 2 aa) // Pears, prepared or preserved // 20.07 B II a) 5 B II b) 6 // Tomato juices' // // +",fruit;processed foodstuff;vegetable;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT,12 +24212,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1465/2002 of 9 August 2002 amending the import duties in the cereals sector. ,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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 597/2002(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1393/2002(5), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1416/2002(6).(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1393/2002,. Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1393/2002 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 August 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 August 2002.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 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125.(4) OJ L 91, 6.4.2002, p. 9.(5) OJ L 203, 1.8.2002, p. 11.(6) OJ L 205, 2.8.2002, p. 75.ANNEX IImport duties for the products covered by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92>TABLE>ANNEX IIFactors for calculating duties(period from 31 July to 8 August 2002)1. Averages over the two-week period preceding the day of fixing:>TABLE>2. Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 11,76 EUR/t; Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 23,31 EUR/t.3.>TABLE> +",import;stock-exchange listing;initial public offering;market quotation;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;cereals;United States;USA;United States of America,12 +4433,"Council Directive 86/652/EEC of 18 December 1986 amending Directive 76/625/EEC concerning the statistical surveys to be carried out by the Member States in order to determine the production potential of plantations of certain species of fruit trees. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas the Commission, in order to perform the task conferred upon it by the Treaty and by Community provisions governing the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables, needs information on the production potential of plantations of species of fruit trees other than those which are already covered by surveys under Directive 76/625/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 86/84/EEC (4),. Directive 76/625/EEC is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 1 (1) shall be replaced by the following:'1. Member States shall carry out in 1987, and each fifth year thereafter, in the spring, surveys on plantations of fruit trees existing on their territory for the production of dessert apples and pears, except for purely non-dessertvarieties of apples and pears, peaches, apricots, oranges, lemons and small-fruited citrus. The survey on plantations of purely non-dessert varieties of apples and pears shall be optional.For the purposes of paragraph 2 of this Article and of Articles 2, 3, 5 and 6, the group of small-fruited citrus (mandarins, including tangerines and satsumas, clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids) shall be regarded as one species.'2. In Article 2 (1) (A), the final subparagraph shall be replaced by the following:'The survey relating to peach trees and apricot trees shall be carried out in Greece, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal only. The survey relating to orange trees, lemon trees and small-fruited citrus trees shall be carried out in Greece, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal only, in so far as any of the abovementioned species of citrus fruits exists in significant quantities on the territory of the Member States concerned.' This Directive is addressed to the Member State.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 1986.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. JOPLING(1) OJ N° C 265, 21. 10. 1986, p. 10.(2) Opinion delivered on 12 December 1986 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ N° L 218, +",fruit-growing;fruit production;fruit tree;agricultural statistics;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area;disclosure of information;information disclosure,12 +23292,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 208/2002 of 1 February 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European third countries, in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organization of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001(3).(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 299/95(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice 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,. The maximum export refund on wholly milled medium grain and long grain A rice to be exported to certain European third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2008/2001 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 25 to 31 January 2002 at 215,00 EUR/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 2 February 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 1 February 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.(2) OJ L 271, 12.10.2001, p. 5.(3) OJ L 272, 13.10.2001, p. 15.(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.(5) OJ L 35, 15.2.1995, p. 8. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;export restriction;export ban;limit on exports;rice;Europe;European countries;export;export sale,12 +1868,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2895/94 of 25 November 1994 re-establishing the levying of customs duties and ending the charges against tariff ceilings opened in 1994, on certain textile products originating in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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), extended for 1994 by Regulation (EC) No 3668/93 (2), and in particular Article 12 thereof,Whereas pursuant to Article 10 of that Regulation, preferential tariff treatment shall be accorded for 1994 for each category of products subjected in Annexes I and II to individual ceilings within the limits of the quantities specified in column 8 of its Annex I and column 7 of its Annex II, in respect of certain or each of the countries or territories of origin specified in column 5 of the same Annexes; whereas Article 11 of that Regulation provides that the levying of customs duties may be re-established at any time in respect of imports of the products in question as soon as the relevant individual ceilings are reached at Community level; whereas as provided for in the third paragraph of Article 12 of the said Regulation, the Commission may, after the preferential period, take measures to stop quantities being charged against any particular tariff limit if these limits were exceeded particularly as a result of regularizations of imports actually made during the preferential tariff period;Whereas, in respect of products of the order Nos and origins indicated in the table below, the relevant ceilings were fixed at the levels indicated in that table; whereas that ceiling was reached on the date indicated below, by charges of the imports into the Community of the products in question:"""" ID=""1"">40.0150> ID=""2"">Indonesia> ID=""3"">1. 1 30. 6. 1994> ID=""4"">113 500 pieces> ID=""5"">19. 5. 1994""> ID=""3"">1. 7 31. 12. 1994> ID=""4"">113 500 pieces> ID=""5"">11. 10. 1994""> ID=""1"">40.0180> ID=""2"">Indonesia> ID=""3"">1. 1 30. 6. 1994> ID=""4"">56 tonnes> ID=""5"">11. 4. 1994""> ID=""3"">1. 7 31. 12. 1994> ID=""4"">56 tonnes> ID=""5"">14. 9. 1994""> ID=""1"">40.0180> ID=""2"">Thaïland> ID=""3"">1. 1 30. 6. 1994> ID=""4"">56 tonnes> ID=""5"">12. 4. 1994""> ID=""3"">1. 7 31. 12. 1994> ID=""4"">56 tonnes> ID=""5"">12. 10. 1994""> ID=""1"">40.0330> ID=""2"">Philippines> ID=""3"">1. 1 30. 6. 1994> ID=""4"">121 tonnes> ID=""5"">18. 7. 1994""> ID=""3"">1. 7 31. 12. 1994> ID=""4"">121 tonnes> ID=""5"">11. 10. 1994""> ID=""1"">40.0880> ID=""2"">Indonesia> ID=""3"">1. 1 30. 6. 1994> ID=""4"">4 tonnes> ID=""5"">24. 6. 1994""> ID=""3"">1. 7 31. 12. 1994> ID=""4"">4 tonnes> ID=""5"">11. 10. 1994"">Whereas it is appropriate to re-establish the levying of customs duties and to take measures to stop quantities being charged against the said ceilings for the products in question,. 1. The levying of customs duties, suspended from 1 July to 31 December 1994, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the products indicated in the table below:2. No further quantities shall be charged against the tariff ceilings opened from 1 January to 30 June 1994 by Regulation (EEC) No 3832/90, relating to the products indicated in the table below:"""" ID=""1"">40.0150> ID=""2"">15> ID=""3"">6202 11 00> ID=""4"">Women's or girls' woven overcoats, raincoats and other coats, cloaks and capes: jackets and blazers, of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres (other than parkas) (of category 21)> ID=""5"">Indonesia""> ID=""3"">ex 6202 12 10""> ID=""3"">ex 6202 12 90""> ID=""3"">ex 6202 13 10""> ID=""3"">ex 6202 13 90""> ID=""3"">6204 31 00""> ID=""3"">6204 32 90""> ID=""3"">6204 33 90""> ID=""3"">6204 39 19""> ID=""3"">6210 30 00""> ID=""1"">40.0180> ID=""2"">18> ID=""3"">6207 11 00> ID=""4"">Men's and boys' singlets and other vests, underpants, briefs, nightshirts, pyjamas, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted> ID=""5"">Indonesia""> ID=""3"">6207 19 00> ID=""5"">Thaïland""> ID=""3"">6207 21 00""> ID=""3"">6207 22 00""> ID=""3"">6207 29 00""> ID=""3"">6207 91 ""> ID=""3"">6207 92 00""> ID=""3"">6207 99 00""> ID=""3"">6208 11 00> ID=""4"">Women's and girls' singlets and other vests, slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, négligés, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles, other than knitted or crocheted""> ID=""3"">6208 19 10""> ID=""3"">6208 19 90""> ID=""3"">6208 21 00""> ID=""3"">6208 22 00""> ID=""3"">6208 29 00""> ID=""3"">6208 91 10""> ID=""3"">6208 91 90""> ID=""3"">6208 92 10""> ID=""3"">6208 92 90""> ID=""3"">6208 99 00""> ID=""1"">40.0330> ID=""2"">33> ID=""3"">5407 20 11> ID=""4"">Woven pile fabrics and chenille fabrics (other than terry towelling or terry fabrics of cotton and narrow woven fabrics) and tufted textile fabrics of wool, of cotton or of man-made textile fibres> ID=""5"">Philippines""> ID=""3"">6305 31 91""> ID=""3"">6305 31 99""> ID=""1"">40.0880> ID=""2"">88> ID=""3"">ex 6209 10 00> ID=""4"">Stockings, socks and sockettes, not knitted or crocheted, other clothing accessories, other than for babies, other than knitted or crocheted> ID=""5"">Indonesia""> ID=""3"">ex 6209 20 00""> ID=""3"">ex 6209 30 00""> ID=""3"">ex 6209 90 00""> ID=""3"">6217 10 00""> ID=""3"">6217 90 00""> This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 3 December 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 November 1994.For the CommissionKarel VAN MIERTMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 39.(2) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 22. +",import;Indonesia;Republic of Indonesia;Philippines;Republic of the Philippines;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;Thailand;Kingdom of Thailand,12 +24575,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1943/2002 of 31 October 2002 fixing the import duties in the cereals sector. ,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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1900/2002(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 provides that the rates of duty in the Common Customs Tariff are to be charged on import of the products referred to in Article 1 of that Regulation. However, in the case of the products referred to in paragraph 2 of that Article, the import duty is to be equal to the intervention price valid for such products on importation and increased by 55 %, minus the cif import price applicable to the consignment in question. However, that duty may not exceed the rate of duty in the Common Customs Tariff.(2) Pursuant to Article 10(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92, the cif import prices are calculated on the basis of the representative prices for the product in question on the world market.(3) Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 lays down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector.(4) The import duties are applicable until new duties are fixed and enter into force. They also remain in force in cases where no quotation is available for the reference exchange referred to in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 during the two weeks preceding the next periodical fixing.(5) In order to allow the import duty system to function normally, the representative market rates recorded during a reference period should be used for calculating the duties.(6) Application of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 results in import duties being fixed as set out in the Annex to this Regulation,. The import duties in the cereals sector referred to in Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 shall be those fixed in Annex I to this Regulation on the basis of the information given in Annex II. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 October 2002.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 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125.(4) OJ L 287, 25.10.2002, p. 15.ANNEX IImport duties for the products covered by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92>TABLE>ANNEX IIFactors for calculating duties(period from 17 October to 30 October 2002)1. Averages over the two-week period preceding the day of fixing:>TABLE>2. Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 14,35 EUR/t; Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 24,21 EUR/t.3.>TABLE> +",import;stock-exchange listing;initial public offering;market quotation;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;cereals;United States;USA;United States of America,12 +30273,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2005 of 29 April 2005 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2032/2004. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2032/2004 (2).(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 (3) allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 14(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice 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,. The maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 2032/2004 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 25 to 28 April 2005 at 57,00 EUR/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 April 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 April 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.(2)  OJ L 353, 27.11.2004, p. 6.(3)  OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18). +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rice,12 +3652,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 186/85 of 24 January 1985 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1303/83 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of import licences and advance fixing certificates for products processed from fruit and vegetables. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 516/77 of 14 March 1977 on the common organization of the market in products processed from fruit and vegetables (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 988/84 (2), and in particular Article 9 (3) and 10 (3) thereof,Whereas, under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1303/83 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1701/84 (4), import licences are required for mushrooms in brine falling within Common Customs Tariff subheading 07.03 E and for mushrooms in vinegar falling within Common Customs Tariff subheading 20.01 C, it being understood that when protective measures are applied against imports of the cultivated product they remain subject to the system of import licensing during the period of application of such measures;Whereas the protective measures previously introduced have been discontinued; whereas so that the trend of imports can be closely followed, import licence arrangements should be introduced whereby four separate types of import licence are issued, namely for cultivated mushrooms in brine, mushrooms in brine other than cultivated mushrooms, cultivated mushrooms in vinegar and mushrooms in vinegar other than cultivated mushrooms;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,. The following products are hereby added to the table in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 1303/83:1.2.3 // // // // 'CCT heading No // NIMEXE code // Description // // // // ex 07.03 E // ex 07.03.61 // Cultivated mushrooms provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but not specially prepared for immediate consumption // ex 07.03 E // ex 07.03.61 // Mushrooms, other than cultivated mushrooms, provisionally preserved in brine, in sulphur water or in other preservative solutions, but not specially prepared for immediate consumption // ex 20.01 C // ex 20.01.30 // Cultivated mushrooms prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid // ex 20.01 C // ex 20.01.30 // Mushrooms, other than cultivated mushrooms, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid' // // // This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall be applicable from 1 February 1985.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 24 January 1984.For the CommissionFrans ANDRIESSENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 73, 21. 3. 1977, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 103, 16. 4. 1984, p. 11.(3) OJ No L 138, 27. 5. 1983, p. 25.(4) OJ No L 161, 19. 6. 1984, p. 10. +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;mushroom-growing;mushroom;vegetable product;pickles;sauerkraut;tomato concentrate;tomato paste;vegetable pulp,12 +26597,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1563/2003 of 4 September 2003 prohibiting fishing for cod by vessels flying the flag of Sweden. ,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 806/2003(2), and in particular Article 21(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2341/2002 of 20 December 2002 fixing for 2003 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), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1407/2003(4), lays down quotas for cod for 2003.(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 cod in the waters of ICES division IIa (EC waters), North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden have exhausted the quota allocated for 2003. Sweden has prohibited fishing for this stock from 2 June 2003. This date should be adopted in this Regulation also,. Catches of cod in the waters of ICES division IIa (EC waters), North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden are hereby deemed to have exhausted the quota allocated to Sweden for 2003.Fishing for cod in the waters of ICES division IIa (EC waters), North Sea, by vessels flying the flag of Sweden or registered in Sweden 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 Union.It shall apply from 2 June 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 4 September 2003.For the CommissionJรถrgen HolmquistDirector-General for Fisheries(1) OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.(3) OJ L 356, 31.12.2002, p. 12.(4) OJ L 201, 8.8.2003, p. 3. +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction;EU waters;Community waters;European Union waters,12 +2260,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2556/82 of 22 September 1982 amending for the eighth time Regulation (EEC) No 2730/81 establishing a list of agencies in non-member importing countries entitled to issue invitations to tender in the milk and milk products sectorb. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1183/82 (2), and in particular Articles 13 (3) and 17 (4) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2730/81 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2415/82 (4), established a list of agencies in non-member importing countries entitled to issue invitations to tender in the milk and milk products sector;Whereas in the light of the most recent information available to the Commission on the trade practices followed by the importing countries concerned and the official nature of the agencies in question this Regulation should be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2730/81 is amended as follows:The list of issuing organizations should be completed by addition of the following organizations, insertion being made in the alphabetical order of the importing country:1.2 // Importing country // Issuing organization // Algeria // Office régional du lait et des produits laitiers de l'Est (ORELAIT) Annaba Route d'El Hadjar Algeria // // Office régional du lait et des produits laitiers de l'Ouest (OROLAIT) 87 Avenue de l'Anp Es Senia/Oran Algeria // Syria // THAMECO-AFIF Jsir El Abiad Building P.O. Box 976 Damascus-Syria 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, 22 September 1982.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13.(2) OJ No L 140, 20. 5. 1982, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 272, 26. 9. 1981, p. 25.(4) OJ No L 258, 4. 9. 1982, p. 5. +",Algeria;People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria;milk;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;milk product;dairy produce;intervention agency;Syria;Syrian Arab Republic,12 +42728,"Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 736/2013 of 17 May 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the duration of the work programme for examination of existing biocidal active substances Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 89(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 provides for the continuation of the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances used in biocidal products commenced in accordance with Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (2).(2) The first subparagraph of Article 89(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 provides for the work programme to be achieved by 14 May 2014.(3) According to the Commission’s latest estimations, as expressed in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament pursuant to Article 294(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the position of the Council on the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing on the market and use of biocidal products (3), the examination of all existing active substances used in biocidal products will only be finalised by 31 December 2024.(4) It is therefore appropriate to extend the work programme until that date,. The first subparagraph of Article 89(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 is replaced by the following:‘1.   The Commission shall carry on with the work programme for the systematic examination of all existing active substances commenced in accordance with Article 16(2) of Directive 98/8/EC with the aim of achieving it by 31 December 2024. To that end, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 83 concerning the carrying out of the work programme and specification of the related rights and obligations of the competent authorities and the participants in the programme.’ 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, 17 May 2013.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 123, 24.4.1998, p. 1.(3)  COM(2011) 498 final +",plant health control;phytosanitary control;phytosanitary inspection;plant health inspection;chemical product;chemical agent;chemical body;chemical nomenclature;chemical substance;chemicals;plant health product;plant protection product,12 +10973,"93/280/EEC: Commission Decision of 18 December 1991 on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in the region of Franche-Comté (France) (Only the French text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to 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 (1), and in particular Article 9 (9) thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Article 9 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, the Commission, on the basis of the regional and social conversion plans submitted by the Member States, shall establish, through partnership and in agreement with the Member State concerned, the Community support frameworks for Community structural operations;Whereas, in accordance with the second paragraph of that provision, the Community support framework shall cover in particular the priorities adopted, the forms of assistance and the indicative financing plan, with details of the amount of assistance and its source, and the duration of the assistance;Whereas Title III 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 the activities of the different Structural Funds between themselves and with the operations of the European Investment Bank and the other existing financial instruments (2) sets out the conditions for the preparation and implementation of Community support frameworks;Whereas by Decision 89/288/EEC (3) the Commission adopted an initial list of areas eligible under Objective 2;Whereas by Decision 90/400/EEC (4) the Commission extended that list to take account of the Decision of 17 December 1989 concerning the Rechar Community initiative (5);Whereas on 30 April 1991 the Commission decided to retain that list for 1992 and 1993;Whereas on 24 April 1989 the French Government submitted to the Commission the regional and social conversion plan referred to in Article 9 (8) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88 in respect of the areas eligible under Objective 2 in the region of Franche-Comté;Whereas the plan submitted by the Member State included a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the use to be made of assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF) in implementing it;Whereas, pursuant to Article 9 (9) of Regulation (EEC) No 2052/88, on 20 December 1989 the Commission adopted the Community support framework for the region of Franche-Comté for 1989 to 1991; whereas this Community support framework constitutes the second phase of Community assistance to that region under Objective 2;Whereas this Community support framework 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 EIB has also been involved in the preparation of the Community support framework in accordance with Article 8 of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88; whereas it has declared its readiness to help implement this framework in accordance with its Statute;Whereas the Commission is prepared to examine the possibility of the other Community lending instruments contributing to the financing of this framework in accordance with the specific provisions governing them;Whereas this Decision is consistent with the opinion of the Advisory Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions and of the European Social Fund Committee;Whereas, in accordance with Article 10 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, this Decision is to be sent as a Declaration of Intent to the Member State;Whereas, in accordance with Article 20 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 4253/88, the budgetary commitments relating to the contribution from the Structural Funds to the financing of the operations covered by this Community support framework will be made on the basis of subsequent Commission decisions approving the operations concerned,. The Community support framework for Community structural assistance in the areas eligible under Objective 2 in the region of Franche-Comté (France), covering the period 1 January 1992 to 31 December 1993, is hereby approved.The Commission declares that it intends to contribute to the implementation of this Community support framework in accordance with the detailed provisions thereof and in compliance with the rules and guidelines governing the Structural Funds and the other existing financial instruments. The Community support framework contains the following essential information:(a) the priorities for joint action:- attractiveness of the area,- establishment and development of firms,- development of tourist potential;(b) an outline of the forms of assistance (operational programmes) to be provided;(c) an indicative financing plan specifying, at constant 1992 prices, for operations undertaken at the initiative of France and, where appropriate, the Community, the total cost and the amount of the expected contribution from the Community budget broken down as follows:ERDF ECU 20,305 millionESF ECU 4,77 millionTotal for Structural Funds ECU 25,075 million.The resultant national financing required may be partially covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other lending instruments. This Declaration of Intent is addressed to the French Republic.. Done at Brussels, 18 December 1991.For the CommissionBruce MILLANMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 185, 15. 7. 1988, p. 9.(2) OJ No L 374, 31. 12, 1988, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 112, 25. 4. 1989, p. 19.(4) OJ No L 206, 4. 8. 1990, p. 26.(5) OJ No C 20, 27. 1. 1990, p. 3. +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;EU financial instrument;Community financial instrument;European Union financial instrument;European Union's financial instrument;financial instrument of the European Union;structural policy;sectoral policy;Community loan;regional development,12 +26830,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1885/2003 of 27 October 2003 amending Regulation (EC) No 2138/97 delimiting the homogenous olive oil production zones. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the common organisation of the market in oils and fats(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1513/2001(2),Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 of 17 July 1984 laying down general rules on the granting of aid for the production of olive oil and of aid to olive oil producer organisations(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1639/98(4), and in particular Article 19 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 18 of Regulation (EEC) No 2261/84 stipulates that olive yields and oil yields are to be fixed by homogenous production zones on the basis of the figures supplied by producer Member States.(2) The production zones are delimited in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2138/97(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1836/2002(6). For administrative and structural reasons the homogeneous production zones in Greece, Spain and Italy should be amended for the marketing year 2002/03.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Oils and Fats,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2138/97 is amended as follows:1. in point A the parts relating to the provinces of Brindisi, Lecce and Sassari are replaced respectively by the texts in Annex I to this Regulation;2. in point C, the heading ""Νομός Αχαΐας"" is amended as follows:(a) in zone 3, the names of the municipalities ""Aγίας Βαρβάρας, Αγίας Μαρίνας, Αλεποχωρίου, Βελιμαχίου, Δροσιάς, Ερυμανθείας, Καλανίστρας, Καλάνου, Καλεντζίου, Καλουσίου, Κάλφα, Καταρράκτη, Λακκωμάτων, Μανεσίου, Νέου Κομπηγαδίου, Πορτών, Ρουπακίας, Σκιαδά, Σκούρα, Σπαρτιάς, Σταυροδρομίου, Χιόνας, Χρυσοπηγής"" are deleted;(b) the following zone 4 is added:""Ζώνη 4:Κοινότητες: Αγίας Βαρβάρας, Αγίας Μαρίνας, Αλεποχωρίου, Βελιμαχίου, Δροσιάς, Ερυμανθείας, Καλανίστρας, Καλάνου, Καλεντζίου, Καλουσίου, Κάλφα, Καταρράκτη, Λακκωμάτων, Μανεσίου, Νέου Κομπηγαδίου, Πορτών, Ρουπακίας, Σκιαδά, Σκούρα, Σπαρτιάς, Σταυροδρομίου, Χιόνας, Χρυσοπηγής."";3. point D is amended as follows:(a) under the heading ""Comunidad autónoma: Andalucía"", the part relating to the province of ""Huelva"" is replaced by the text in Annex II to this Regulation;(b) the heading ""Comunidad autónoma: Aragón"" is amended as follows:(i) the municipality of ""Blesa"" is added to zone 3 of the province of ""Teruel"";(ii) the municipality of ""Pradilla de Ebro"" is added to zone 4 of the province of ""Zaragoza"";(iii) the municipality of ""Villanueva de Huerva"" is added to zone 5 of the province of ""Zaragoza"";(c) the headings ""Comunidad autónoma: Castilla y León"" and ""Comunidad autónoma: Madrid"" are replaced respectively by the texts in Annex III to this Regulation. 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 November 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 October 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ 172, 30.9.1966 p. 3025/66.(2) OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 4.(3) OJ L 208, 3.8.1984, p. 3.(4) OJ L 210, 28.7.1998, p. 38.(5) OJ L 297, 31.10.1997, p. 3.(6) OJ L 278, 16.10.2002, p. 10.ANEXO I/BILAG I/ANHANG I/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ I/ANNEX I/ANNEXE I/ALLEGATO I/BIJLAGE I/ANEXO I/LIITE I/BILAGA I""Brindisi:1. (*)2. Brindisi, Cellino San Marco, Erchie, Francavilla Fontana, Latiano, Mesagne, Oria, San Donaci, San Pancrazio Salentino, San Pietro Vernotico, Torchiarolo, Torre Santa Susanna.""""Lecce:1. (*)2. Aradeo, Bagnolo del Salento, Calimera, Cannole, Caprarica di Lecce, Carpignano Salentino, Castri di Lecce, Castrignano de' Greci, Castro Marino, Copertino, Corigliano d'Otranto, Cursi, Galatina, Galatone, Giuggianello, Giurdignano, Lequile, Leverano, Maglie, Martano, Martignano, Melendugno, Melpignano, Minervino di Lecce, Muro Leccese, Nardò, Neviano, Ortelle, Otranto, Palmariggi, Poggiardo, Porto Cesareo, San Cesario di Lecce, San Donato di Lecce, San Pietro in Lama, Sanarica, Santa Cesarea Terme, Seclì, Sogliano Cavour, Soleto, Sternatia, Surano, Uggiano la Chiesa, Vernole, Zollino.3. Acquarica del Capo, Alessano, Alezio, Alliste, Andrano, Botrugno, Casarano, Castrignano del Capo, Collepasso, Corsano, Cutrofiano, Diso, Gagliano del Capo, Gallipoli, Matino, Melissano, Miggiano, Montesano Salentino, Morciano di Leuca, Nociglia, Parabita, Patù, Presicce, Racale, Ruffano, Salve, San Cassiano, Sannicola, Scorrano, Specchia, Spongano, Supersano, Taurisano, Taviano, Tiggiano, Tricase, Tuglie, Ugento.""""Sassari:1. Alghero, Sennori, Sorso, Uri, Usini.2. (*)""ANEXO II/BILAG II/ANHANG II/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II/ANNEX II/ANNEXE II/ALLEGATO II/BIJLAGE II/ANEXO II/LIITE II/BILAGA II""Huelva:1. Alájar, Almonaster la Real, Aracena, Aroche, Arroyomolinos de León, Berrocal, Cabezas Rubias, Cala, Calañas, El Campillo, Campofrío, Cañaveral de León, Castaño del Robledo, El Cerro de Andévalo, Corteconcepción, Cortegana, Cortelazor, Cumbres de Enmedio, Cumbres de San Bartolomé, Cumbres Mayores, Encinasola, Fuenteheridos, Galaroza, La Granada de Río Tinto, Higuera de la Sierra, Hinojales, Jabugo, Linares de la Sierra, Los Marines, Minas de Riotinto, La Nava, Nerva, Puerto Moral, Rosal de la Frontera, Santa Ana la Real, Santa Bárbara de Casa, Santa Olalla del Cala, Valdelarco, Valverde del Camino, Villanueva de las Cruces, Zalamea la Real, Zufre.2. Beas, Bollullos Par del Condado, Bonares, Chucena, Escacena del Campo, Manzanilla, Niebla, La Palma del Condado, Paterna del Campo, Rociana del Condado, San Juan del Puerto, Trigueros, Villalba del Alcor, Villarrasa.3. Aljaraque, El Almendro, Almonte, Alosno, Ayamonte, Cartaya, Gibraleón, El Granado, Hinojos, Huelva, Isla Cristina, Lepe, Lucena del Puerto, Moguer, Palos de la Frontera, Paymogo, Puebla de Guzmán, Punta Umbría, San Bartolomé de la Torre, San Silvestre de Guzmán, Sanlúcar de Guadiana, Villablanca, Villanueva de los Castillejos.""ANEXO III/BILAG III/ANHANG III/ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ III/ANNEX III/ANNEXE III/ALLEGATO III/BIJLAGE III/ANEXO III/LIITE III/BILAGA III""Comunidad autónoma: Castilla y LeónÁvila:1. Arenas de San Pedro, Candeleda, Poyales del Hoyo, Proindiviso Arenas-Candeleda.2. Mombeltrán, Guisando, El Hornillo, El Arenal, Cuevas del Valle, Villarejo del Valle, San Esteban del Valle, Santa Cruz del Valle.3. Lanzahita, Pedro Bernardo, Gavilanes, Mijares, Casavieja, Piedralaves, La Adrada, Sotillo de la Adrada, Navahondilla, Santa María del Tiétar, Higuera de las Dueñas, Fresnedilla.4. Cebreros, El Barraco, El Tiemblo, El Hoyo de Pinares, San Juan de la Nava.Salamanca:1. Ahigal de los Aceiteros, Aldeadávila de la Ribera, La Fregeneda, Hinojosa de Duero, Lumbrales, Masueco de la Ribera, Mieza, Pereña de la Ribera, San Felices de los Gallegos, Saucelle, Sobradillo, Villarino de los Aires, Vilvestre.2. Casas del Conde, Cepeda, Cerro (El), Colmenar de Montemayor, Garcibuey, Herguijuela de la Sierra, Lagunilla, Miranda del Castañar, Mogarraz, Molinillo, Pinedas, San Esteban de la Sierra, Santibáñez de la Sierra, Madroñal, San Miguel de Valero, San Martín del Castañar, Sequeros, Sotoserrano, Valero de la Sierra, Valdelageve, Villanueva del Conde.Valladolid:1. Fuensaldaña, Medina del Campo, Pozaldez, Rueda.Zamora:1. Fariza, Fermoselle, Manganeses de la Lampreana, Moralina, Trabazos, Villabrázaro, Villar del Buey.""""Comunidad autónoma: MadridMadrid:1. Aranjuez, Arganda del Rey, Belmonte de Tajo, Campo Real, Carabaña, Ciempozuelos, Colmenar de Oreja, Chinchón, Fuenlabrada, Getafe, Humanes de Madrid, Loeches, Mejorada del Campo, Morata de Tajuña, Parla, Perales de Tajuña, Pinto, San Martín de la Vega, Santos Humosa (Los), Tielmes, Titulcia, Torrejón de Velasco, Torres de la Alameda, Valdaracete, Valdilecha, Valdelaguna, Valdemoro, Velilla de San Antonio, Villaconejos, Villalbilla, Villarejo de Salvanés.2. (*)"" +",olive oil;location of production;location of agricultural production;agricultural production;crop yield;agricultural yield;yield per hectare;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,12 +22957,"2002/724/EC: Commission Decision of 16 October 2001 approving the single programming document for Community structural assistance under Objective 2 in the Autonomous Province of Trento in Italy (notified under document number C(2001) 2794). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of 21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the Structural Funds(1), and in particular Article 15(5) thereof,After consulting the Committee on the Development and Conversion of Regions,Whereas:(1) Article 13 et seq. of Title II of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 lay down the procedure for preparing and implementing single programming documents.(2) Article 15(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 provides that, after consultation with the partners referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation, the Member State may submit to the Commission a development plan which is treated as a draft single programming document, and which contains the information referred to in Article 16 of the Regulation.(3) Under Article 15(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, on the basis of the regional development plan submitted by the Member State and within the partnership established in accordance with Article 8 of that Regulation, the Commission is to take a decision on the single programming document, in agreement with the Member State concerned and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles 48 to 51.(4) The Italian Government submitted to the Commission on 24 November 2000 an acceptable draft single programming document for the Autonomous Province of Trento fulfilling the conditions for Objective 2 pursuant to Article 4(1) and qualifying for transitional support under Objectives 2 and 5b pursuant to Article 6(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The plan includes the information listed in Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, in particular a description of the priorities selected and an indication of the financial contribution from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the other Financial Instruments proposed for implementing the plan.(5) The date of submission of the draft which was considered acceptable by the Commission constitutes the date from which expenditure under the plan is eligible. Under Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, it is necessary to lay down the final date for the eligibility of expenditure.(6) The single programming document has been drawn up in agreement with the Member State concerned and within the partnership.(7) The Commission has satisfied itself that the single programming document is in accordance with the principle of additionality.(8) Under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Commission and the Member State are required to ensure, in a manner consistent with the principle of partnership, coordination between assistance from the Funds and from the EIB and other existing Financial Instruments.(9) The financial contribution from the Community available over the entire period and its year-by-year breakdown are expressed in euro. The annual breakdown should be consistent with the relevant financial perspective. Under Article 7(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the Community contribution has already been indexed at a rate of 2 % per year. Under Article 7(7) and Article 44(2) of the Regulation, the Community contribution may be reviewed at mid-term, and not later than 31 March 2004, to take account of the effective level of inflation and the allocation of the performance reserve.(10) Provision should be made for adapting the financial allocations of the priorities of this single programming document within certain limits to actual requirements reflected by the pattern of implementation on the ground, in agreement with the Member State concerned,. The single programming document for Community structural assistance in the Autonomous Province of Trento in Italy eligible under Objective 2 and qualifying for transitional support under Objectives 2 and 5b for the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006 is hereby approved. 1. In accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the single programming document includes the following elements:(a) the strategy and priorities for the joint action of the Structural Funds and the Member State; their specific quantified targets; the ex ante evaluation of the expected impact, including on the environmental situation, and the consistency of the priorities with the economic, social and regional policies and the employment strategy of Italy.The priorities are as follows:- support for the development of local economic, social and productive systems,- exploitation and preservation of assets and natural resources and assistance for the improvement and protection of the environment,- technical assistance;(b) a summary description of the measures planned to implement the priorities, including the information needed to check compliance with the State aid rules under Article 87 of the Treaty;(c) the indicative financing plan specifying for each priority and each year the financial allocation envisaged for the contribution from each Fund, where relevant from the EIB, and from the other financial instruments, including, for information, the total amount from the EAGGF Guarantee Section and indicating separately the funding planned for the regions receiving transitional support in respect of Objectives 2 and 5b and the total amounts of eligible public or equivalent expenditure and estimated private funding in the Member State. The total contribution from the Funds planned for each year for the single programming document is consistent with the relevant financial perspective;(d) the provisions for implementing the single programming document including designation of the managing authority, a description of the arrangements for managing the single programming document, a description of the systems for monitoring and evaluation, including the role of the Monitoring Committee and the arrangements for the participation of the partners in that Committee;(e) the ex ante verification of compliance with additionality and information on the transparency of financial flows.2. The indicative financing plan puts the total cost of the priorities selected for the joint action by the Community and the Member State at EUR 56261411 for the whole period and the financial contribution from the Structural Funds at EUR 16878422.The resulting requirement for national resources of EUR 39382989 from the public sector can be partly met by Community loans from the EIB and other lending instruments. 1. The total assistance from the Structural Funds granted under the single programming document amounts to EUR 16878422. The procedure for granting the financial assistance, including the financial contribution from the Funds for the various priorities included in the single programming document, is set out in the financing plan annexed to this Decision.2.>TABLE>3. During implementation of the financing plan, the total cost or Community financing of a given priority may be adjusted in agreement with the Member State by up to 25 % of the total Community contribution to the single programming document throughout the programme period, up to a maximum of EUR 30 million, without altering the total Community contribution referred to in paragraph 1. This Decision is without prejudice to the Commission's position on aid schemes falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty that are included in this assistance and which it has not yet approved. Submission of the application for assistance, the programme complement or a request for payment by the Member State does not replace the notification required by Article 88(3) of the Treaty.Community financing of State aid falling within Article 87(1) of the Treaty, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, requires prior approval by the Commission under Article 88 of the Treaty, except where the aid falls under the de minimis rule or is exempted under an exemption regulation adopted by the Commission under Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 on the application of Articles 92 and 93 [now Arrticles 87 and 88] to certain categories of horizontal State aid(2). In the absence of such exemption or approval, aid is illegal and subject to the consequences set out in the procedural regulation for State aid, and its part-financing would be treated as an irregularity within the meaning of Article 38(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999.Consequently, the Commission will not accept requests for interim and final payments under Article 32 of the Regulation for measures being part-financed with new or altered aid, as defined in the procedural regulation for State aid, granted under aid schemes or in individual cases, until such aid has been notified to and formally approved by the Commission. The date from which expenditure shall be eligible is 24 November 2000. The closing date for the eligibility of expenditure shall be 31 December 2008. This date is extended to 30 April 2009 for expenditure incurred by bodies granting assistance under Article 9(l) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The closing date for the eligibility of expenditure in the areas receiving transitional support shall be 31 December 2007. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 16 October 2001.For the CommissionMichel BarnierMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.(2) OJ L 142, 14.5.1998, p. 1. +",Italy;Italian Republic;financing plan;finance plan;development aid;aid to developing countries;co-development;distribution of aid;regional development;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds;Autonomous Province of Trento,12 +26681,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1688/2003 of 25 September 2003 repealing certain regulations in the hops, tobacco, wine and sheepmeat and goatmeat sectors. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1696/71 of 26 July 1971 on the common organisation of the market in hops(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1514/2001(2), and in particular Article 17(4) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 879/73 of 26 March 1973 on the granting and reimbursement of aid accorded by the Member States to recognised producer groups in the hop sector(3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2254/77(4), and in particular Article 5(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in raw tobacco(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003(6), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in wine(7), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003, and in particular Article 7(2) and Article 46(1) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2529/2001 of 19 December 2001 on the common organisation of the market in sheepmeat and goatmeat(8), and in particular Article 8(5) and Article 9(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Certain Commission Regulations in the hops, tobacco, wine and sheepmeat sectors are no longer applied either on account of the fact that amendments, incompatible with their application, have been made to the basic legislation, or their provisions have been incorporated in other instruments, or that the purposes for which they were adopted have been accomplished, or as a result of changes on the markets concerned or in the conditions on those markets.(2) For reasons of clarity and legal certainty, those regulations should be repealed.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,. The Regulations listed in the Annex hereto are hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh 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, 25 September 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 175, 4.8.1971, p. 1.(2) OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 8.(3) OJ L 86, 31.3.1973, p. 26.(4) OJ L 261, 14.10.1977, p. 3.(5) OJ L 215, 30.7.1992, p. 70.(6) OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1.(7) OJ L 179, 14.7.1999, p. 1.(8) OJ L 341, 22.12.2001, p. 3.ANNEXHopsCommission Regulation (EEC) No 1010/73 of 13 April 1973 defining the administrative costs of recognised groups of hop producers(1).Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1460/73 of 16 May 1973 on applications for reimbursement of aid granted by Member States to recognised groups of hop producers(2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1084/79(3).TobaccoCommission Regulation (EEC) No 1726/70 of 25 August 1970 on the procedure for granting the premium for leaf tobacco(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 3477/93(5).WineCommission Regulation (EEC) No 1135/70 of 17 June 1970 on the notification of the planting and replanting of vines for the purposes of controlling the development of planting(6), as amended by the Act of Accession of Greece.Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1594/70 of 5 August 1970 on the notification, carrying out and control of the processes of enriching, acidifying and deacidifying wine(7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2240/89(8).Sheepmeat and goatmeatCommission Regulation (EC) No 826/94 of 13 April 1994 amending Regulations (EEC) No 2385/91 and (EEC) No 3567/92 and laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 as regards the incorporation of rights exceeding the limits of 500 and 1000 animals into individual limits(9).Commission Regulation (EC) No 2134/95 of 7 September 1995 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2814/90 and laying down certain detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3013/89 as regards the transfer of premium rights between members of the same producer groups and increasing the premium rights of certain sheepmeat and goatmeat producers in Italy and Greece(10).(1) OJ L 100, 14.4.1973, p. 32.(2) OJ L 145, 2.6.1973, p. 1.(3) OJ L 135, 1.6.1979, p. 57.(4) OJ L 191, 27.8.1970, p. 1.(5) OJ L 317, 18.12.1993, p. 30.(6) OJ L 134, 19.6.1970, p. 2.(7) OJ L 173, 6.8.1970, p. 23.(8) OJ L 215, 26.7.1989, p. 16.(9) OJ L 95, 14.4.1994, p. 8.(10) OJ L 214, 8.9.1995, p. 12. +",hops;EC Regulation;tobacco;goatmeat;sheepmeat;lamb meat;mutton;wine;repeal;abrogation;annulment;revocation,12 +24330,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1624/2002 of 12 September 2002 amending the import duties in the cereals sector. ,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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 597/2002(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1557/2002(5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1576/2002(6).(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1557/2002,. Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1557/2002 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 September 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 September 2002.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 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125.(4) OJ L 91, 6.4.2002, p. 9.(5) OJ L 234, 31.8.2002, p. 9.(6) OJ L 235, 3.9.2002, p. 16.ANNEX IImport duties for the products covered by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92>TABLE>ANNEX IIFactors for calculating duties(period from 30 August to 11 September 2002)1. Averages over the two-week period preceding the day of fixing:>TABLE>2. Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 12,60 EUR/t; Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 24,15 EUR/t.3.>TABLE> +",import;stock-exchange listing;initial public offering;market quotation;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;cereals;United States;USA;United States of America,12 +33258,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1949/2006 of 21 December 2006 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006. ,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 the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) 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 (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.(2) Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 21 December 2006, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the partial invitation to tender ending on 21 December 2006, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 shall be 29,338 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 22 December 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 2006.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1585/2006 (OJ L 294, 25.10.2006, p. 19).(2)  OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 49. +",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,12 +10947,"93/240/EEC: Commission Decision of 7 April 1993 amending the boundaries of the less-favoured areas in the Netherlands within the meaning of Council Directive 75/268/EEC (Only the Dutch text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Directive 75/268/EEC of 28 April 1975 on mountain and hill farming and farming in certain less-favoured areas (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 797/85 (2), and in particular Article 2 (3) thereof,Whereas Council Directive 75/275/EEC of 28 April 1975 concerning the Community list of less-favoured farming areas within the meaning of Directive 75/268/EEC (3), as last amended by Directive 92/93/EEC (4), specifies the areas of the Netherlands included in the Community list of less-favoured areas within the meaning of Article 3 (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC;Whereas the Netherlands Government has requested, in accordance with Article 2 (1) of Directive 75/268/EEC, a more accurate and coherent definition of the less-favoured areas listed in the Annex to Directive 92/93/EEC;Whereas the new definition of the areas within the meaning of Article 3 (5) of Directive 75/268/EEC already included in the list does not amend the boundaries of those areas which comply with the criteria and figures, including the special criteria, laid down in Directives 75/275/EEC and 92/93/EEC;Whereas the series of amendments requested by the Netherlands Government pursuant to Article 2 (3) of Directive 75/268/EEC does not involve an increase in the total utilized agricultural area of the less-favoured areas of 110 915 hectares given in the Annex to Directive 92/93/EEC and does therefore not effect the limit laid down in the said Article;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. The list of less-favoured areas in the Netherlands given in the Annex to Directive 92/93/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex hereto. This Directive is addressed to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.. Done at Brussels, 7 April 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 93, 30. 3. 1985, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 128, 19. 5. 1975, p. 229.(4) OJ No L 338, 23. 11. 1992, p. 40.ANNEXLESS-FAVOURED AREAS WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 3 (5) OF DIRECTIVE 75/268/EEC/* Tables: see OJ */ +",Netherlands;Holland;Kingdom of the Netherlands;less-favoured agricultural area;area with specific problems;less-favoured agricultural region;utilised agricultural area;UAA;area sown;cultivated area;planted area;utilized agricultural area,12 +7595,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 2428/89 of 28 July 1989 on the application of Decision No 1/89 of the EEC-Cyprus Association Council 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 the Republic of Cyprus. ,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 the Republic of Cyprus (1) was signed on 19 December 1972 and entered into force on 1 June 1973;Whereas the Additional Protocol (2) to the said Agreement was signed at Brussels on 15 September 1977 and entered into force on 1 June 1978;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 Additional Protocol, as extended by Article 2 of the Protocol laying down the conditions and procedures for the implementation of the second stage of the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus and adapting certain provisions of the Agreement (3), which was signed at Luxembourg on 19 October 1987, entered into force on 1 January 1988 and force an integral part of the agreement, the EEC-Cyprus Association Council has adopted Decision No 1/89 derogating from the rules of origin applicable to certain textile products;Whereas that Decision should be made to apply within the Community,. Decision No 1/89 of the EEC-Cyprus Association Council shall apply in the Community.The text of the Decision is annexed to this Regulation. 1. The quantities listed in Annex I to Decision 1/89 shall be administered by the Commission. If an importer enters for the circulation in a Member State a product covered by a certificate EUR 1 bearing the endorsement referred to in Article 4 of Decision No 1/89 and that entry is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall, by notifying the Commission, draw an amount corresponding to the requirements.2. Requests for drawings, endorsed with the date of acceptance of the said entry and the serial number of the certificates EUR 1, must be forwarded to the Commission forthwith.3. Drawings shall be granted by the Commission in chronological order of the date of acceptance by the customs authorities of the Member State concerned of the entry for free circulation to the extent that the available balance of the said amount so permits.4. Should a Member State fail to use the quantities it has drawn, it shall return them as soon as possible.5. If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the amount, they shall be granted pro rata, pursuant to paragraph 3. The Commission shall inform the Member State of the drawings made.Member States shall be informed forthwith when the quantity has been used up. 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, 28 July 1989.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. CHARASSE(1) OJ No L 133, 21. 5. 1973, p. 2.(2) OJ No L 339, 28. 12. 1977, p. 2.(3) OJ No L 393, 31. 12. 1987, p. 2.DECISION No 1/89 OF THE EEC-CYPRUS ASSOCIATION COUNCILof 28 July 1989derogating 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 the Republic of CyprusTHE EEC-CYPRUS ASSOCIATION COUNCIL,Having regard to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus, signed at Brussels on 19 December 1972, hereinafter referred to as 'the Agreement',Having regard to the Protocol concerning the definition to the concept of 'originating products' and methods or administrative cooperation annexed to the Additional Protocol to the Agreement, and in particular Article 25 thereof,Whereas it was agreed, in the Joint Declaration by the Contracting Parties concerning the rules of origin, annexed to the Final Act of the Protocol laying down the conditions and procedures for the implementation of the second stage of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus and adapting certain provisions of the Agreement, signed at Luxembourg on 19 October 1987, which entered into force on 1 January 1988, that the Community and the Association Council would, after the entry into force of the Protocol, take a decision on additional Cypriot requests for derogations from the rules of origin applicable to products under headings 61.02 and 61.03 of the Common Customs Tariff;Whereas the derogations requested are intended to bring into line the availability of supplies to Cypriot garment industries with the availability of supplies to Community producers;Whereas, during the first phase of the second stage of the Agreement, Community and Cypriot tariff and commercial policy measures, particularly as regards the use of raw materials originating in third countries in the manufacture of products to which the requests relate, are to be only partially harmonized; whereas the products imported from Cyprus and benefiting from a derogation from the rules of origin accordingly be subject to conditions which are as far as possible equivalent to those applicable to the same products obtained within the Community, in order to avoid all risk of circumvention of Community tariff and commercial policy measures;HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:Article 1By way of derogation from Article 3 (1) of the Protocol concerning the definition of the concept or 'originating product' and methods of administrative cooperation, products listed in Annex I to this Decision and manufactured in Cyprus shall, within the limits of the quantities indicated and under the conditions set out below, be considered as originating products for the purposes of the Agreement.Article 21. For the purposes of Article 1, products listed in Annex I shall be considered as originating in Cyprus provided that, as a result of working or processing carried out in Cyprus, the products obtained are classified under a tariff heading other than that covering each of the materials worked or processed.2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the manufacture of garments from parts of garments falling within Combined Nomenclature code 6217 90 00 shall not be considered as sufficient working or processing, unless the parts have been obtained from fabric cut to size in the Community and are covered by a supplier's declaration made out on an invoice or other accompanying document, of which a specimen is given in Annex III.Article 3Materials not originating in Cyprus or in the Community used for the manufacture of the products referred to in Article 1 shall not be eligible for any form of drawback of or exemption from customs duties or charges having equivalent effect to customs duties, with the exception of any amounts exceeding the corresponding duties of the Common Customs Tariff.Article 4Movement certificates EUR 1 issued pursuant to this Decision shall be endorsed:'Derogation - Decision No 1/89'in the box marked 'remarks', in one of the languages in which the Agreement is drawn up.Article 5The competent authorities of Cyprus shall send the Commission monthly statements of Cypriot imports and exports of fabrics listed in Annex II. Article 6This Decision shall apply for a period of two years.Article 7This Decision shall enter into force on the day on which it is adopted.Done at Brussels, 28 July 1989.For the EEC-Cyprus Association CouncilThe PresidentA. ANGELIDESANNEX ILIST PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 1(products benefiting from the derogation)1.2.3 // // // // CN Code // Description // Annual quantities (1 000 pieces) // // // // 6204 43 00 // Dresses of synthetic fibres // 90 // // // // 6204 53 00 6204 59 10 // Skirts and divided skirts of synthetic or artificial fibres // 47 // // // // 6206 40 00 // Women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses, of man-made fibres // 390 // // // // 6205 30 00 // Men's or boy's shirts, of man-made fibres // 105 // // //ANNEX IILIST PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 5(products subject to statistical notification)1.2 // // // CN Code // Description // // // 5407 5408 // Woven fabrics of synthetic or artificial filament yarn // 5512 to 5516 // Woven fabrics of synthetic or artificial staple fibres // //ANNEX IIIDECLARATION FOR PRODUCTS NOT HAVING PREFERENTIAL ORIGIN STATUSI, the undersigned, declare that the goods listed on this invoice (1)were producted in (2) and incorporate the following componentsor materials which not have Community origin for preferential trade:1.2.3 // (3) // (4) // (5) // // // // // //(6)I undertake to make available to the customs authorities, if required, evidence in support of this declaration.1.2.3 // (7) // // (8) // // // (9)Note:The text inside the box, suitably completed in conformity with the footnotes below, constitutes a suppliers' declaration. The footnotes do not have to be reproduced.(1) - If only of the goods listed in the invoice are concerned, they should be clearly indicated or marked and this marketing entered on the declaration as follows: 'Listed on this invoice and markedwere produced '- If a document other than the invoice or an Annex to the invoice is used (see Article 3), the name of the document concerned shall be mentioned instead of the word 'invoice'.(2) Customs or Member State.(3) Description is to be given in all cases. The description must be adequate and should be sufficiently detailed to allow the tariff classification of the goods concerned to be determined.(4) Customs values to be given only if required.(5) Country of origin to be given only if required. The origin to be given must be a preferential origin, all other origins to be given as 'third country'(6) 'And have undergone the following processing in (the Community) (Member State) ' to be added with a description of the processing carried out if this informationis required.(7) Place and date.(8) Name and function in company.(9) Signature. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Cyprus;Republic of Cyprus,12 +36650,"2009/762/EC: Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management. ,Having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (1), and in particular point 26 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 of 11 November 2002 establishing the European Union Solidarity Fund (2),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The European Union has created a European Union Solidarity Fund (the Fund) to show solidarity with the population of regions struck by disasters.(2) The Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 allows the mobilisation of the Fund within the annual ceiling of EUR 1 billion.(3) Regulation (EC) No 2012/2002 contains the provisions whereby the Fund may be mobilised.(4) France submitted an application to mobilise the Fund, concerning a disaster caused by storm,. For the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2009, the European Union Solidarity Fund shall be mobilised to provide the sum of EUR 109 377 165 in commitment and payment appropriations. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Strasbourg, 16 September 2009.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentJ. BUZEKFor the CouncilThe PresidentC. MALMSTRÖM(1)  OJ C 139, 14.6.2006, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 311, 14.11.2002, p. 3. +",fund (EU);EC fund;France;French Republic;financial management;aid to disaster victims;aid to catastrophe victims;natural disaster;natural catastrophe;general budget (EU);EC general budget;emergency aid,12 +12148,"COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 3682/93 of 20 December 1993 laying down for 1994 certain measures for the conservation and management of fishery resources applicable to vessels flying the flag of Sweden. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3760/92 of 20 December 1992 establishing a Community system for fisheries and aquaculture(1) , and in particular Article 8 (4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, in accordance with the procedure provided for in the Fisheries Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of Sweden(2) , and in particular Articles 2 and 6 thereof, the Community and Sweden have held consultations concerning their mutual fishing rights for 1994 and the management of common biological resources;Whereas, in the course of these consultations, the delegations agreed to recommend to their respective authorities that certain catch quotas for 1994 should be fixed for the vessels of the other Party;Whereas it is for the Council to lay down the specific conditions under which such catches must be taken;Whereas the fishing activities covered by this Regulation are subject to the control measures provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 of 12 October 1993 establishing a control system applicable to the common fisheries policy(3) ;Whereas Article 3 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1381/87 of 20 May 1987 establishing detailed rules concerning the marking and documentation of fishing vessels(4) provides that all vessels with chilled or refrigerated sea-water tanks are to keep on board a document certified by a competent authority and specifying the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimetre intervals;Whereas the Agreement of 19 December 1966 between Denmark, Norway and Sweden on mutual access to fishing in the Skagerrak and Kattegat provides that each Party is to grant fishing vessels of the other Parties access to its fishing zone in the Skagerrak and part of the Kattegat up to four nautical miles from the baselines, without any quantitative limitation;Whereas the Convention of 31 December 1932 between Denmark and Sweden concerning fishing conditions in the maritime waters bordering on both Parties provides that each Party shall grant fishing vessels of the other Party access to its fishing zone in the Kattegat up to three nautical miles from the coast and in certain parts of the OEresund and the Baltic Sea up to the baselines, without any quantitative limitation,. 1. Vessels flying the flag of Sweden are hereby authorized until 31 December 1994 to fish for the species listed in Annex I, within the geographical and quantitative limits laid down therein and in accordance with this Regulation, in the 200-nautical-mile fishing zone of the Member States in the North Sea, Skagerrak, Kattegat, Baltic Sea and Atlantic Ocean north of 43°00& prime; N.2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, vessels flying the flag of Sweden shall be authorized to fish, without any quantitative limitation, in the Skagerrak, Kattegat and OEresund.3. For the purposes of this Regulation:- the Skagerrak is the area bounded in the west by a line drawn from the Hanstholm lighthouse to the Lindesnes lighthouse and in the south by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from there to the nearest point on the Swedish coast,- the Kattegat is the area bounded in the north by a line drawn from the Skagen lighthouse to the Tistlarna lighthouse and from there to the nearest point on the Swedish coast and in the south by a line drawn from Hasenore Head to Gniben Point, from Korshage to Spodsbjerg, and from Gilbjerg Head to the Kullen,- the OEresund is the area bounded in the north by a line drawn from Gilbjerg Point to the Kullen and in the south by a line drawn from the Stevns lighthouse to the Falsterbo lighthouse.4. Fishing authorized under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be limited to those parts of the 200-nautical-mile fishing zone lying seawards of 12 nautical miles from the baselines from which the fishing zones of Member States are measured, with the following exceptions:(a) fishing in Skagerrak is authorized seawards of four nautical miles from the baselines of Denmark;(b) fishing in Kattegat is authorized seawards of three nautical miles from the coast of Denmark;(c) fishing in the Baltic Sea is authorized seawards of three nautical miles from the baselines of Denmark;(d) fishing in OEresund is authorized within the areas and in accordance with the conditions set out in Annex II.5. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, unavoidable by-catches of a species for which no quota is established in a zone shall be permitted within the limits fixed in the conservation measures in force in the zone concerned.6. By-catches in a given zone of a species for which a quota is established in that zone shall be counted against the quota concerned. 1. Vessels fishing within the quotas fixed in Article 1 shall comply with the conservation and control measures and all other provisions governing fishing in the zones referred to in that Article.2. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall keep a log-book in which the information set out in Annex III shall be entered.3. The vessels referred to in paragraph 1 shall transmit to the Commission, in accordance with the rules laid down in Annex IV, the information set out in that Annex.4. Those vessels referred to in paragraph 1 which have chilled or refrigerated sea-water tanks shall keep on board a document certified by a competent authority and specifying the calibration of the tanks in cubic metres at 10-centimetre intervals.5. The registration letters and numbers of the vessels referred to in paragraph 1 must be clearly marked on the bow of each vessel on both sides. 1. Fishing within ICES sub-area IV and ICES divisions III c and d under the quotas fixed in Article 1 shall be permitted only where a licence has been issued by the Commission on behalf of the Community at the request of the Swedish authorities and in compliance with the conditions set out in Annexes II, III and IV. Copies of these Annexes shall be kept on board of each vessel.The vessels to be licensed for fishing in the Community zone during a given month will be notified at the latest by the 10th day of the preceding month. The Community shall process expeditiously requests for adjustments to a monthly list during its currency.2. Licences shall be issued for the purposes of paragraph 1 provided that the number of licences valid at any time during a given month does not exceed:- 95 for the fishing of cod, sprat and herring in the Baltic Sea,- 57 for the fishing of herring, sprat and mackerel in ICES divisions IV a and b,- 25 for the fishing of cod, haddock, whiting and others in ICES sub-area IV.3. When an application for a licence is submitted to the Commission, the following information must be supplied:(a) name of the vessel;(b) registration number;(c) external identification letters and numbers;(d) port of registration;(e) name and address of the owner or charterer;(f) gross tonnage and overall length;(g) engine power;(h) call sign and radio frequency;(i) intended method of fishing;(j) intended area of fishing;(k) species for which it is intended to fish;(l) period for which a licence is requested.4. Each licence shall be valid for one vessel only. Where two or more vessels are taking part in the same fishing operation, each vessel must be in possession of a licence.5. Licences may be cancelled with a view to the issue of new licences. Such cancellations shall take effect on the day before the date of issue of the new licences by the Commission. New licences shall take effect from their date of issue.6. Licences shall be wholly or partially withdrawn before the date of expiry if the respective quotas fixed in Article 1 have been exhausted.7. Licences shall be withdrawn in the event of any failure to meet the obligations laid down in this Regulation.8. For a period not exceeding 12 months, no licence shall be issued for any vessel in respect of which the obligations laid down in this Regulation have not been met.9. Vessels authorized to fish on 31 December may continue fishing as from the beginning of the next year until the lists of vessels permitted to fish during the year in question are submitted to and approved by the Commission on behalf of the Community. Where an infringement is duly found to have taken place, the Member States shall without delay inform the Commission of the name of the vessel concerned and of any action they have taken.The Commission shall submit, on behalf of the Community, to Sweden the names and characteristics of the Swedish vessels which will not be authorized to fish in the Community's fishing zone the next month(s) as a consequence of an infringement of Community rules. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentA. BOURGEOIS(1) OJ No L 389, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 226, 29. 8. 1980, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 261, 20. 10. 1993, p. 1.(4) OJ No L 132, 21. 5. 1987, p. 9.ANNEX ISwedish catch quotas for 1994 """" ID=""1"">Cod > ID=""2"">ICES III c, dICES IV> ID=""3""> 750(1)130(2) ""> ID=""1"">Haddock > ID=""2"">ICES IV > ID=""3""> 300""> ID=""1"">Whiting > ID=""2"">ICES IV > ID=""3""> 20(3) ""> ID=""1"">Herring > ID=""2"">ICES III c, dICES IV a, b > ID=""3"">3 7504 450""> ID=""1"">Mackerel > ID=""2"">ICES IV a, b > ID=""3"">3 000(4) ""> ID=""1"">Sprat > ID=""2"">ICES III c, dICES IV a, b > ID=""3"">2 000320""> ID=""1"">Others > ID=""2"">ICES IV > ID=""3"">1 000(5) """">(1) These quotas may be interchanged.(2) Of which 2 700 tonnes shall be fished in area IV a.(3) 750 tonnes are reserved for by-catches of horse mackerel in, inter alia, fishing for mackerel, prawns (Pandalus) only as by-catch.(4) An additional 60 tonnes as flatfish by catch in the cod fishery.ANNEX II1. Inside a depth of seven metres, only the following are allowed:(a) fishing by net for herring; and(b) fishing by lines in the months of July to October inclusive.2. Outside a depth of seven metres, by trawl or seine is prohibited south of a line from Ellekilde Hage to Lerberget.3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, fishing is allowed on the Middelgrunden by 'agnvod' which does not measure more than 7,5 metres between 'armspidserne'.4. North of the line referred to in paragraph 2, fishing by trawl or Danish seine is allowed up to three nautical miles from the coast.ANNEX IIIWhen fishing within the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries, the following details are to be entered in the log-book immediately after the following events:1. after each haul1.1. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught;1.2. the date and the time of the haul;1.3. the geographical position in which the catches were made;1.4. the fishing method used;2. after each transhipment to or from another vessel2.1. the indication 'received from' or 'transferred to';2.2. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transhipped;2.3. the name, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel to or from which the transhipment occurred;3. after each landing in a port of the Community3.1. name of the port;3.2. the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed;4. after each transmission of information to the Commission of the European Communities4.1. date and time of the transmission;4.2. type of message: IN, OUT, ICES, WKL or 2 WKL;4.3. in the case of radio transmission: name of the radio station.ANNEX IV1. The information to be transmitted to the Commission and the timetable for its transmission is as follows:1.1. On each occasion the vessel enters the 200-nautical-mile zone off the coasts of the Member States of the Community which is covered by Community rules on fisheries:(a) the information specified under 1.5;(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold;(c) the date and ICES division within which the master intends to commence fishing.Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the zone referred to under 1.1 on a given day, one communication shall suffice on first entry.1.2. On each occasion the vessel leaves the zone referred to under 1.1:(a) the information specified under 1.5;(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold;(c) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission;(d) the ICES division in which the catches were taken;(e) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to and/or from other vessels since the vessel entered the zone and the identification of the vessel to which the transfer was made;(f) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the vessel entered the zone.Where the fishing operations necessitate more than one entry into the zones referred to under 1.1 on any given day, one single communication on the last exit will be sufficient.1.3. At three-day intervals, commencing on the third day after the vessel first enters the zones referred to under 1.1 when fishing for herring and mackerel, and at weekly intervals, commencing on the seventh day after the vessel first enters the zone referred to under 1.1 when fishing for all species other than herring and mackerel:(a) the information specified under 1.5;(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission;(c) the ICES division in which the catches were made.1.4. On each occasion the vessel moves from one ICES division to another:(a) the information specified under 1.5;(b) the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species caught since the previous transmission;(c) the ICES division in which the catches have been taken.1.5. (a) the name, call sign, external identification letters and numbers of the vessel and the name of its master;(b) the licence number if the vessel is under licence;(c) the serial number of the message for the voyage concerned;(d) identification of the type of message;(e) the date, the time and the geographical position of the vessel.2.1. The information specified under point 1 shall be transmitted to the Commission of the European Communities in Brussels (telex 24 189 FISEU-B) via one of the radio stations listed under point 3 below and in the form specified under point 4.2.2. If it is impossible for reasons of force majeure for the message to be transmitted by the vessel, it may be transmitted on the vessel's behalf by another vessel.3. Name of radio stationCall sign of radio stationSkagen OXPBlaavand OXBNorddeich DAF DAKDAH DALDAI DAMDAJ DANScheveningen PCHOostende OSTNorth Foreland GNFHumber GKZCullercoats GCCWick GKRPortpatrick GPKAnglesey GLVIlfracombe GILNiton GNIStonehaven GNDPortishead GKAGKBGKCLand's End GLDValentia EJKMalin Head EJMBoulogne FFBBrest FFUSaint-Nazaire FFOBordeaux-Arcachon FFCStockholm SOJGĂ´teborg SOGRoenne OYE4. Form of the communicationsThe information specified under point 1 shall contain the following elements which shall be given in the following order:- name of vessel,- call sign,- external identification letters and numbers,- serial number of the message for the voyage in question,- indication of the type of message according to the following code:- message when entering one of the zones referred to under 1.1: 'IN',- message when leaving one of the zones referred to under 1.1: 'OUT',- message when moving from one ICES division to another: 'ICES',- weekly message: 'WKL',- three-day message: '2 WKL',- the date, the time and the geographical position,- the ICES divisions/sub-areas in which fishing is expected to commence,- the date on which fishing is expected to commence,- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish in the hold using the code mentioned in point 5,- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species of fish caught since the previous transmission using the code mentioned in point 5,- the ICES divisions/sub-areas in which the catches were made,- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species transferred to and/or from other vessels since the previous transmission,- the name and call sign of the vessel to and/or from which the transfer was made,- the quantity (in kilograms live-weight) of each species landed in a port of the Community since the previous transmission,- the name of the master.5. The code to be used to indicate the species on board as mentioned in point 4 above:- PRA Northern deep-water prawn (Pandalus borealis),HKE Hake (Merluccius merluccius),GHL Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides),COD Cod (Gadus morhua),HAD Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus),HAL Halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus),MAC Mackerel (Scomber scombrus),HOM Horse-mackerel (Trachurus trachurus),RNG Round-nose grenadier (Coryphaenoides rupestris),POK Saithe (Pollachius virens),WHG Whiting (Merlangus merlangus),HER Herring (Clupea harengus),SAN Sand-eel (Ammodytes spp.),SPR Sprat (Sprattus sprattus),PLE Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa),NOP Norway pout (Trisopterus esmarkii),LIN Ling (Molva molva),PEZ Shrimp (Penaeidae),ANE Anchovy (Engraulis encrasicholus),RED Redfish (Sebastes spp.),PLA American plaice (Hypoglossoides platessoides),SQX Squid (Illex spp.),YEL Yellowtail flounder (Limanda ferruginea),WHB Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou),TUN Tuna (Thunnidae),BLI Blue ling (Molva dypterygia),USK Tusk (Brosme brosme),DGS Dogfish (Squalus acanthias),BSK Basking shark (Cetorinhus maximus),POR Porbeagle (Lamma nasus),SQC Common squid (Loligo spp.),POA Atlantic pomfret (Brama brama),PIL Sardine (Sardina pilchardus),CSH Common shrimp (Crangon crangon),LEZ Megrim (Lepidorhombus spp.),MNZ Angler/Monk (Lophius spp.),NEP Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus),POL Pollack (Pollachius pollachius),ARG Argentine (Argentina sphyraena),OTH Other. +",fishery management;fishery planning;fishery system;fishing management;fishing system;management of fish resources;conservation of fish stocks;sea fishing;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;fishing area;fishing limits,12 +22039,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1878/2001 of 26 September 2001 laying down transitional measures in connection with the compensation system for storage costs for sugar. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 50 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 8 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 of 13 September 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(2), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 906/2001(3), Council Regulation (EEC) No 1358/77 of 20 June 1977 laying down general rules for offsetting storage costs for sugar and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 750/68(4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3042/78(5), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1998/78 of 18 August 1978 laying down detailed rules for the offsetting of storage costs for sugar(6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1758/93(7), provided for a compensation system for storage costs for sugar.(2) Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 authorised each producer undertaking to carry forward, under certain conditions, part of its sugar production to the next marketing year to be treated as part of that year's production, subject to an undertaking to store such quantity or quantities for a compulsory storage period of 12 consecutive months for which storage costs were reimbursed in accordance with Article 8 of that Regulation.(3) Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 does not provide for a compensation system for storage costs from the 2001/02 marketing year onwards. Despite the abolition of the compensation system for storage costs from the 2001/02 year, sugar carried over in accordance with Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 must be stored for a 12-month period. To ensure a harmonious transition to the new arrangements, transitional measures should be laid down allowing the continued reimbursement of storage costs after 30 June 2001 for sugar carried over from the 2000/01 marketing year to the 2001/02 marketing year, until the end of the compulsory storage period in question.(4) To ensure that the sugar sector is self-financing, provision should be made for the reimbursements granted after 30 June 2001 under this Regulation to be taken into account in the balance remaining form the application of the compensation system for storage costs referred to in the first paragraph of Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001.(5) In view of the fact that the termination of the compensation system for storage costs for sugar provided for in the first paragraph of Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 has resulted in a large, positive balance sufficient to cover the reimbursement of storage costs under this Regulation, there is no need to fix a storage levy.(6) These measures should be applied with effect from 1 July 2001 so as not to disrupt the proper working of the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. 1. Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999, Regulation (EEC) No 1358/77 and Regulation (EEC) No 1998/78 shall continue to apply to sugar carried over by producer undertakings in the 2000/01 marketing year to the 2001/02 marketing year pursuant to Article 32 of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999.2. The reimbursement for this sugar shall be EUR 0,33 per 100 kilograms of white sugar per month.3. The reimbursement shall be paid for each month that the sugar remains in storage, until the end of the consecutive 12-month compulsory storage period referred to in Article 32(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999. The reimbursements granted under this Regulation shall be taken into account in establishing the balance remaining from the application of the compensation system for storage costs referred to in the first paragraph of Article 48 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 September 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 252, 25.9.1999, p. 1.(3) OJ L 127, 9.5.2001, p. 28.(4) OJ L 156, 25.6.1977, p. 4.(5) OJ L 361, 23.12.1978, p. 8.(6) OJ L 231, 23.8.1978, p. 5.(7) OJ L 161, 2.7.1993, p. 58. +",financial equalisation;financial compensation;financial equalization;transitional period (EU);EC limited period;EC transitional measures;EC transitional period;transition period (EU);storage cost;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar,12 +42507,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 384/2013 of 22 April 2013 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (1), and in particular Article 9(1)(a) thereof,Whereas:(1) In order to ensure uniform application of the Combined Nomenclature annexed to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87, it is necessary to adopt measures concerning the classification of the goods referred to in the Annex to this Regulation.(2) Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 has laid down the general rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature. Those rules apply also to any other nomenclature which is wholly or partly based on it or which adds any additional subdivision to it and which is established by specific provisions of the Union, with a view to the application of tariff and other measures relating to trade in goods.(3) Pursuant to those general rules, the goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex should be classified under the CN code indicated in column (2), by virtue of the reasons set out in column (3) of that table.(4) It is appropriate to provide that, subject to the measures in force in the Union relating to double checking systems and to prior and retrospective surveillance of textile products on importation into the Union, binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States in respect of the classification of goods in the Combined Nomenclature and which is not in accordance with this Regulation, may continue to be invoked for a period of 60 days by the holder, under Article 12(6) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code (2).(5) The Customs Code Committee has not issued an opinion within the time limits set by its chairman,. The goods described in column (1) of the table set out in the Annex shall be classified within the Combined Nomenclature under the CN code indicated in column (2) of that table. Subject to the measures in force in the Union relating to double checking systems and to prior and retrospective surveillance of textile products on importation into the European Union, binding tariff information issued by the customs authorities of Member States which is not in accordance with this Regulation may continue to be invoked for a period of 60 days under Article 12(6) of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92. 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 April 2013.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 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1.ANNEXDescription of the goods Classification Reasons(1) (2) (3)An article having the shape of a cylinder with a diameter of approximately 7 mm and a length of approximately 130 mm, consisting of an outer layer of paper that holds the following components in place:— three filters of cellulose acetate fibres with activated carbon (C),— four filters of cellulose acetate fibres also containing impregnated fibres (impregnated with an agglutinating substance that does not penetrate into the inner layers of the fibres) (I),— two filters of cellulose acetate fibres (A),— four components of flavourful oriental tobacco of the kind used in cigarettes (T).— C (approximately 6 mm long),— I (approximately 10 mm long),— T (approximately 10 mm long),— A (approximately 13 mm long),— T (approximately 10 mm long),— I (approximately 10 mm long),— C (approximately12 mm long),— I (approximately 10 mm long),— T (approximately 10 mm long),— A (approximately. 13 mm long),— T (approximately 10 mm long),— I (approximately 10 mm long),— C (approximately 6 mm long).— C: approximately 17 %,— I: approximately 16 %,— A: approximately 8 %,— T: approximately 41 %,— paper: approximately 18 %.(1)  The photographs are purely for information. +",specification of tariff heading;man-made fibre;acrylic fibre;artificial fibre;chemical fibre;nylon;polyamide;rayon;synthetic cloth;synthetic fibre;Combined Nomenclature;CN,12 +3263,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1260/2002 of 11 July 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on rye in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002. ,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 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1163/2002(4), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of rye to all third countries except for Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2002(5).(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 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 5 to 11 July 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 900/2002, the maximum refund on exportation of rye shall be EUR 44,99/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 July 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 July 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 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.(4) OJ L 170, 29.6.2002, p. 46.(5) OJ L 142, 31.5.2002, p. 14. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rye,12 +4262,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 416/2006 of 10 March 2006 amending, for the ninth time, Council Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 imposing certain restrictive measures in support of effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 of 11 October 2004 imposing certain restrictive measures in support of effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) (1), and in particular Article 10(a) thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 lists the persons covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.(2) The Commission is empowered to amend that Annex, taking into account Council Decisions implementing Common Position 2004/694/CFSP of 11 October 2004 on further measures in support of the effective implementation of the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) (2). Council Decision 2006/205/CFSP (3) implements that Common Position. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 should, therefore, be amended accordingly,. Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 March 2006.For the CommissionEneko LANDÁBURUDirector-General for External Relations(1)  OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 14. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 23/2006 (OJ L 5, 10.1.2006, p. 8).(2)  OJ L 315, 14.10.2004, p. 52. Common Position as last amended by Common Position 2005/689/CFSP (OJ L 261, 7.10.2005, p. 29).(3)  See page 16 of this Official Journal.ANNEXThe following person shall be removed from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1763/2004:Lukic, Milan. Date of birth: 6.9.1967. Place of birth: Visegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Nationality: (a) Bosnia and Herzegovina, (b) possibly Serbia and Montenegro. +",natural person;criminal procedure;law of criminal procedure;simplified procedure;special criminal procedure;economic sanctions;International Criminal Tribunal;ICT;ICTR;ICTY;International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda;International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia,12 +12525,"Council Decision of 25 July 1994 appointing the members and alternates of the Advisory Committee on Nursing Training. ,Having regard to Council 77/454/EEC of 27 June 1977 setting up an Advisory Committee on Nursing Training (1), and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Article 3 of that Decision, the Committee consists of three experts from each Member State and an alternate for each member; whereas, pursuant to Article 4 of that same Decision, the term of office of these members and alternates is three years;Whereas, by its Decision of 5 February 1990 (2), the Council appointed the members and alternates of the Committee in question for the period from 5 February 1990 to 4 February 1993;Whereas the Governments of 10 Member States have submitted lists of candidates for the appointment, replacement or renewal of the term of office of the members and alternates,. The following are hereby appointed members and alternates of the Advisory Committee on Nursing Training for the period from 25 July 1994 to 24 July 1997:A. Experts from the practising profession>TABLE>B. Experts from the establishments providing training in nursing>TABLE>C. Experts from the competent authorities of the Member State>TABLE>. Done at Brussels, 25 July 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentF.-CH. ZEITLER(1) OJ No L 176, 15. 7. 1977, p. 11.(2) OJ No C 42, 22. 2. 1990, p. 1. Corrigendum: OJ No C 269, 25. 10. 1990, p. 5. +",vocational training;distance training;e-training;manpower training;pre-vocational training;sandwich training;appointment of staff;nursing staff;nurse;nursing care;advisory committee (EU);EC advisory committee,12 +17789,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 179/98 of 23 January 1998 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3051/95 on the safety management of roll-on/roll-off passenger ferries (ro-ro ferries). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3051/95 of 8 December 1995 on the safety management of roll-on/roll-off passenger (ro-ro ferries) (1), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3051/95 provides that companies and Member States are to comply with the provisions of the International Safety Management Code, adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) through Assembly Resolution A.741 (18) of 4 November 1993, in respect of ro-ro ferries operating to or from ports of the Member States of the Community;Whereas with a view to ensuring uniform implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code, guidelines on the implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code by administrations were adopted on 23 November 1995 by the IMO by Resolution A.788 (19);Whereas it is necessary to take account of developments a international level by introducing detailed rules concerning the issuance of interim documents and certificates and the form of the ISM documents and certificates, as well as some standards on ISM certification arrangements;Whereas it is appropriate to ensure that the validity of certain documents and certificates already issued is not affected;Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3051/95 should be amended accordingly;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee provided for in Article 12 of Council Directive 93/75/EEC (2), as last amended by Commission Directive 97/34/EC (3),. Regulation (EC) No 3051/95 is hereby amended as follows:1. Article 2(d) is replaced by the following:'(d) ""Recognised organisation"" means a body recognised in accordance with the provisions of Directive 94/57/EC, as amended by Commission Directive 97/58/EC (*).(*) OJ L 274, 7. 10. 1997, p. 8.`;2. the Annex is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.It shall apply from 1 July 1998.Documents of compliance and safety management certificates issued by administrations and recognized organizations before 1 July 1998 shall remain valid until their date of expiry.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 23 January 1998.For the CommissionNeil KINNOCKMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 320, 30. 12. 1995, p. 14.(2) OJ L 247, 5. 10. 1993, p. 19.(3) OJ L 158, 17. 6. 1997, p. 40.ANNEXThe Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3051/95 is hereby amended as follows:(a) the title is replaced by the following:'Part AINTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CODE FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF SHIPS AND FOR POLLUTION PREVENTION(INTERNATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT (ISM) CODE)`(b) the following Part B is added:'Part B (1)PROVISIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIONS CONCERNING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT (ISM) CODE1. ISSUANCE AND VALIDITY OF DOCUMENTS OF COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATES1.1. Definitions(a) ""Safety management system (SMS)"" means a structured and documented system enabling company personnel to effectively implement the company safety and environmental protection policy.(b) ""Safety management audit"" means a systematic and independent examination to determine whether the SMS activities and related results comply with planned arrangements and whether these arrangements are implemented effectively and are suitable to achieve objectives.(c) ""Observation"" means a statement of fact made during a safety management audit and substantiated by objective evidence.(d) ""Objective evidence"" means quantitative or qualitative information, records or statements of fact pertaining to safety or to the existence and implementation of a SMS element, which is based on observation, measurement or test and which can be verified.(e) ""Non-conformity"" means an observed situation where objective evidence indicates the non-fulfilment of a specified requirement.(f) ""Major non-conformity"" means an identifiable deviation which poses a serious threat to personnel or ship safety or a serious risk to the environment and requires immediate corrective action; in addition, the lack of effective and systematic implementation of a requirement of the ISM Code is also considered as a major non-conformity.(g) ""Interim document of compliance"" means the document issued to companies in conformity with paragraph 1.2.(h) ""Interim safety management certificate"" means the certificate issued to ro-ro ferries in conformity with paragraph 1.3.1.2. Interim document of compliance1.2.1. An interim document of compliance may only be issued by an administration to a company when:1. the company is newly established; or2. the company assumes for the first time the responsibility for operating a ro-ro ferry not covered by a document of compliance the company already holds.(1) The provisions set out in Part B shall be considered an integral part of the corresponding parts of the ISM Code set out in Part A.1.2.2. Before issuing an interim document of compliance the administration shall verify that the company has a SMS that meets the objectives of paragraph 1.2.3 of the ISM Code, and has a plan to implement a SMS that meets the requirements of the ISM Code within the period of validity of the interim document of compliance.1.2.3. The interim document of compliance shall be valid for not more than 12 months.1.3. Interim safety management certificate1.3.1. An interim safety management certificate may only be issued by an administration to a ro-ro ferry when:1. the ro-ro ferry is put for the first time into service, after completion of its construction or alteration resulting in change of type;2. the operation of the ro-ro ferry is transferred and becomes the responsibility of a company which previously had not been involved in the operation of the particular ro-ro ferry;3. the ro-ro ferry is transferred from a flag of another State;1.3.2. Before issuing an interim safety management certificate the administration shall verify that:1. the company which operates the ro-ro ferry holds a valid document of compliance or interim document of compliance relevant to that ro-ro ferry;2. the SMS provided by the company for the ro-ro ferry includes key elements of the ISM Code and has been assessed during the audit for issuance of the document of compliance or demonstrated for the issuance of the interim document of compliance;3. the master and relevant senior officer are familiar with the SMS and the planned arrangements for its implementation;4. instructions which have been identified as essential to be provided prior to sailing have been given;5. plans for company audit of the ro-ro ferry within three months exist; and6. the relevant information on the SMS is given in a working language or languages understood by the ro-ro ferry's personnel.1.3.3. The interim safety management certificate shall be valid for not more than six months. In case the company has been issued with an interim document of compliance but not yet with a document of compliance which is valid for the ro-ro ferry, its validity may be extended for a further period not exceeding six months from the date of the original expiry of the certificate.1.4. Acceptance and recognition of an interim document of compliance and interim safety management certificate1.4.1. An interim document of compliance and an interim safety management certificate complying with the provisions of this Regulation and issued by the administration of any other Member State or by a recognised organisation acting on its behalf shall be accepted by each Member State.1.4.2. An interim document of compliance and an interim safety management certificate issued by, or on behalf of, the administrations of third countries shall be recognised by a Member State if it is satisfied that they demonstrate compliance with the provisions of this Regulation.1.5. Withdrawal of a document of compliance and safety management certificate1.5.1. The issuing administration shall withdraw the document of compliance if there is evidence of major non-conformity with the ISM Code. The safety management certificates associated with the document of compliance shall also be invalidated and withdrawn.1.5.2. The issuing administration shall withdraw the safety management certificate if there is evidence of major non-conformity with the ISM Code.2. CERTIFICATION PROCESS2.1. The certification process relevant for the issuance of a document of compliance for a company and a safety management certificate to a ro-ro ferry shall be performed taking account of the provisions set out below.2.2. The certification process shall normally involve the following steps:1. initial verification;2. periodical or intermediate verification; and3. renewal verification.These verifications are carried out at the request of the company to the administration or to the recognized organization when acting on behalf of the administration.2.3. The verifications shall include a safety management audit.2.4. A lead auditor and, if relevant, an audit team, shall be nominated to perform the audit.2.5. The nominated lead auditor shall liaise with the company and produce an audit plan.2.6. An audit report shall be prepared under the direction of the lead auditor, who is responsible for its accuracy and completeness.2.7. The audit report shall include the audit plan, the identification of audit team members, dates and identification of the company, records of any observations and non-conformities issued and observations on the effectiveness of the safety management system in meeting the specified objectives.3. STANDARD OF MANAGEMENT3.1. Auditors or the audit team managing verification of compliance with the ISM Code shall have competence in relation to:1. ensuring compliance with the rules and regulations including certification of seafarers, for the ro-ro ferries operated by the company;2. the approval, survey and certification activities relevant for the maritime certificates;3. the terms of reference that must be taken into account under the safety management system as required by the ISM Code; and4. practical experience of ship operation.3.2. In performing verification of compliance with the provisions of the ISM Code it shall be ensured that independence exists between the personnel providing consultancy services and those involved in the certification procedure.4. STANDARDS OF COMPETENCE4.1. Basic competence for performing verification4.1.1. Personnel who are to participate in the verification of compliance with the requirements of the ISM Code shall fulfil the minimum criteria for inspectors as laid down in Annex VII paragraph 2 of Council Directive 95/21/EC (1).4.1.2. They shall have undergone training to ensure adequate competence and skills for performing verification of compliance with the requirements of the ISM Code, particularly with regard to:1. knowledge and understanding of the ISM Code;2. mandatory rules and regulations;3. the terms of reference which the ISM Code requires that companies should take into account;4. assessment techniques of examining, questioning, evaluating and reporting;5. technical or operational aspects of safety management;6. basic knowledge of shipping and shipboard operations; and7. participation in at least one marine related management system audit.(1) OJ L 157, 7. 7. 1995, p. 1.4.2. Competence for initial verification and renewal verification4.2.1. In order to assess fully whether the company or the ro-ro ferry complies with the requirements of the ISM Code, in addition to the basic competence stated above, personnel who are to perform initial verifications or renewal verifications for a document of compliance and a safety management certificate, must possess the competence to:1. determine whether the SMS elements conform or do not conform to the requirements of the ISM Code;2. determine the effectiveness of the company's SMS, or that of the ro-ro ferry, to ensure compliance with rules and regulations as evidenced by the statutory and classification survey records;3. assess the effectiveness of the SMS in ensuring compliance with other rules and regulations which are not covered by statutory and classification surveys and enabling verification of compliance with these rules and regulations; and4. assess whether the safe practices recommended by the IMO, administrations, classification societies and maritime industry organizations have been taken into account.4.2.2. This competence can be accomplished by teams which together possess the total competence required.5. FORMS OF DOCUMENTS OF COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATESThe document of compliance, the safety management certificate, the interim document of compliance and the interim safety management certificate shall be drawn up in the form set out below.In case these forms are used for companies and ro-ro ferries operating only within one Member State references to the SOLAS Convention may be deleted.>START OF GRAPHIC>DOCUMENT OF COMPLIANCE>END OF GRAPHIC>>START OF GRAPHIC>ENDORSEMENT FOR ANNUAL VERIFICATION>END OF GRAPHIC>>START OF GRAPHIC>SAFETY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE>END OF GRAPHIC>>START OF GRAPHIC>ENDORSEMENT FOR PERIODICAL VERIFICATION AND ADDITIONAL VERIFICATION (if required)>END OF GRAPHIC>>START OF GRAPHIC>INTERIM DOCUMENT OF COMPLIANCE>END OF GRAPHIC>>START OF GRAPHIC>INTERIM SAFETY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE>END OF GRAPHIC> +",supervisory body;International Maritime Organisation;IMO;transport safety;passenger protection;carriage of passengers;passenger traffic;vessel;ship;tug boat;ferryboat;car-ferry,12 +34313,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 697/2007 of 20 June 2007 determining the extent to which import licence applications lodged in June 2007 for certain poultrymeat sector products pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 can be accepted. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 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 (1), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 (2) lays down detailed rules for the application in the poultrymeat sector of the import arrangements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 774/94 (3) opening and providing for the administration of certain Community tariff quotas for poultrymeat and certain other agricultural products.(2) The applications for import licences lodged in the first seven days of June 2007 for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2007 relate to quantities in excess of those available. The extent to which licences may be issued should therefore be determined and the allocation coefficient to be applied to the quantities applied for should be laid down,. 1.   The quantities for which import licence applications have been lodged for the subperiod from 1 July to 30 September 2007 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 shall be multiplied by the allocation coefficients set out in the Annex to this Regulation.2.   Applications for import licences for the period 1 October to 31 December 2007 may be lodged pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1431/94 for the total quantity as referred to in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 June 2007.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 June 2007.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 238, 1.9.2006, p. 13.(2)  OJ L 156, 23.6.1994, p. 9. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1938/2006 (OJ L 407, 30.12.2006, p. 150).(3)  OJ L 91, 8.4.1994, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2198/95 (OJ L 221, 19.9.1995, p. 3).ANNEXSerial No Allocation coefficient for import licence applications submitted for the subperiod from 1.7.2007-30.9.2007 Total quantity available for the subperiod from 1.10.2007-31.12.200709.4410 1,002908 2 358,01009.4411 — 5 100,00009.4412 1,043681 825,00609.4420 1,452472 450,00809.4421 2,652550 175,00309.4422 1,595656 621,255‘—’ : No licence application has been sent to the Commission. +",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;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;poultrymeat,12 +42210,"2013/797/EU: Council Implementing Decision of 16 December 2013 implementing Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 291(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (1), and in particular Article 26(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) On 15 October 2013, the Council adopted Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions.(2) The planning and execution of the tasks conferred on the ECB should be fully undertaken by an internal body composed of its Chair and Vice Chair and four representatives of the ECB and one representative of the national competent authority in each participating Member State (‘Supervisory Board’).(3) The Supervisory Board should be an essential body in the exercise of supervisory tasks by the ECB, tasks which until now have always been in the hands of national competent authorities. For this reason, the Council should be given the power to adopt an implementing decision to appoint i.a. the Chair of the Supervisory Board.(4) In accordance with Article 26(3) of the above-mentioned Regulation, and after hearing the Supervisory Board, the ECB submitted a proposal for the appointment of the Chair of the Supervisory Board to the European Parliament for approval on 22 November. The European Parliament approved this proposal on 11 December.(5) Subsequently, on 11 December 2013, the ECB submitted to the Council a proposal for the appointment of the Chair of the Supervisory Board.. Ms Danièle NOUY is appointed as Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank. This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 16 December 2013.For the CouncilThe PresidentV. JUKNA(1)  OJ L 287, 29.10.2013, p. 63. +",financial intervention;market intervention;credit institution;credit establishment;European Central Bank;ECB;division of powers;balance of power;appointment of members;designation of members;resignation of members;term of office of members,12 +40493,"2013/35/EU: Decision of the European Central Bank of 19 December 2012 on temporary changes to the rules relating to the eligibility of foreign currency denominated collateral (ECB/2012/34). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular the first indent of Article 127(2) thereof,Having regard to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, and in particular Article 12.1 and Article 14.3 in conjunction with the first indent of Article 3.1 and Article 18.2 thereof,Whereas:(1) Pursuant to Article 18.1 of the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks of Member States whose currency is the euro (hereinafter the ‘NCBs’) may conduct credit operations with credit institutions and other market participants, with lending being based on adequate collateral. The standard conditions under which the ECB and the NCBs stand ready to enter into credit operations, including the criteria determining the eligibility of collateral for the purposes of Eurosystem credit operations, are laid down in Annex I to Guideline ECB/2011/14 of 20 September 2011 on monetary policy instruments and procedures of the Eurosystem (1).(2) Pursuant to Section 1.6 of Annex I to Guideline ECB/2011/14, the Governing Council may, at any time, change the instruments, conditions, criteria and procedures for the execution of Eurosystem monetary policy operations.(3) To facilitate the provision of liquidity to counterparties for Eurosystem monetary policy operations, on 6 September 2012, the Governing Council decided to temporarily widen the criteria determining the eligibility of assets to be used as collateral in Eurosystem monetary policy operations by accepting marketable debt instruments denominated in pounds sterling, yen or US dollars as eligible assets for monetary policy operations. On 10 October 2012, the Governing Council decision was implemented by Guideline ECB/2012/23 (2) which amended Guideline ECB/2012/18 of 2 August 2012 on additional temporary measures relating to Eurosystem refinancing operations and eligibility of collateral and amending Guideline ECB/2007/9 (3).(4) On 26 November 2012, the Governing Council adopted Guideline ECB/2012/25 amending Guideline ECB/2011/14 on monetary policy instruments and procedures of the Eurosystem (4). One reason for the amendment was to list the coupon structures of marketable debt instruments accepted under the Eurosystem monetary policy framework.(5) Some foreign currency denominated marketable debt instruments currently eligible pursuant to Article 5a of Guideline ECB/2012/18 have flat floating coupons linked to an index corresponding to a money market rate related to their currency of denomination. These instruments would become ineligible as from 3 January 2013, the date from which the latest amendments to Guideline ECB/2011/14 will start to apply. However, the Governing Council considers that marketable debt instruments denominated in a foreign currency should retain their temporary eligibility as collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy operations, irrespective of whether their coupons are linked to a non-euro interest rate or to non-euro area inflation indices. For this reason, the Governing Council has decided to suspend the specific provision of such Guideline ECB/2011/14 that would prevent the continued eligibility of such assets.(6) The additional measures set out in this Decision should apply temporarily, until the Governing Council considers that they are no longer necessary, to ensure an appropriate monetary policy transmission mechanism,. Suspension of certain provisions of Annex I to Guideline ECB/2011/141.   The Eurosystem minimum eligibility criteria for coupons, as specified in Section 6.2.1.1(1)(b) of Annex I to Guideline ECB/2011/14, shall be suspended for marketable debt instruments denominated in foreign currency in accordance with Article 2.2.   In the event of any discrepancy between this Decision and Guideline ECB/2011/14, as implemented at national level by the NCBs, the former shall prevail.3.   In the event of any discrepancy between this Decision and Guideline ECB/2012/18, as implemented at national level by the NCBs, the former shall prevail.4.   The NCBs shall continue to apply all provisions of Guideline ECB/2011/14 and Guideline ECB/2012/18 unless otherwise provided for in this Decision. Continued eligibility as collateral of certain assets denominated in pounds sterling, yen or US dollars1.   Eligible marketable debt instruments under Article 5a of Guideline ECB/2012/18 with coupons linked to only one money market rate in their currency of denomination or to an inflation index containing no discrete range, range accrual, ratchet or similar complex structures for the respective country shall be eligible for the purposes of Eurosystem monetary policy operations.2.   The ECB may publish a list of further acceptable benchmark foreign currency interest rates in addition to those referred to in paragraph 1 on its website at www.ecb.europa.eu, following approval by the Governing Council. Entry into forceThis Decision shall enter into force on 3 January 2013.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 19 December 2012.The President of the ECBMario DRAGHI(1)  OJ L 331, 14.12.2011, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 284, 17.10.2012, p. 14.(3)  OJ L 218, 15.8.2012, p. 20.(4)  OJ L 348, 18.12.2012, p. 30. +",financial instrument;interest;interest rate;money;currency;bond;bond issue;bond loan;bond market;debenture;debenture loan;foreign capital,12 +4172,"86/40/EEC: Commission Decision of 23 December 1985 instituting in the area of Lake Trasimeno, region of Umbria, Italy, a pilot action in preparation for the integrated Mediterranean programmes (Only the Italian text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Whereas the Council had adopted Regulation (EEC) No 2088/85 of 23 July 1985 concerning the integrated Mediterranean programmes (1);Whereas pilot actions are necessary to test the methods for implementing the integrated Mediterranean programmes in order that such programmes may be implemented as soon as possible after their adoption;Whereas the pilot actions constitute a coherent set of operations that are compatible with each other and with the regional development programmes; whereas they have intrinsic merits in the context of the Community's policies;Whereas each pilot action is on a smaller scale than the operational plan of campaign for the integrated Mediterranean programmes;Whereas the Italian Republic has proposed to the Commission that a pilot action be instituted in the area of Lake Trasimeno, region of Umbria, Italy, in preparation for the integrated Mediterranean programmes;Whereas the pilot action in question concerns an area which exhibits development problems typical of those which the integrated Mediterranean programmes are intended to resolve;Whereas, in order to ensure its effectiveness, the pilot action in question will be carried out in close cooperation with the national, regional and local authorities of the Member State concerned,. A pilot action is hereby instituted in the area of Lake Trasimeno, region of Umbria, Italy, in preparation for the integrated Mediterranean programmes. This pilot action is described in Annex 1. The implementation of the pilot action shall be reviewed at regular intervals by the Commission in consultation with the Member State concerned so that it may be decided whether, and in which respects, the items set out in Annex 1 should be modified. The pilot action shall be implemented by means of specific decisions by the Commission on individual operations forming constituent parts of the pilot action. The decisions shall describe the substance of the operations, shall fix the Community's contribution to the financing for each operation and shall define the procedures. The general conditions to be met for such specific decisions to be taken are set out in Annex 2. Within three months of the completion of all the operations under the pilot action, the Member State concerned shall transmit to the Commission a report in five copies on the lessons to be drawn from the pilot action as a whole for the implementation of the integrated Mediterranean programmes. A monitoring committee shall be set up by agreement between the Commission and the national, regional and local authorities concerned in the Member State to check on the implementation of the pilot action. Those authorities shall, in consultation with the Commission, take the other administrative measures necessary at each level of administration. The assistance that the Commission decides upon for the pilot action shall not bind the Community as regards the final selection of the areas in which the integrated Mediterranean programmes are to be carried out. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 23 December 1985.For the CommissionKarl-Heinz NARJESVice-President(1) OJ No L 197, 27. 7. 1985, p. 1.ANNEX 1PILOT ACTION IN THE AREA OF LAKE TRASIMENO, REGION OF UMBRIA, ITALY, IN PREPARATION FOR THE INTEGRATED MEDITERRANEAN PROGRAMMES1.2 // 1. // TITLE // // Pilot action in the area of Lake Trasimeno, region of Umbria, Italy, in preparation for the integrated Mediterranean programmes. // 2. // DESCRIPTION AND GENERAL FEATURES OF THE AREA // // The action concerns the eight municipalities of 'Comprensorio No 6', Umbria, around Lake Trasimeno. The area in question covers 778 km2 and has a population of 48 873 (density of 62 inhabitants/km2). It is primarily a hilly area. // // Lake Trasimeno has a very sensitive eco-system since virtually all the water flowing into it is rainwater. Consequently, conservation of its biological state is linked closely to water management in the surrounding area. It is important therefore to bear in mind the particularly sensitive ecology of this area, which is also covered by Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (1). // // The lake also represents a key resource for the local economy (especially agriculture and tourism) and, as a result, its conservation is becoming a priority economic objective for the area. // // The working population is made up of 19 561 persons. // // A total of 1 110 individuals are seeking employment for the first time. // // The unemployment rate is 8,6 %. // // Breakdown of employment: 1.2 // - agriculture // 15,9 %, // - industry // 46,4 %, // - services // 37,7 %. 1.2 // // Average per capita disposable income is put at Lit 6,02 million. // 2.1. // Agriculture // // The total area given over to agriculture is 54 200 ha and there is an UAA of 35 615 ha. The main crops at the moment are: 1.2 // Cereals: // 22 261 ha // Vegetables: // 4 000 ha // Olives and Wine: // 7 923 ha // Woodland and forests: // 14 814 ha // Meadows and pastures: // 5 431 ha 1.2 // // The size of the average holding is 8 ha. // // Almost all the holdings are owner-occupied. // // Part-time farming is fairly widespread. // // Intensive production of vegetables (tomatoes, peppers, tobacco) is expanding as the area under irrigation increases. // // Stock-farming is declining (7 965 head of cattle in 1982). The number of sheep and goats is 15 347. Pig and poultry farming are now being practised on an industrial scale and are undergoing continuous expansion, thereby giving rise to problems of compatibility with the protection of the environment. // // Fishing is carried on by seven cooperatives with 240 members. This sector is experiencing difficulties owing to depletion of fish stocks and outdated fishing methods. // 2.2. // Craft industry and small and medium-sized enterprises // // The most prominent sectors in the area are clothing and mechanical engineering. They are characterized by small firms some of which are family based. There is only one medium-size mechanical engineering firm (employing some 350 people). // 2.3. // Tourism // // Tourism expanded markedly during the 1970s (hotel and non-hotel accomodation for 1 156 and 5 146 visitors respectively). Tourist facilities are of a poor standard. Tourism is seasonal and linked mainly to the lake. // 2.4. // Infrastructures // // The transport and social infrastructures are satisfactory but small-scale(1) OJ No L 103, 25. 4. 1979, p. 1.// 3. // GENERAL PURPOSE AND CHOICE OF OPERATIONS // // The object of the pilot action is to try out a system of integrated management in an ecologically sensitive area with the view to striking the best possible balance between conservation of the lake and its shoreline, on the one hand, and the surrounding economic activities, on the other, by means of a consistent series of measures to exploit indigenous resources. // // The pilot action is designed to shift the focus of development away from the lake's immediate surroundings to the hilly areas in its hinterland. // 3.1. // Agriculture // // - Extension of small-scale irrigation to cover an area of some 190 ha by harnessing small bodies of water, // // - Water engineering. // // Partial conversion of traditional crops to crops in short supply (especially maize). // 3.2. // Environment // // Setting up of a computerized system for managing the lake's eco-system and the agricultural activites in question, the aims being: // // - to monitor the flow of water into and out of the lake, // // - to record and compile data on the main physical, ecological, socio-demographic, health and administrative parameters. // // Establishing a network for the gathering and automatic transmission of data. // // Monitoring the network of publicly and privately operated sewage plants. // // Work on the Sigla information system will be carried out in such a way as to ensure that the results are compatible with the Corine programme for gathering, coordinating and ensuring the consistency of information on the state of the environment in the Community. // 3.3. // Tourism // 3.3.1. // Under a plan for upgrading publicly owned rural buildings, construction of a small hotel (with accommodation for 26 people), together with a restaurant, on a hill (Castel Rigone). // 3.3.2. // Rural tourism: conversion of part of a building (old farm) to provide accommodation (Paciano). // 3.3.3. // Tourist and ecological routes: introduction compatible with lasting conservation of Etruscan, Roman and medieval sites and monuments: development of wet areas. // 3.4. // Craft industry and small and medium-sized enterprises // 3.4.1. // Establishment of a service centre: computerization of the management and accounts of small and medium-sized enterprises and craft firms. // 3.4.2. // Development of two industrial estates (9 ha and 3,3 ha) for small and medium-sized enterprises and craft firms. // 3.4.3. // Productive investments: interest subsidies for Community loans to small and medium-sized enterprises and craft firms. // 3.5. // Vocational training // // Two vocational training courses for sewage-plant technicians (10 places) and tour operators (15 places) in connection with the investment projects approved. // 4. // TIMETABLE // // The action will be completed during 1986, with the exception of work in connection with the project at point 3.3.1, which is expected to take 15 months. // 5. // AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE // // - For coordination: // // Office of the Minister for Coordination of Community Policies, Rome; Region of Umbria. // // - For implementation: // // Region of Umbria; however, a number of measures will be carried out by the mountain community known as Monti del Trasimeno, by municipalities and by development companies such as 'Lagarello' and 'Azienda di promozione turistica del Trasimeno'. // 6. // ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURE // // See following table (1). Fund. NB: The estimates shown in this table may be revised.PREPARATORY PILOT ACTION IN UMBRIAFINANCING PLAN1.2.3,4.5,6 // // // // // Operations // Public expenditure // Existing instruments // Budget Article 550 // // 1.2.3.4.5.6 // // 1 000 ECU // 1 000 ECU // % // 1 000 ECU // % // // // // // // // A. Agriculture // // // // // // (a) Irrigation: // // // // // // - Pian di Marte // 190 // 95 // 50 // 19,0 // 10 // - Lemura - Binami - Borghetto di Tuoro // 408 // - // - // 204,0 // 50 // (b) Water engineering: // // // // // // - Monte Molino Trecina // 60 // 30 // 50 // 6,0 // 10 // - Largo // 18 // - // - // 9,0 // 50 // B. Computerized system for managing the lake's eco-system viewed in relation to agriculture // 1 072 // // // 536,0 // 50 // C. Tourism: // // // // // // - construction of countryside holiday accommodation (Castel Rigone) // 648 // - // - // 324,0 // 50 // - rural tourist infrastructure (Paciano) // 110 // - // - // 55,0 // 50 // - tourist routes (Etruscan, Roman and medieval monuments) // 66 // - // - // 26,4 // 40 // D. Craft industry and small and medium-sized enterprises (1): // // // // // // - service centre for SMEs // 120 // - // - // 60,0 // 50 // - interest subsidies (2) // 100 // - // - // 100,0 // 100 // E. Vocational training // 42 // 21 // 50 // - // - // // // // // // // Total // 2 834 // 146 // // 1 339,4 // // // // // // //(1) Community loans could be made available to help finance the establishment of small industrial estates linked with this measure.(2) Interest subsidies on Community loans.ANNEX 2GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR THE SPECIFIC DECISIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 31. In respect of the operations detailed in point 6 of Annex 1 for which the Community's assistance is to be entirely financed out of the appropriations under Article 550 of the general budget of the European Communities specific decisions within the meaning of Article 3 may be taken in accordance with the budgetary resources available.2. In respect of the operations detailed in point 6 of Annex 1 for which the Community's assistance is to be financed partly out of appropriations under Article 550 of the general budget of the European Communities and partly out of appropriations from Community funds or under Community measures (in particular the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund and the common measure for the restructuring, modernization and development of fisheries and the development of aquaculture), decisions to use the appropriations entered under Article 550 are to be taken separately after approval of each operation under the procedures laid down for the fund or measure concerned, and in accordance with the budgetary resources available.3. The Italian Republic is required to grant the necessary priority to each operation in accordance with the payments schedules set out in point 6 of Annex 1 when submitting applications for Community aid from the funds or under the measures referred to in point 2 of this Annex. infrastructures for industry are inadequate.(1) The existing instruments are the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Guidance Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee +",regions of Italy;regional planning;inter-regional planning;regional management;regional plan;regional programming;territorial planning;action programme;framework programme;plan of action;work programme;regional development,12 +16506,"Commission Directive 97/49/EC of 29 July 1997 amending Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the conservation of wild birds. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 15 thereof,Whereas Annex I to Directive 79/409/EEC should be amended to take account of the latest information on the situation as regards the bird subspecies Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis, and in particular the fact that this subspecies has reached a favourable conservation status;Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Adaptation to Technical and Scientific Progress set up pursuant to Directive 79/409/EEC,. Annex I to Directive 79/409/EEC shall be replaced by the Annex to this Directive. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive no later than 30 September 1998. 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. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 July 1997.For the CommissionRitt BJERREGAARDMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 103, 25. 4. 1979, p. 1.ANNEX'ANEXO I - BILAG I - ANHANG I - ÐÁÑÁÑÔÇÌÁ I - ANNEX I - ANNEXE I - ALLEGATO I - BIJLAGE I - ANEXO I - LIITE I - BILAGA I>TABLE> +",protection of animal life;protection of birds;wildlife;EC Directive;European Commission;CEC;Commission of the European Communities;EC Commission;EU Commission;bird;bird of prey;migratory bird,12 +10508,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2146/92 of 29 July 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2742/90 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2204/90. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2204/90 of 24 July 1990 laying down additional general rules on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products as regards cheese (1), and in particular the second paragraph of Article 1 and the second subparagraph of Article 3 (3) thereof,Whereas Article 4 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2742/90 (2), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 837/91 (3), fixes the sum due for quantities of casein and/or caseinates used without authorization having regard to the prices for casein and caseinates recorded on the markets in the fourth quarter of 1990; whereas the upward trend in those prices during the first half of 1992 requires that sum to be reduced;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. Article 4 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2742/90 is hereby replaced by the following:'1. The sum due in accordance with Article 3 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 2204/90 shall be ECU 240 per 100 kilograms of casein and/or caseinates, having regard to the price for casein and caseinates recorded on the markets in the first half of 1992.' 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, 29 July 1992. For the CommissionRay MAC SHARRYMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 7. (2) OJ No L 264, 27. 9. 1990, p. 20. (3) OJ No L 85, 5. 4. 1991, p. 15. +",cheese;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;milk by-product;buttermilk;casein;lactoserum;whey,12 +24223,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1484/2002 of 16 August 2002 amending the import duties in the cereals sector. ,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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 597/2002(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1478/2002(5).(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1478/2002,. Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1478/2002 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 August 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 August 2002.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 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125.(4) OJ L 91, 6.4.2002, p. 9.(5) OJ L 220, 15.8.2002, p. 11.ANNEX IImport duties for the products covered by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92>TABLE>ANNEX IIFactors for calculating duties(period from 14 August to 16 August 2002)1. Averages over the two-week period preceding the day of fixing:>TABLE>2. Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico-Rotterdam: 11,78 EUR/t; Great Lakes-Rotterdam: 23,30 EUR/t.3.>TABLE> +",import;stock-exchange listing;initial public offering;market quotation;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;cereals;United States;USA;United States of America,12 +4145,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3797/85 of 20 December 1985 laying down detailed rules concerning quantitative restrictions on imports into Portugal from third countries of certain agricultural products subject to the system of transition by stages. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, hereinafter referred to as 'Act' and in particular Article 258 (3) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Article 280 of the Act stipulates that Portugal may maintain, until 31 December 1995, quantitative restrictions on imports from third countries of the products referred to in Annex XXVI to the Act; whereas the Council must determine detailed rules for the application of such quantitative restrictions;Whereas Portugal may maintain, until the end of the stage, quantitative restrictions on imports from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985 for the same products;Whereas the quantitative restrictions must not have the effect that the Community products are treated less favourable than products from third countries;Whereas this Regulation is intended to apply to third countries as a whole, and without prejudice to the protocols to be concluded with the preferential third countries in accordance with Article 366 of the Act or to the transitional measures referred to in Article 367 thereof; whereas it should nevertheless be specified that the quantities or values of the quantitative restrictions fixed in compliance with these Articles will be included in those fixed for third countries as a whole pursuant to this Regulation;Whereas pursuant to Article 2 (3) of the Treaty of Accession of Spain and Portugal the institutions of the Community may adopt before accession the measures referred to in Article 258 of the Act,. 1. The quantitative restrictions on imports into Portugal from third countries of the products referred to in Annex XXVI of the Act shall consist of annual quotas made available without discrimination to economic operators.2. The original quota for 1986 for each product, expressed, as appropriate, in volume or, in exceptional cases, in ECU, shall be fixed:- either at a percentage of annual average Portuguese production in the three years preceding accession for which statistics are available; the percentage for each product being fixed in Annex I to this Regulation,- or at the average of Portuguese imports in the three years preceding accession for which statistics are available, where the latter criterion yields the higher volume or amount.However, in respect of the products referred to in Annex II to this Regulation,- the first indent of the first subparagraph shall not apply;- where the effect of the second indent of the first subparagraph would be the establishment of an original quota of zero, this quota shall be at least 10 % of the original quota fixed for the same products from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985.3. The minimum rate of increase in the quotas shall be fixed, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3 (1), at least in respect of each year of the second stage.The minimum rate of increase may vary, in particular according to product.The minimum rate of increase shall be fixed taking into account:- the patterns of trade,- the state of bilateral or multilateral negotiations.4. For the period 1 March to 31 December 1986, the quota applicable shall be the same as the original quota minus one sixth thereof.However, where quantitative restrictions do not apply throughout a calendar year, special provisions for the possible reduction of the original quota shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 3 (1).5. With regard to the preferential countries, where the protocols referred to in Article 366 of the Act or, failing these, autonomous measures adopted pursuant to Article 367 thereof, make provision for quantitative restrictions, thequantities or the values resulting from the application of the abovementioned provisions shall be fixed before the quantities or values are fixed for the other third countries, in accordance with paragraph 2. 1. A quota fixed for a product from third countries may not exceed the quota fixed for the same products from the Community as constituted on 31 December 1985.2. Where the Portuguese Republic authorizes imports of a product from third countries in quantities, expressed in volume or in value, exceeding that fixed in the quota, the quota applicable to the import of that product from the Community must be increased by a quantity matching at least the amount by which the quota fixed for imports from third countries is exceeded. 1. Detailed rules for application of this Regulation shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) N° 2727/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), or, as appropriate, in the corresponding articles of the other regulations on the common organization of agricultural markets.The detailed rules of application relating to:- live swine, falling under subheading 01.03 A I of the Common Customs Tariff shall be adopted according to the procedure laid down in Article 24 of Regulation (EEC) N° 2759/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (2), the Management Committee set up by that Regulation being competent;- eggs, falling under subheading 04.05 A II of the Common Customs Tariff shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) N° 2771/75 of the Council of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs (3), the Management Committee set up by that Regulation being competent.They shall include:(a) for each product, the establishment of the original quota,(b) the reports to be made by Portugal to the Commission.2. The detailed rules of application referred to in paragraph 1 may include staggering of the imports over the year. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 1986, subject to the entry into force of the Treaty concerning the Accession of Spain and Portugal.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 December 1985.For the CouncilThe PresidentR. STEICHEN(1) OJ N° L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(2) OJ N° L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(3) OJ N° L 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 49.ANNEX I>TABLE>ANNEX II>TABLE> +",third country;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;agricultural product;farm product;import restriction;import ban;limit on imports;suspension of imports;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota,12 +16528,"Council Regulation (EC) No 23/97 of 20 December 1996 on statistics on the level and structure of labour costs. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof,Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the Commission,Whereas, in order to carry out the tasks entrusted to it, the Commission must be kept informed of the level, trend and structure of employers' labour costs and employees' earnings in the Member States;Whereas the development of the Community and the operation of the single market increase the need for comparable data on the level, trend and structure of emloyers' labour costs and employees' earnings, particularly as a means of analysing growth, competitiveness, employment, the progress of economic and social cohesion and for establishing reliable comparisons between the Member States and the regions of the Community;Whereas the best method of assessing the situation as regards the level, trend and structure of employers' labour costs and employees' earnings is to produce specific statistics on labour costs, as was most recently done in 1993 pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3949/92 of 21 December 1992 relating to the organization of a survey of labour costs in industry and the services sector (1) referring to accounting data of 1992;Whereas, because of the variations in the position and composition of expenditure by enterprises on wages and related employers' contributions, new Community statistics need to be produced based on accounting data for 1996 in order to bring up to date the results of the previous survey;Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 (2) the European system of national and regional accounts in the European Community (ESA-95) is the term of reference for standards, definitions and accounting practices in the Member States in order to meet the Community needs; whereas this necessitates the establishment of complete, reliable and comparable statistical sources at national and regional level; whereas the levels of breakdown to be applied to the variables are limited to what is necessary to ensure comparability with previous surveys and compatibility with national accounts requirements;Whereas the statistical information available in each Member State does not provide a valid basis for comparisons, in particular because of the differences between laws, regulations and administrative practices of the Member States; whereas Community statistics must therefore be produced and the results processed on the basis of common definitions and harmonized methodologies;Whereas, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, the creation of common statistical standards enabling harmonized information to be produced is a proposed action the objectives of which can, by reason of its scale or effects be better achieved by the Community; whereas these standards will be implemented in each Member State on the authority of the agencies and institutions appointed to compile official statistics;Whereas, pursuant to Council Decision No 93/464/EEC of 22 July 1993 on the framework programme for priority actions in the field of statistical information 1993 to 1997 (3), the production of Community statistics on labour costs is one of the priority actions of the statistical programme 1993 to 1997;Whereas it may be acceptable for the countries which have administrative sources or other appropriate statistical sources to use these or perhaps link them up with a simplified questionnaire if this method is compatible with the definitions and methods approved and corresponds to the whole set of variables required;Whereas it is necessary to simplify the administrative procedures for enterprises, particularly smaller and medium-sized enterprises, including the promotion of new technologies for data collection and compilation; whereas it may still be necessary to collect directly from enterprises the data necessary to compile labour cost statistics, using methods that are exhaustive, reliable and up to date, without giving rise for the parties concerned, in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises, to a burden out of proportion to the results which the users of the said statistics can reasonably expect;Whereas it seems appropriate to make provisions for exceptions for certain Member States, in order to take account of particular technical difficulties encountered by such States on the collection of certain types of information, provided that the quality of the statistical information is not affected;Whereas the Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities established by Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (4), consulted by the Commission in accordance with Article 3 of the aforesaid Decision, has declared itself in favour of the present proposal,. General provisionsThe Member States and the Commission, within their respective fields of competencies, shall produce Community statistics on the level and structure of employers' labour costs in the area of economic activities defined in Article 3. Reference periodThe statistics shall be produced on the basis of statistical information for the financial year of 1996, subject to the special provisions mentioned in the Annex to this Regulation. ScopeThe statistics shall cover all economic activities defined in sections C (Mining and quarrying), D (Manufacturing), E (Electricity, gas and water supply), F (Construction), G (Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods), H (Hotels and restaurants), group 63.3 (Activities of travel agencies and tour operators; tourist assistance activities not elsewhere covered) of section I (Transport, storage and communications), divisions 65 (Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding) and 66 (Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security) of section J (Financial intermediation) and section K (Real estate, renting and business activities) of the general industrial classification of economic activities in the European Community, hereinafter referred to as ‘NACE Rev. 1’ established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 of 9 October 1990 on the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (5), subject to the special provisions mentioned in the Annex to this Regulation. Information requirementsThe compilation of statistics on labour costs shall be based on any of the statistical units defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 of 15 March 1993 on the statistical units for the observation and analysis of the production system in the Community (6) and shall provide information referring to local units classified by their own principal activity, by region at least at level 1 of the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS 1), established by the Commission and by size class in terms of employment of the enterprise on which the local units are dependent. Information is required only for enterprises with at least 10 persons occupied. Information requiredData shall be collected on:1. total labour costs, including: compensation of employees; vocational training costs; other expenditure, taxes and subsidies directly related to labour costs;2. the total staff employed3. working time,subject to the special provisions mentioned in the Annex to this Regulation. Data collection1.   A survey shall be carried out through the appropriate statistical services of the Member States which shall draw up the appropriate methods for collecting the information.2.   Employers and other persons required to supply information shall reply to the questions truthfully, completely and within the time limits set. The Member States shall take appropriate measures to avoid any infringement of the obligation to supply the information referred to in Article 5.3.   The survey need not be carried out if the Member States have information from other appropriate sources or Member States are able to produce estimates of necessary data using statistical inference methods where some or all of the characteristics have not been observed for all the units for which the statistics are to be compiled. The information from other appropriate sources or the estimates of necessary data can only be used if they are at least equivalent to survey requirements as regards accuracy, quality and timeliness.4.   The burden on enterprises, particularly on small and medium-sized enterprises, and representativeness requirements according to Article 7 shall be taken into account by the Member States in their choice and combination of the sources and the use of estimates referred to in paragraph 3.5.   The Member States shall transmit to the Commission at its request all information, particularly concerning methodologies, needed for the application of this Regulation, and in particular, in cases where data are derived from administrative sources, all the information necessary for the evaluation of their reliability and comparability. RepresentativenessThe reliability and comparability on a high quality level shall be attained by the use of sample sizes allowing that the relative standard error for the variable ‘hourly labour costs’ by division of NACE Rev. 1 does not exceed 3 %. Processing of resultsThe statistical services of the Member States shall process the replies to the questions referred to in Article 6 (2) or the information from other sources, as referred to in Article 6 (3), so as to obtain comparable results. Transmission of resultsThe results shall be transmitted within a period of 18 months from the end of the calendar year corresponding to the reference period, including confidential data, in accordance with Council Regulation (Euratom, EEC) No 1588/90 of 15 June 1990 on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities (7). 0Arrangements for implementationThe arrangements for implementing this Regulation, in particular:— definitions to be used,— the levels of breakdown to be applied to the variables,— guidelines on accuracy and the aspects of quality,— the appropriate forms of the transmitted variables— the results to be transmittedshall be laid down in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 11. 1ProcedureThe Commission shall be assisted by the Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’.The representative of the Commission shall submit to the Committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The Committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a time limit which the Chairman may lay down according to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be delivered by the majority laid down in Article 148 (2) of the Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council is required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States within the Committee shall be weighted in the manner set out in that Article. The Chairman shall not vote.The Commission shall adopt measures which shall apply immediately. However, if these measures are not in accordance with the opinion of the Committee, they shall be communicated by the Commission to the Council forthwith. In that event:— the Commission shall defer application of the measures which it has decided for a period of three months from the date of communication.— the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may take a different decision within the time limit referred to in the previous indent. 2Entry into forceThis Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day after that 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, 20 December 1996.For the CouncilThe PresidentS. BARRETT(1)  OJ No L 404, 31. 12. 1992, p. 7.(2)  OJ No L 310, 30. 11. 1996, p. 1.(3)  OJ No L 219, 28. 8. 1993, p. 1.(4)  OJ No L 181, 28. 6. 1989, p. 47.(5)  OJ No L 293, 24. 10. 1990, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 761/93 (OJ No L 83, 3. 4. 1993, p. 1).(6)  OJ No L 76, 30. 3. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.(7)  OJ No L 151, 15. 6. 1990, p. 1.ANNEXSPECIAL PROVISIONSI.   Exceptions to the reference period (Article 2)For Sweden: the 1997 financial year on the condition of providing estimates for the 1996 reference year.II.   Exceptions to the scope of the survey (Article 3)1. For all the Member States: class 65.11.2. For Germany: section K, group 63.3 of section I.3. For Greece: section K.4. For France and Portugal: division 73 of section K.5. For Ireland: section H.6. For Austria: sections F, G, H, class 63.3 of section I.III.   More detailed information (Article 5)Member States may provide for the supply of more detailed information, notably by making a distinction between manual and non-manual workers or by covering units with fewer than 10 employees.In order to take account of the particular circumstances regarding the aggregation of the results at national level, provided that the quality of the statistical information is not affected, Germany may compile distinct statistics for the Federal Republic of Germany, including West Berlin, as constituted prior to 3 October 1990, and for the new Länder, including East Berlin. The provisions of Article 7 on representativeness shall be applied separately on each aggregate. +",wage cost;labour cost;payroll cost;secondary sector;industrial sector;tertiary sector;services sector;EU statistics;Community statistics;European Union statistics;statistics of the EU;statistics of the European Union,12 +14520,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2522/95 of 27 October 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 1371/95 laying down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the egg sector. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2771/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in eggs (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden and by Regulation (EEC) No 3290/94 (2), and in particular Articles 3 (2) and 8 (13) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1371/95 (3) has laid down detailed rules for implementing the system of export licences in the egg sector;Whereas experience has shown that it is necessary to reduce the period of validity of licences; whereas, furthermore, it should be provided that the particular measures to be taken by the Commission in case of excessive applications may be adjusted according to the category of product and to destination;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Poultrymeat and Eggs,. Regulation (EC) No 1371/95 is amended as follows:1. In Article 2, paragraph (1) is replaced by the following:'1. Export licences shall be valid from the date of issue, within the meaning of Article 21 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88, until the end of the third month following that date.` 2. In Article 3 (4), the last subparagraph is replaced by the following:'These measures may be adjusted according to the category of product and to destination.` 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, 27 October 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;egg;egg product;egg preparation;export policy;export scheme;export system;animal breeding;animal selection,12 +1597,"COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3017/93 of 29 October 1993 extending Regulation (EEC) No 695/93 adopting safeguard measures applicable to the placing in free circulation of fishery products landed in the Community by fishing vessels from third countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92 of 17 December 1992 on the common organization of the market in fishery and aquaculture products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1891/93 (2), and in particular Article 24 (2) thereof,Whereas the Commission, acting in accordance with Article 24 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3759/92, adopted, by Regulation (EEC) No 695/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2622/93 (4), safeguard measures applicable to the placing in free circulation of fishery products landed in the Community by fishing vessels from third countries; whereas these measures were justified by the serious disturbances on the Community market for a number of fishery products caused by the volume of direct landings of those products and the difficulties of disposing of the Community production which the situation caused;Whereas the information available to the Commission suggests that the Community market equilibrium for the products concerned continues to be precarious; whereas in that context a renewed increase in the volume of direct landings could cause serious disturbances likely to jeopardize the objectives of Article 39 of the EEC Treaty;Whereas it is necessary, therefore, to extend the application of Regulation (EEC) No 695/93,. Regulation (EEC) No 695/93 is hereby amended as follows: in Article 5, '31 October 1993' is replaced '31 December 1993'. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 1993.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 October 1993.For the CommissionYannis PALEOKRASSASMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 388, 31. 12. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 172, 15. 7. 1993, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 73, 26. 3. 1993, p. 36.(4) OJ No L 240, 25. 9. 1993, p. 9. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;free circulation;putting into free circulation;third country;quantity of fish landed;landed quantity;protective clause;protective measure;safeguard clause,12 +32649,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1078/2006 of 13 July 2006 concerning tenders notified in response to the invitation to tender for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 935/2006. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 935/2006 (2).(2) Article 7 of 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 (3), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95, a maximum refund 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 7 to 13 July 2006 in response to the invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley issued in Regulation (EC) No 935/2006. This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 July 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 July 2006.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11).(2)  OJ L 172, 24.6.2006, p. 3.(3)  OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last modified by Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50). +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;barley;third country;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,12 +9450,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2176/91 of 24 July 1991 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products of category 72 (order No 40.0720), originating in Brazil, 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 ceilings, 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 72 (order No 40.0720), originating in Brazil, the relevant ceiling amounts to 189 000 pieces;Whereas on 29 June 1991 imports of the products in question into the Community, originating in Brazil, 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 duties for the products in question with regard to Brazil,. 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 Brazil:Order No Category(unit) CN code Description 40.0720 72(1 000 pieces) 6112 31 106112 31 906112 39 106112 39 906112 41 106112 41 906112 49 106112 49 906211 11 006211 12 00 Swimwear, of wool, of cotton or of man-made fibres 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, 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;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff,12 +2247,"97/570/EC: Commission Decision of 22 July 1997 amending for the second time Decision 94/957/EC laying down the transitional measures to be applied by Finland with regard to veterinary checks on live animals entering Finland from third countries (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,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 (1), as last amended by Council Directive 96/43/EC (2), and in particular Article 17a thereof,Whereas Decision 94/957/EC of 28 December 1994 laying down the transitional measures to be applied by Finland with regard to veterinary checks on live animals entering Finland from third countries (3), as amended by Decision 95/82/EC (4), specifies in the Annex the border crossing points and the corresponding inspection sites for the live animals concerned; whereas these provisions are to apply until 31 December 1997;Whereas the Finnish authorities are at present already planning to transfer the Nuijamaa crossing point and its corresponding inspection site situated along the border with Russia to its definitive location at Vaalimaa;Whereas, at the request of the Finnish authorities and without prejudice to decisions which could be taken subsequently when border inspection posts are approved in Finland, the Annex to the initial decision should be amended so as to include as a transitional measure with effect from July 1997 the sites of Vaalimaa, Helsinki and Ivalo for the importation of live animals;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Annex to Decision 94/957/EC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 July 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 56.(2) OJ No L 162, 1. 7. 1996, p. 1.(3) OJ No L 371, 31. 12. 1994, p. 19.(4) OJ No L 66, 24. 3. 1995, p. 26.ANNEX>TABLE> +",Finland;Republic of Finland;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;live animal;animal on the hoof;third country;transitional period (EU);EC limited period;EC transitional measures;EC transitional period;transition period (EU),12 +28239,"Regulation (EC) No 789/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on the transfer of cargo and passenger ships between registers within the Community and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 613/91 (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 80(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee [1],After consulting the Committee of the Regions,Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty [2],Whereas:(1) The establishment and functioning of the internal market involve the elimination of technical barriers to the transfer of cargo and passenger ships between the registers of Member States. Measures to facilitate the transfer of cargo and passenger ships within the Community are also required to reduce the costs and administrative procedures involved in a change of register within the Community, thereby improving the operating conditions and the competitive position of Community shipping.(2) It is necessary, at the same time, to safeguard a high level of ship safety and environmental protection, in compliance with International Conventions.(3) The requirements set out in the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of life at Sea (1974 SOLAS), the 1966 International Convention on Load Lines (LL 1966) and the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, as amended by the 1978 Protocol (MARPOL 73/78) provide for a high level of ship safety and environmental protection. The International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 provides for a uniform system for the measurement of the tonnage of merchant ships.(4) The international regime applicable to passenger ships has been strengthened and refined through the adoption of a considerable number of amendments to 1974 SOLAS by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and an increased convergence of the interpretations of the 1974 SOLAS rules and standards.(5) The transfer of cargo and passenger ships flying the flag of a Member State between the registers of Member States should not be impeded by technical barriers, provided that the ships have been certified as complying with the provisions of relevant international Conventions by Member States or, on their behalf, by the organisations recognised under Council Directive 94/57/EC of 22 November 1994, on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations [3].(6) A Member State receiving a ship should however remain able to apply rules which differ in scope and nature from those referred to in the Conventions listed in Article 2(a).(7) In order to ensure a prompt and informed decision by the Member State of the receiving register, the Member State of the losing register should provide it with all relevant available information on the ship's condition and equipment. The Member State of the receiving register should, nevertheless, be able to subject the ship to an inspection to confirm its condition and equipment.(8) Ships which have been refused access to Member States' ports under Council Directive 95/21/EC of 19 June 1995, concerning the enforcement, in respect of shipping using Community ports and sailing in the waters under the jurisdiction of the Member States, of international standards for ship safety, pollution prevention and shipboard living and working conditions (port State control) [4] or which have been detained more than once following an inspection in the port during the three years preceding the application for registration should not be able to benefit from the possibility of being transferred under the simplified system to another register within the Community.(9) Relevant International Conventions leave important points of interpretation of the requirements to the discretion of the Parties. On the basis of their own interpretation, Member States issue to all ships flying their flags, that are subject to the provisions of relevant International Conventions, certificates certifying their compliance with these provisions. Member States enforce national technical regulations, some provisions of which contain requirements other than those in the Conventions and in associated technical standards. An appropriate procedure should therefore be established in order to reconcile divergences in the interpretation of existing requirements which may occur upon a request for transfer of register.(10) In order to enable the implementation of this Regulation to be monitored, Member States should provide the Commission with succinct yearly reports. In the first yearly report Member States should identify any measures taken to facilitate the implementation of this Regulation.(11) The provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 613/91 of 4 March 1991 on the transfer of ships from one register to another within the Community [5], are significantly reinforced and extended by this Regulation. Regulation (EEC) No 613/91 should therefore be repealed.(12) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission [6],. PurposeThe purpose of this Regulation is to eliminate technical barriers to the transfer of cargo and passenger ships flying the flag of a Member State between the registers of the Member States while, at the same time, ensuring a high level of ship safety and environmental protection, in accordance with International Conventions. DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Regulation:""Conventions"" means the 1974 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (1974 SOLAS), the 1966 International Convention on Load Lines (LL 66), the 1969 International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, and the 1973 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, as amended by the 1978 Protocol relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78), in their up-to-date versions, and related codes of mandatory status adopted in the framework of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), together with Protocols and amendments thereto in their up-to-date versions;""Requirements"" means the safety, security and pollution-prevention requirements relating to the construction and equipment of ships laid down in the Conventions and, for passenger ships engaged on domestic voyages, those set out in Council Directive 98/18/EC of 17 March 1998 on safety rules and standards for passenger ships [7];""Certificates"" means certificates, documents and statements of compliance issued by a Member State or by a recognised organisation on its behalf in accordance with the Conventions, and for passenger ships engaged on domestic voyages, those issued in accordance with Article 11 of Directive 98/18/EC;""Passenger ship"" means a ship carrying more than twelve passengers;(i) the master and the members of the crew or other persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of that ship; and(ii) a child under one year of age;""Domestic voyage"" means a voyage in sea areas from a port of a Member State to the same or another port within that Member State;""International voyage"" means a voyage by sea from a port of a Member State to a port outside that Member State, or conversely;""Cargo ship"" means a ship which is not a passenger ship;""Recognised organisation"" means an organisation recognised in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 94/57/EC. Scope1. This Regulation shall apply to:(i) were built on or after 25 May 1980, or(ii) were built before that date, but have been certified by a Member State or by a recognised organisation acting on its behalf as complying with the regulations for new ships defined in 1974 SOLAS, or, in the case of chemical tankers and gas carriers, with the relevant Standard codes for ships built on or after 25 May 1980;(i) were built on or after 1 July 1998, or- in Directive 98/18/EC, for ships engaged on domestic voyages,- in 1974 SOLAS, for ships engaged on international voyages.2. This Regulation shall not apply to:(a) ships following delivery after completion of their construction that do not carry valid full-term certificates from the Member State of the losing register;(b) ships that have been refused access to Member States' ports in accordance with Directive 95/21/EC during the three years preceding application for registration and to ships that have been detained following inspection in the port of a State signatory of the Paris Memorandum of Understanding of 1982 on Port State Control and for reasons relating to the requirements defined in Article 2(b), more than once during the three years preceding application for registration. Member States shall nevertheless give due and timely consideration to applications in respect of such ships;(c) ships of war or troopships, or other ships owned or operated by a Member State and used only on government non-commercial service;(d) ships not propelled by mechanical means, wooden ships of primitive build, pleasure yachts not engaged in trade or a fishing vessel;(e) cargo ships of less than 500 gross tonnage. Transfer of register1. A Member State shall not withhold from registration, for technical reasons arising from the Conventions, a ship registered in another Member State which complies with the requirements and carries valid certificates and equipment approved or type-approved in accordance with Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20 December 1996 on marine equipment [8].In order to fulfil their obligations under regional environmental instruments ratified before 1 January 1992, Member States may impose additional rules in accordance with the optional Annexes to the Conventions.2. This Article shall apply without prejudice, where applicable, to any specific requirements laid down for the operation of a ship under Article 7 of Directive 98/18/EC and Article 6 of Directive 2003/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 April 2003 on specific stability requirements for ro-ro passenger ships [9].3. Upon receiving the request for transfer, the Member State of the losing register shall provide the Member State of the receiving register, or make available to the recognised organisation acting on its behalf, all relevant information on the ship, in particular, on her condition and equipment. This information shall contain the history file of the vessel and, if applicable, a list of the improvements required by the losing register for registering the ship or renewing her certificates and of overdue surveys. The information shall include all the certificates and particulars of the ship as required by the Conventions and relevant Community instruments as well as Flag State inspection and Port State control records. The Member States shall cooperate to ensure proper implementation of this paragraph.4. Before registering a ship, the Member State of the receiving register, or the recognised organisation acting on its behalf, may subject the ship to an inspection to confirm that the actual condition of the ship and her equipment correspond to the certificates referred to in Article 3. The inspection shall be performed within a reasonable time frame.5. If, following the inspection and having given the ship owner a reasonable opportunity to rectify any deficiencies, the Member State of the receiving register, or the recognised organisation acting on its behalf, is unable to confirm correspondence with the certificates, it shall notify the Commission in accordance with Article 6(1). Certificates1. Upon the transfer and without prejudice to Directive 94/57/EC, the Member State of the receiving register, or the recognised organisation acting on its behalf, shall issue certificates to the ship under the same conditions as those under the flag of the Member State of the losing register, provided the reasons or the grounds on the basis of which the Member State of the losing register imposed any condition or granted any exemption or waiver continue to apply.2. At the time of renewal, extension or revision of the certificates, the Member State of the receiving register, or the recognised organisation acting on its behalf, shall not impose requirements other than those initially prescribed for the full-term certificates insofar as requirements for existing ships and conditions remain unchanged. Refusal of transfer and interpretation1. The Member State of the receiving register shall immediately notify the Commission of any refusal to issue, or to authorise the issuing of, new certificates to a ship for reasons based on divergences of interpretation of the requirements or of the provisions which the Conventions or relevant Community instruments leave to the discretion of the Parties.Unless the Commission is informed of an agreement between the Member States concerned within one month, it shall initiate proceedings in order to take a decision in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2).2. Where a Member State considers that a ship cannot be registered under Article 4 for reasons relating to serious danger to safety, security or to the environment, other than those referred to in paragraph 1, registration may be suspended.The Member State shall immediately bring the matter to the attention of the Commission, stating the reasons for the suspension of the registration. The decision not to register the ship shall be confirmed or not in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2).3. The Commission may consult the Committee referred to in Article 7 on any matter related to the interpretation and implementation of this Regulation, in particular in order to ensure that standards of safety, security and environmental protection are not reduced. Committee procedure1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (COSS) set up by Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 establishing a Committee on Safe Seas and the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (COSS) and amending the Regulations on maritime safety and the prevention of pollution from ships [10] (Committee).2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Council Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at two months.3. The Committee shall adopt its Rules of Procedure. Reporting1. Member States shall transmit to the Commission a succinct yearly report on the implementation of this Regulation. The report shall provide statistical data on the transfer of ships carried out in accordance with this Regulation and list any difficulties encountered in its implementation.2. By 20 May 2008 the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of this Regulation, based in part on the reports submitted by the Member States. In this report, the Commission shall assess, inter alia, whether it is appropriate to amend the Regulation. Amendments1. The definitions in Article 2 may be amended in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2) in order to take account of developments at international level, in particular, in the IMO and to improve the effectiveness of this Regulation in the light of experience and of technical progress, insofar as such amendments do not broaden the scope of this Regulation.2. Any amendment to the Conventions may be excluded from the scope of this Regulation, pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002. 0RepealRegulation (EEC) No 613/91 is hereby repealed. 1Entry 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 Strasbourg, 21 April 2004.For the European ParliamentThe PresidentP. CoxFor the CouncilThe PresidentD. Roche[1] OJ C 80, 30.3.2004, p. 88.[2] Opinion of the European Parliament of 13 January 2004 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Decision of the Council of 6 April 2004.[3] OJ L 319, 12.12.1994, p. 20. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 53).[4] OJ L 157, 7.7.1995, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/84/EC.[5] OJ L 68, 15.3.1991, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2099/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 1).[6] OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.[7] OJ L 144, 15.5.1998, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/75/EC (OJ L 190, 30.7.2003, p. 6).[8] OJ L 46, 17.2.1997, p. 25. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/84/EC.[9] OJ L 123, 17.5.2003, p. 22.[10] OJ L 324, 29.11.2002, p. 1.-------------------------------------------------- +",cargo vessel;prevention of pollution;transport document;TIR carnet;accompanying document;consignment note;way bill;directory;carriage of passengers;passenger traffic;safety standard;technical standard,12 +3803,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 938/2004 of 30 April 2004 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003 (2).(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 (3) allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice 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,. The maximum export refund on wholly milled and parboiled long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1877/2003 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 26 to 29 April 2004 at 175,00 EUR/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 May 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 April 2004.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002 (OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27).(2)  OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 20.(3)  OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18). +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rice,12 +11442,"COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 983/93 of 6 April 1993 relating to the conclusion of the Protocol defining, for the period 21 May 1992 to 20 May 1995 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas, in accordance with the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar (3), the Contracting Parties held negotiations with a view to determining amendments or additions to be made to the Agreement at the end of the period of application of the first Protocols;Whereas, as a result of these negotiations, a new Protocol defining, for the period 21 May 1992 to 20 May 1995, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the said Agreement was initialled on 14 May 1992;Whereas it is in the Community's interest to approve this Protocol,. The Protocol defining, for the period 21 May 1992 to 20 May 1995, the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Madagascar on fishing off Madagascar is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Protocol is attached to this Regulation. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the persons empowered to sign the Protocol in order to bind the Community (4). 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, 6 April 1993.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. ANDERSEN(1) OJ No C 201, 8. 8. 1992, p 19.(2) Opinion delivered on 12 March 1993 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ No L 73, 18. 3. 1986, p. 26.(4) The date of entry into force of the Protocol will be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities by the General Secretariat of the Council. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);Madagascar;Malagasy Republic;Republic of Madagascar;sea fishing;fishing area;fishing limits,12 +15997,"Commission Decision of 31 January 1997 laying down certain detailed rules concerning on-the-spot checks carried out in the veterinary field by Commission experts in third countries (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 71/118/EEC of 15 February 1971 on health problems affecting the production and placing on the market of fresh poultrymeat (1), as last amended by Commission Directive 96/65/EC (2), and in particular Article 14 thereof, and to the corresponding provisions of the other Directives in the veterinary field concerning health rules and the health requirements applying to imports of various animal species or products of animal origin,Whereas the Commission must adopt the general implementing rules establishing the conditions under which on-the-spot checks in the veterinary field in third countries must take place, in collaboration with the Member States;Whereas some rules relating to on-the-spot checks by Commission experts should be common to all the legislation in this field; whereas, therefore, they should be laid down in a single decision; whereas, however, Commission Decision 86/474/EEC of 11 September 1986 on the implementation of the on-the-spot inspections to be carried out in respect of the importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat (3) should continue to apply;Whereas application of the plans that third countries must submit pursuant to Council Directive 92/117/EEC of 17 December 1992 concerning measures for protection against specified zoonoses and specified zoonotic agents in animals and products of animal origin in order to prevent outbreaks of food-borne infections and intoxications (4), as amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, is verified during the on-the-spot checks; whereas, when approved establishments or those undergoing approval for the purpose of exporting fresh meat to the Community are being inspected, the slaughtering conditions must also be checked in accordance with Article 15 of Council Directive 93/119/EC of 22 December 1993 on the protection of animals at the time of slaughter or killing (5);Whereas, where this is necessary to ensure the uniform application of the Directives, the on-the-spot checks should be included in programmes established after discussion with the Member States and an exchange of views in the Standing Veterinary Committee;Whereas that collaboration must continue during the on-the-spot checks carried out by Commission experts, accompanied by experts of the Member States appointed by the Commission; the Member States' experts must be subject to certain obligations and be reimbursed their travel and subsistence expenses;Whereas, following on-the-spot checks, it is necessary to ensure that Member States are informed of the results and for appropriate measures to be proposed in accordance with Community legislation;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. 1. This Decision lays down certain rules relating to the on-the-spot checks carried out in the veterinary field in third countries by Commission experts accompanied by Member State experts.2. For the purposes of this Decision, 'on-the-spot checks in the veterinary field` (hereinafter referred to as 'checks`) means auditing and inspection measures necessary to ensure that, without prejudice to the existing veterinary legislation, the public and animal health and animal protection guarantees offered by third countries as regards production conditions and placement on the market may be regarded as at least equivalent to those applied in the Community.3. The checks shall permit, according to the legislation concerned, the establishment or amendment of, in particular:- the list of third countries or parts of third countries from which the Member States shall authorize imports,- the import conditions specific to each third country, including the health certificate that must accompany all consignments intended for the Community,- the list of establishments from which the Member States shall authorize imports. 1. The Commission shall establish a general programme of checks for the legislation and third countries concerned and submit it for an exchange of views in the Standing Veterinary Committee.2. The general programme shall include information on the content and frequency of the measures to be taken by the Commission in the context of the checks referred to in paragraph 1.3. The Commission may defer or bring forward certain checks or carry out additional checks when it regards this as necessary, in particular for health reasons or on the basis of the results of previous checks, after consulting the Member States in the Standing Veterinary Committee. 1. During the checks, the expert or experts from one or more Member States appointed by the Commission to accompany its experts shall comply with the Commission's administrative instructions.Information gathered or conclusions made by the Member State expert or experts during the course of the checks may on no account be used for personal purposes or divulged to persons outside the competent services of the Commission or the Member States.2. The travel and subsistence expenses incurred by the Member State expert or experts appointed by the Commission shall be reimbursed in accordance with its rules governing travel and subsistence expenses incurred by persons not belonging to the Commission who are called on to act as experts. The Commission shall inform, by written reports, the Member States, in the Standing Veterinary Committee the results of the checks. The reports shall indicate, as appropriate, and if the legislation concerned so provides, whether it is necessary:- to amend any of the lists referred to in the first indent of Article 1 (3),- to establish or amend the import conditions referred to in the second indent of Article 1 (3),or- to establish or amend the lists of establishments referred to in the third indent of Article 1 (3). To take account of experience gained, the provisions of this Decision shall be re-examined before 31 December 1999 on the basis of a report by the Commission to the Member States. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 January 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 55, 8. 3. 1971, p. 23.(2) OJ No L 265, 18. 10. 1996, p. 15.(3) OJ No L 279, 30. 9. 1986, p. 55.(4) OJ No L 62, 15. 3. 1993, p. 38.(5) OJ No L 340, 31. 12. 1993, p. 21. +",import;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;veterinary legislation;veterinary regulations;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;third country;health certificate,12 +23157,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 24/2002 of 8 January 2002 on the issuing of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 385000 tonnes of common wheat held by the French intervention agency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/2000(2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000(4), lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by the intervention agencies.(2) In the present market situation, a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 385000 tonnes of common wheat held by the French intervention agency should be issued.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. The French intervention agency shall issue pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 385000 tonnes of common wheat held by it. 1. The final date for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 15 January 2002.2. The final date for the submission of tenders for the last partial invitation to tender shall expire on 24 April 2002.3. Tenders must be lodged with the French intervention agency at the following address: Office national interprofessionnel des cĂŠrĂŠales 21, avenue Bosquet F - 75326 Paris Fax (33-1) 44 18 20 80. Not later than Wednesday of the week following the final date for the submission of tenders, the French intervention agency shall notify the Commission of the quantities and average prices of the various lots sold. 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, 8 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 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24. +",France;French Republic;domestic market;national market;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;sale;offering for sale;common wheat,12 +4521,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 274/2007 of 15 March 2007 fixing the maximum export refund for butter in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 581/2004. ,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 the third subparagraph of Article 31(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 581/2004 of 26 March 2004 opening a standing invitation to tender for export refunds concerning certain types of butter (2) provides for a permanent tender.(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2004 of 26 March 2004 establishing a tender procedure concerning export refunds for certain milk products (3) and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for the tendering period ending on 13 March 2007.(3) The Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,. For the permanent tender opened by Regulation (EC) No 581/2004, for the tendering period ending on 13 March 2007, the maximum amount of refund for the products referred to in Article 1(1) of that Regulation shall be as shown in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 March 2007.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 March 2007.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).(2)  OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 64. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 128/2007 (OJ L 41, 13.2.2007, p. 6).(3)  OJ L 90, 27.3.2004, p. 58. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1814/2005 (OJ L 292, 8.11.2005, p. 3).ANNEX(EUR/100 kg)Product Export refund Code Maximum amount of export refund for export to the destinations referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 581/2004Butter ex ex 0405 10 19 9700 92,00Butteroil ex ex 0405 90 10 9000 — +",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;butter;butter oil,12 +13853,"95/507/EC: Commission Decision of 27 November 1995 laying down the details of the Community's financial contribution to the setting up of the Animo computerized network in Italy (Only the Italian text is authentic). ,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 20 (2) thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field (3), as last amended by Commission Decision 94/370/EC (4), and in particular Article 37 (1) thereof,Whereas Italy was unable to avail itself of the Community financial contribution provided for in Commission Decision 91/426/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the details of the Community's financial contribution to the setting up of a computerized network linking veterinary authorities (Animo) (5);Whereas the Italian authorities have since signed a contract guaranteeing the required collaboration with the Animo server centre;Whereas the Italian authorities have undertaken to adopt all the measures needed to implement this Decision;Whereas, in view of the progress achieved and the undertaking given by the Italian authorities, provisions should be made for a financial contribution from the Community;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. 1. The Community's financial contribution to the setting up of the Animo computerized network in Italy is hereby fixed at 50 % of expenditure on the equipment referred to in the first, second and third indents of Article 2 (2) of Commission Decision 91/398/EEC (6) with a maximum of ECU 2 000 per unit equipped.2. The Community's financial contribution is limited to a maximum of 200 units. 1. The expenditure referred to in Article 1 shall be reimbursed to Italy by the Commission on presentation of the following supporting documents:- the purchase invoices or certified copies thereof,- a declaration from the Italian authorities to the effect that they have complied with Community provisions relating to the award of public contracts,- the identity of the service responsible for the purchase and the inventory numbers assigned to the equipment,- confirmation that the transmission links are operational.2. The supporting documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall be forwarded by the Italian authorities by 1 July 1996 at the latest.3. The reimbursements referred to in paragraph 1 shall cover expenditure exclusive of VAT. The Commission may carry out checks to ensure that the equipment is in place and is functioning properly.The absence of equipment and any anomalies found will be reported to the competent authority. This may lead to repayment of all or part of the Community financial contribution, in proportion to the number of items of equipment eligible within the meaning of Article 2 of Decision 91/398/EEC and the consequences for the functioning of the network. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 27 November 1995.For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission +",EU financing;Community financing;European Union financing;veterinary inspection;veterinary control;Italy;Italian Republic;live animal;animal on the hoof;information network;co-financing;joint financing,12 +4352,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1300/2006 of 31 August 2006 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 958/2006. ,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 the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) 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 (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.(2) Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 31 August 2006, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the partial invitation to tender ending on 31 August 2006, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 958/2006 shall be 36,965 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 September 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 August 2006.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 49. +",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,12 +19955,"2000/706/EC: Council Decision of 7 November 2000 concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the Community, of the Convention for the Protection of the Rhine. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) and the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the first subparagraph of Article 300(3),Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(1),Whereas:(1) By Decision 77/586/EEC(2), the Community concluded the Convention for the Protection of the Rhine against chemical pollution and the Additional Agreement to the Agreement, signed in Berne on 29 April 1963, concerning the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine against Pollution.(2) At the 25th meeting of the Coordinating Group of the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine, the riparian States considered it necessary to provide for a new Convention for the Protection of the Rhine and to open negotiations to that end.(3) The European Commission, acting on behalf of the Community, took part in these negotiations in accordance with the negotiating directives given by the Council and these negotiations were completed in January 1998.(4) In the light of the outcome of these negotiations, the Council decided in March 1999 that the Community would sign the new Convention for the Protection of the Rhine, subject to its subsequent conclusion, and authorised this signing on behalf of the Community. The new Convention for the Protection of the Rhine was signed on 12 April 1999 in Berne (Switzerland),. The Convention for the Protection of the Rhine is hereby approved on behalf of the Community.The text of the Convention is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is authorised to designate the person or persons empowered to deposit the instrument of approval with the Government of the Swiss Confederation in accordance with Article 17 of the Convention.. Done at Brussels, 7 November 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentD. Voynet(1) Opinion delivered on 17 May 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) OJ L 240, 19.9.1977, p. 35. +",pollution of waterways;watercourse;delta;river;river basin;environmental protection;conservation of nature;nature protection;preservation of the environment;protection of nature;international convention;multilateral convention,12 +2868,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1758/2001 of 6 September 2001 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the sixth partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2) requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the sixth partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the sixth partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 42,055 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 September 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 September 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 192, 14.7.2001, p. 3. +",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,12 +7983,"90/352/EEC: Council Decision of 29 June 1990 amending Decision 89/45/EEC on a Community system for the rapid exchange of information on dangers arising from the use of consumer products. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas Decision 89/45/EEC (1) established a Community system for the rapid exchange of information on dangers arising from the use of consumer products until 30 June 1990;Whereas it is necessary to extend and amend Decision 89/45/EEC;Whereas, without prejudice to other Commission proposals on consumer safety in particular, the Community system concerned should be established, on the basis of experience acquired, for a period ending not later than the date of application of a Directive on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning general product safety,. Article 8 of Decision 89/45/EEC shall be replaced by the following text:'This Decision shall remain in force until the date by which Member States will have to comply with the Directive on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning general product safety.The Commission shall submit a report on the operation of the system at least every two years; The Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Luxembourg, 29 June 1990.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. SMITH(1) OJ No C 135, 2. 6. 1990, p. 11.(2) Opinion delivered on 15 June 1990 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(3) OJ No L 17, 21. 1. 1989, p. 51. +",consumer information;consumer education;consumer protection;consumer policy action plan;consumerism;consumers' rights;consumer goods;advisory committee (EU);EC advisory committee;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,12 +2985,"2002/604/EC: Commission Decision of 9 July 2002 terminating the examination procedures concerning obstacles to trade, within the meaning of Council Regulation (EC) No. 3286/94, consisting of trade practices maintained by the United States of America in relation to imports of prepared mustard. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3286/94 of 22 December 1994 (hereinafter ""the Regulation"") laying down Community procedures in the field of the common commercial policy in order to ensure the exercise of the Community's rights under international trade rules, in particular those established under the auspices of the World Trade Organisation(1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 356/95(2), and in particular Article 11(1) thereof,After consulting the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND(1) On 7 June 2001 the Federation of the French Condiment Industries (FICF) lodged a complaint pursuant to Article 4 of the Regulation.(2) FICF alleged that Community exports of prepared mustard to the United States of America are hindered by an obstacle to trade within the meaning of Article 2(1) of the Regulation.(3) The alleged obstacle to trade was constituted by the United States decision to apply the suspension of trade concessions imposed on prepared mustard, following the Hormones Case, only to exports originating in certain Community Member States (the United Kingdom is included).(4) The Commission decided, after consultation of the Advisory Committee established by the Regulation, that the complaint contained sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of an examination procedure. Consequently, an examination procedure was initiated on 1 August 2001(3).B. FINDINGS OF THE INVESTIGATION(5) Article 1 of the Regulation states that ""this Regulation establishes Community procedures in the field of the common commercial policy in order to ensure the exercise of the Community's rights under international trade rules [...] which [...] are aimed at: (a) [...]; (b) responding to obstacles to trade that have an effect on the market of a third country, with a view to removing the adverse trade effects resulting therefrom"". Furthermore, Article 4(1) of the Regulation provides that a written complaint may be lodged by Community enterprises that are considered to ""have suffered adverse trade effects as a result of obstacles to trade that have an effect on the market of a third country"".(6) The examination procedure led to the conclusion that the alleged adverse trade effects do not appear to stem from the obstacle to trade claimed in the complaint, i.e. the United States of America practice of applying withdrawal of concessions selectively against some but not all the Member States (selective sanctioning). In fact, the investigation did not provide any evidence of the fact that making the suspension of concessions also applicable to the United Kingdom would result in greater export opportunities for the complainant for prepared mustard to the United States market. Therefore, no adverse trade effect, as defined in the Regulation, can be attributed to the obstacle to trade claimed by the complaint, other than the trade effects resulting from the suspension of concessions which are authorised and lawfully applied by the United States of America under the WTO Agreement. Therefore, in accordance with Article 11, the examination procedure has demonstrated that the interests of the Community do not require that a specific action be taken against the alleged obstacle to trade under the Regulation.C. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS(7) The examination procedure did not provide sufficient evidence that the interests of the Community require a specific action to be taken under the Regulation against the adverse trade effects produced by the alleged obstacle to trade. The examination procedure should therefore be terminated.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Advisory Committee established by the Regulation.. The examination procedure concerning obstacles to trade, within the meaning of the Regulation, consisting of trade practices maintained by the United States of America in relation to imports of prepared mustard initiated on 1 August 2001 is hereby terminated.. Done at Brussels, 9 July 2002.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 71.(2) OJ L 41, 23.2.1995, p. 3.(3) OJ C 215, 1.8.2001, p. 2. +",international trade;world trade;import;trade restriction;obstacle to trade;restriction on trade;trade barrier;condiment;mustard;United States;USA;United States of America,12 +432,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3330/84 of 28 November 1984 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2468/72 determining collection, processing and storage centres for intervention on the market in raw tobacco. ,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 1461/82 (2),Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1467/70 of 20 July 1970 fixing certain general rules governing intervention on the market in raw tobacco (3), and in particular Article 1 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2468/72 (4), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, determines the collection, processing and storage centres referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 1467/70;Whereas the large number of tobacco-growing areas in Greece should be taken into account; whereas, in order to facilitate the delivery of tobacco offered into intervention and in view of the remoteness of certain centres and the situation obtaining in certain regions with regard to transport, the list of collection centres for Greece should be supplemented by adding to it centres which are closer to the areas where harvesting takes place and which have temporary storage capacity;Whereas the list of collection, processing and storage centres has been amended on several occasions; whereas, in the interest of clarity, a new Annex should be drawn up which should replace the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2468/72;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Raw Tobacco,. The Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2468/72 is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 November 1984.For the CommissionPoul DALSAGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 27.(3) OJ No L 164, 27. 7. 1970, p. 32.(4) OJ No L 267, 28. 11. 1972, p. 1.ANNEX'ANNEX1.2.3 // GERMANY // // // (a) Collection centres: // 6920 Sinsheim-Hoffenheim 7520 Bruchsal-Buechenau 7607 Neuried-Ichenheim 6721 Harthausen 5560 Wittlich-Bombogen 2832 Twistringen // 6800 Mannheim-Seckenheim 7590 Achern-Gamshurst 6729 Bellheim 6729 Hatzenbuehl 8540 Schwabach 2410 Moelln // (b) Processing and storage centres: // 7513 Stutensee-Friedrichstal 6742 Herxheim-Hayna 6707 Schifferstadt 7500 Karlsruhe // 6945 Hierschberg-Gross-Sachsen 6803 Edingen-Neckarhausen 7830 Emmendingen // BELGIUM // // // (a) Collection centres: // 8770 Ingelmunster 7804 Rebaix // 9498 Appelterre 6868 Bohan // (b) Processing and storage centres: // 8670 Wervik Brussel/Bruxelles // // FRANCE // // // (a) Collection centres: // 11000 Carcassonne 64170 Artix 24000 Périgueux 16000 Angoulême 80000 Amiens 49000 Angers 36000 Châteauroux 51000 Châlons-sur-Marne 67160 Oberseebach 55200 Commercy 57400 Sarrebourg 26100 Romans 38510 Morestel 21000 Dijon // 30000 Nîmes 46000 Cahors 31800 St-Gaudens 33210 Langon 63200 Riom 61000 Alençon 79000 Niort 89000 Auxerre 68130 Altkirch 88000 Épinal 26200 Montélimar 69400 Villefranche-sur-Saône 83000 Draguignan // (b) Processing and storage centres: // 67000 Strasbourg 38160 Saint-Marcellin // 41000 Blois 33210 Langon // ITALY // // // (a) Collection centres: // 27100 Pavia 15100 Alessandria 14100 Asti 38100 Trento 37100 Verona 36100 Vicenza 35100 Padova 45100 Rovigo 33100 Udine 29100 Piacenza 44100 Ferrara 50100 Firenze 56100 Pisa 52100 Arezzo 53100 Siena 06100 Perugia 05100 Terni 61100 Pesaro 47100 Forlì 63100 Ascoli Piceno 01100 Viterbo // 00100 Roma 03100 Frosinone 65100 Pescara 66100 Chieti 86200 Isernia 81100 Caserta 82100 Benevento 80100 Napoli 83100 Avellino 84100 Salerno 71100 Foggia 70100 Bari 74100 Taranto 72100 Brindisi 73100 Lecce 75100 Matern 85100 Potenza 87100 Cosenza 90100 Palermo 07100 Sassari // (b) Processing and storage centres: // // Number of warehouses situated in the province and available to the centre // // 15100 Alessandria // 2 // // 27100 Pavia // 2 // // 38100 Trento // 2 // // 37100 Verona // 3 // // 35100 Padova // 2 // // 36100 Vicenza // 4 // // 45100 Rovigo // 2 // // 33100 Udine // 2 // // 29100 Piacenza // 2 // // 50100 Firenze // 2 // // 52100 Arezzo // 2 // // 60100 Ancona // 2 // // 05100 Terni // 2 // // 06100 Perugia // 3 // // 01100 Viterbo // 3 // // 03100 Frosinone // 2 // // 04100 Latina // 2 // // 00100 Roma // 3 // // 67100 L'Aquila // 2 // // 65100 Pescara // 3 // // 66100 Chieti // 3 // // 80100 Napoli // 3 // // 81100 Caserta // 3 // // 82100 Benevento // 5 // // 83100 Avelino // 3 // // 84100 Salerno // 4 // // 74100 Taranto // 3 // // 70100 Bari // 4 // // 72100 Brindisi // 4 // // 73100 Lecce // 7 // // 07100 Sassari // 2 // GREECE // // // (a) Collection centres: // Alexandroupolis Protoklissi-Evros Sapai Komotini Xanihi Echinos Stavroupolis Chryssoupolis Kavala Eleftheroupolis Drama Prossotsani Nevrokopi Doxato Nikiforos Serrès Nigrita Sidirokastro Porroïa N. Zichni Rodolivos or Proti Thessaloniki Kentriko Aravissos Eratyra Iasmos Mesoropi Sitochori S.S. Leukotheas Gonni Mesochori Kanalia // K. Tithorea Giannopouli Zeugaraki Phychtia Langadas Zagliveri Kilkis Sohos Axioupolis Yannitsa Kria Vrissi-Yannitsa Veria Aridéa Ptolémaïda Florina Kastoria Néapolis Grevena Kozani Kolindros Eginio Katerini Elassona Larissa Trikala Arethousa Goumenissa Manthalos Amyntaio Oreo Pentapoli Rothopoli // // Sofiko Sikourio Volos Domokos Rizoma Phities Stamna Korinthos Karditsomagoula Lamia Almiros Amfiklia Atalanti Livadia Thiva Agrinion Messolongi Gavalou Thermo Astakos Katouna Amfilochia // Arta Ioannina Nauplie Mytilini Samos Kos Pyrgos-Héraklio N. Apollonia Konstantia Nisi Polianthos Amigthaleonas Sisamia Alystrati Bafra Calithea Leontario Ypati Vonitsa Mitikas Gorgomylos // (b) Processing and storage centres: // // Number of processing and storage warehouses situated in the village // // Komotini // 1 // // Xanthi // 5 // // Kavala // 13 // // Eleftheroupolis // 1 // // Draina // 3 // // Serrès // 2 // // Thessaloniki // 50 // // Yanitsa // 1 // // Alexandria // 2 // // Katerini // 2 // // Volos // 5 // // Agrinion // 3 // // Messolongi // 1 // // Nauplie // 2 // // Pirée // 5' +",intervention agency;storage;storage facility;storage site;warehouse;warehousing;tobacco;agro-industry;agri-foodstuffs industry;agricultural product processing;agricultural product processing industry;processing of agricultural products,12 +40583,"2012/208/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 20 April 2012 amending Implementing Decision 2011/861/EU on a temporary derogation from rules of origin laid down in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 to take account of the special situation of Kenya with regard to tuna loins (notified under document C(2012) 2463). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 of 20 December 2007 applying the arrangements for products originating in certain states which are part of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States provided for in agreements establishing, or leading to the establishment of, Economic Partnership Agreements (1), and in particular Article 36(4) of Annex II thereof,Whereas:(1) On 19 December 2011 the Commission adopted Implementing Decision 2011/861/EU (2), granting a temporary derogation from the rules of origin laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 to take account of the special situation of Kenya with regard to tuna loins.(2) On 1 December 2011, in accordance with Article 36 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007, Kenya requested a new derogation from the rules of origin set out in that Annex. On 16 January 2012 Kenya submitted additional information to its request. According to the information provided by Kenya, catches of raw originating tuna are unusually low even compared to the normal seasonal variations which has led to a decrease in production of tuna loins. Kenya has pointed out the risk involved due to piracy during the supply of raw tuna. This abnormal situation still makes it impossible for Kenya to comply with the rules of origin laid down in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 during a certain period. A new derogation should be granted with effect from 1 January 2012.(3) Implementing Decision 2011/861/EU applied until 31 December 2011. It is necessary to ensure continuity of importations from the ACP countries to the Union as well as a smooth transition to the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the East African Community on the one part and the European Community and its Member States on the other part (‘EAC-EU Interim Economic Partnership Agreement’). Implementing Decision 2011/861/EU should therefore be extended from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2013.(4) It would be inappropriate to grant derogations in accordance with Article 36 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 which exceed the annual quota granted to the territory of the East African Community under the EAC-EU Interim Economic Partnership Agreement. The quota amounts for 2012 and 2013 should therefore be set at 2 000 tonnes of tuna loins yearly.(5) In the interest of clarity, it is appropriate to set out explicitly that the only non-originating materials to be used for the manufacture of tuna loins of CN code 1604 14 16 should be tuna of HS Headings 0302 or 0303, in order for the tuna loins to benefit from the derogation.(6) Implementing Decision 2011/861/EU should therefore be amended accordingly.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Customs Code Committee,. Implementing Decision 2011/861/EU is amended as follows:(1) Article 1 is replaced by the following:(2) Article 2 is replaced by the following:(3) Article 6 is replaced by the following:(4) The Annex is replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2012. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 20 April 2012.For the CommissionAlgirdas ŠEMETAMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 348, 31.12.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 338, 21.12.2011, p. 61.ANNEX‘ANNEXOrder No CN code Description of goods Periods Quantities09.1667 1604 14 16 Tuna loins 1.1.2011 to 31.12.2011 2 000 tonnes1.1.2012 to 31.12.2012 2 000 tonnes1.1.2013 to 31.12.2013 2 000 tonnes’ +",Kenya;Republic of Kenya;sea fish;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;import (EU);Community import;derogation from EU law;derogation from Community law;derogation from European Union law,12 +12118,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 3554/93 of 22 December 1993 on the sale by the procedure laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of boneless beef held by certain intervention agencies and intended for export to certain destinations, repealing Regulation (EC) No 3173/93. ,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 the beef and veal sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 747/93 (2), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 of 5 September 1984 laying down detailed rules for certain sales of frozen beef held by the intervention agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1759/93 (4), has provided for the possibility of applying a two-stage procedure when selling beef from intervention stocks; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2824/85 of 9 October 1985 laying down detailed rules for the sale of frozen boned beef from intervention stocks for export either in the same state or after cutting and/or repacking (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 251/93 (6) provided for repackaging under certain conditions;Whereas certain intervention agencies hold large stocks of intervention meat; whereas an extension of the period of storage for the meat bought in should be avoided on account of the ensuing high costs; whereas part of that meat should be put up for sale in accordance with Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84 and (EEC) No 2824/85;Whereas, in view of the urgency and the specific nature of the operation and of the need for controls, special detailed rules must be laid down in particular as regards the minimum quantity which may be purchased during the operation;Whereas it is necessary to lay down a time limit for the export of the said meat; whereas this time limit should be fixed by taking into account Article 5 (b) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2377/80 of 4 September 1980 on special detailed rules for the application of the system of import and export licences in the beef and veal sector (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2867/93 (8);Whereas in order to ensure that beef sold is exported, the lodging of a security, as specified in Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84, should be required;Whereas, in order to ensure a smoother functioning of the export operations, provision should be made for derogations from certain provisions relating to the release of the security;Whereas it is appropriate to specify that, in view of the prices which have been fixed in the context of these said, exports should not be eligible for the refunds periodically fixed in the beef and veal sector;Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are subject to the provision of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1938/93 (10);Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 3173/93 (11) should be repealed;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. 1. A sale shall be organized of approximately:- 10 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the Irish intervention agency,- 10 000 tonnes of boneless beef held by the intervention agency of the United Kingdom.2. This meat must be for export to the destinations indicated at 02 and 03 in footnote 7 of the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3261/93 (12).3. Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sale shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 2539/84 and (EEC) No 2824/85.4. The qualities and the minimum prices referred to in Article 3 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 are given in Annex I hereto.5. An offer or purchase application shall be valid only if it relates to:- a total minimum quantity of 3 000 tonnes expressed in product weight,- a lot comprising all the cuts referred to in Annex II in the percentages stated therein and shall contain a single price per tonne expressed in ecus of the lot made up in this fashion.6. Only those tenders shall be taken into consideration which reach the intervention agencies concerned not later than 12 noon on 5 January 1994.7. Particulars of the quantities and the places where the products are stored shall be available to interested parties at the addresses given in Annex III. The products referred to in Article 1 must be exported within five months from the date of conclusion of the contract of sale with the intervention agency. 1. The security provided for in Article 5 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 30 per 100 kilograms.2. The security provided for in Article 5 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2539/84 shall be ECU 265 per 100 kilograms of boneless beef. 1. No export refund shall be granted on meat sold under this Regulation.Removal orders as referred to in Article 3 (1) (b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, export declarations and, where appropriate, T 5 control copies shall bear the following:Productos de intervención sin restitución [Reglamento (CE) no 3554/93];Interventionsvarer uden restitution [Forordning (EF) nr. 3554/93];Interventionserzeugnis ohne Erstattung [Verordnung (EG) Nr. 3554/93];Proionta paremvaseos choris epistrofi [Kanonismos (EK) arith. 3554/93];Intervention products without refund [Regulation (EC) No 3554/93];Produits d'intervention sans restitution [Règlement (CE) no 3554/93];Prodotti d'intervento senza restituzione - [Regolamento (CE) n. 3554/93];Produkten uit interventievoorraden zonder restitutie - [Verordening (EG) nr. 3554/93];Produtos de intervençao sem restituiçao [Regulamento (CE) nº 3554/93].2. With regard to the security provided for in Article 3 (2) compliance with paragraph 1 shall constitute a primary requirement within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (1).However, by derogation from Article 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 part of the security shall be released when it is established that the products have reached one of the destinations referred to in Article 11 (1) (a), (b) or (c) of that Regulation. That part shall be equivalent to the amount of the security initially lodged less ECU 165 per 100 kg product weight. Regulation (EC) 3173/93 is hereby repealed. This Regulation shall enter into force on 5 January 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 22 December 1993.For the CommissionRené STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 24.(2) OJ No L 77, 31. 3. 1993, p. 15.(3) OJ No L 238, 6. 9. 1984, p. 13.(4) OJ No L 161, 2. 7. 1993, p. 59.(5) OJ No L 268, 10. 10. 1985, p. 14.(6) OJ No L 28, 5. 2. 1993, p. 47.(7) OJ No L 241, 13. 9. 1980, p. 5.(8) OJ No L 262, 21. 10. 1993, p. 26.(9) OJ No L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17.(10) OJ No L 176, 20. 7. 1993, p. 12.(11) OJ No L 284, 19. 11. 1993, p. 13.(12) OJ No L 293, 27. 11. 1993, p. 48.(13) OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.PARARTIMA I ANEXO I - BILAG I - ANHANG I - - ANNEX I - ANNEXE I - ALLEGATO I - BIJLAGE I - ANEXO I>Kratos melosProiontaPosotitestonoiTimes poliseos ekfrazomenes seana tono""> ID=""1"">Ireland> ID=""2"">- Boneless cuts from: Category C, classes U, R and O> ID=""3"">10 000> ID=""4"">650 (1)""> ID=""1"">United Kingdom> ID=""2"">- Boneless cuts from: Category C, classes U, R and O> ID=""3"">10 000> ID=""4"">550 (1)""""Elachisti timi ana tono proiontos symfona me tin katanomi poy anaferetai sto parartima II>(1) Precio mínimo por cada tonelada de producto de acuerdo con la distribución contemplada en el Anexo II.(2) Minimumpris pr. ton produkt efter fordelingen i bilag II.(3) Mindestpreis je Tonne des Erzeugnisses gemaess der in Anhang II angegebenen Zusammensetzung.(4) .(5) Minimum price per tonne of products made up according to the percentages referred to in Annex II.(6) Prix minimum par tonne de produit selon la répartition visée à l'annexe II.(7) Prezzo minimo per tonnellata di prodotto secondo la ripartizione indicata nell'allegato II.(8) Minimumprijs per ton produkt volgens de in bijlage II aangegeven verdeling.(9) Preço mínimo por tonelada de produto segundo a repartiçao indicada no anexo II.PARARTIMA II ANEXO II - BILAG II - ANHANG II - - ANNEX II - ANNEXE II - ALLEGATO II - BIJLAGE II - ANEXO IIDistribución del lote contemplado en el segundo guión del apartado 5 del artículo 1 Fordeling af det i artikel 1, stk. 5, andet led, omhandlede parti Zusammensetzung der in Artikel 1 Absatz 5 zweiter Gedankenstrich genannten Partie Katanomi tis partidas poy anaferetai sto arthro 1 paragrafos 5 defteri periptosi Repartition of the lot meant in the second subparagraph of Article 1 (5) Répartition du lot visé à l'article 1er paragraphe 5 second tiret Composizione della partita di cui all'articolo 1, paragrafo 5, secondo trattino Verdeling van de in artikel 1, lid 5, tweede streepje, bedoelde partij Repartiçao do lote referido no nº 5, segundo travessao, do artigo 1º>Kratos melosTemachiaPososto toy varoys""> ID=""1"">Ireland> ID=""2"">Forequarters> ID=""3"">85 ""> ID=""2"">Plates / Flanks> ID=""3"">15 ""> ID=""3"">100 %""> ID=""1"">United Kingdom> ID=""2"">Clod and sticking / Forerib / Pony> ID=""3"">85 ""> ID=""2"">Forequarter flanks / Thin flanks> ID=""3"">15 ""> ID=""3"">100 %"">PARARTIMA III ANEXO III - BILAG III - ANHANG III - - ANNEX III - ANNEXE III - ALLEGATO III - BIJLAGE III - ANEXO IIIDirecciones de los organismos de intervención - Interventionsorganernes adresser - Anschriften der Interventionsstellen - Diefthynseis ton organismon paremvaseos - Addresses of the intervention agencies - Adresses des organismes d'intervention - Indirizzi degli organismi d'intervento - Adressen van de interventiebureaus - Endereços dos organismos de intervençao UNITED KINGDOM: Intervention Board for Agricultural ProduceFountain House2 Queens WalkReading RG1 7QWBerkshiretel. (0734) 58 36 26telex 848 302, telefax (0734) 56 67 50IRELAND: Department of Agriculture, Food and ForestryAgriculture HouseKildare StreetDublin 2tel. (01) 678 90 11, ext. 2278 and 3806telex 93292 and 93607, telefax (01) 6616263, (01) 6785214 and (01) 6620198 +",guarantee;bail;pledge;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;beef;boned meat;export;export sale,12 +3909,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 21/2005 of 6 January 2005 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004. ,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 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to certain third countries was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004 (2).(2) In accordance with Article 7 of 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 (3), the Commission may, on the basis of the tenders notified, 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.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. For tenders notified on 31 December 2004 to 6 January 2005, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1757/2004, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be 17,99 EUR/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 January 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 6 January 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78.(2)  OJ L 313, 12.10.2004, p. 10.(3)  OJ L 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50). +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;barley;third country;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,12 +41888,"2013/146/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 20 March 2013 fixing the amount resulting from the application of voluntary adjustment in the United Kingdom for the calendar year 2013 (notified under document C(2013) 1577). ,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 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 Article 10c(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 10b(1) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 provides that any Member State having applied Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 378/2007 (2) in respect of calendar year 2012 may apply a reduction (hereinafter referred to as ‘voluntary adjustment’) to all amounts of direct payments to be granted in its territory in respect of calendar year 2013. Voluntary adjustment shall be applied in addition to the adjustment of direct payments provided for in Article 10a of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.(2) Article 10b(5) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 provides that the Member States decide on, and communicate to the Commission the rate of voluntary adjustment for the whole territory and, where applicable, for each region and the total amount to be reduced under voluntary adjustment for the whole territory and, where applicable, for each region.(3) The United Kingdom has fixed the following regionally applicable rates for the voluntary adjustment in accordance with Article 10b(2) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 and communicated them to the Commission:Region Amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer Voluntary adjustment rateEngland Less than 5 000 14 %5 000 and higher but less than 300 000 9 %300 000 and higher 5 %Wales Less than 5 000 6,5 %5 000 and higher but less than 300 000 1,5 %300 000 and higher 0 %Scotland Less than 5 000 9 %5 000 and higher but less than 300 000 4 %300 000 and higher 0 %(4) The United Kingdom has communicated to the Commission the total amount to be reduced under voluntary adjustment in calendar year 2013, respecting the maximum set in Article 10b(3) and pursuant to Article 10b(5)(b) of Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.(5) It is therefore necessary to fix the amount resulting from the application of voluntary adjustment in the United Kingdom,. The total amount resulting from voluntary adjustment in the United Kingdom in calendar year 2013 is EUR 296,3 million. This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 20 March 2013.For the CommissionDacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16.(2)  OJ L 95, 5.4.2007, p. 1. +",Wales;coordination of aid;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;United Kingdom;United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;England;distribution of EU funding;distribution of Community funding;distribution of European Union funding;Scotland;Hebrides,12 +5404,"2012/234/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 27 April 2012 on the clearance of the accounts of the paying agencies of Member States concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) for the 2011 financial year (notified under document C(2012) 2883). ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (1), and in particular Articles 30 and 33 thereof,After consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,Whereas:(1) Under Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, the Commission, on the basis of the annual accounts submitted by the Member States, accompanied by the information required for the clearance of accounts and a certificate regarding the integrality, accuracy and veracity of the accounts and the reports established by the certification bodies, clears the accounts of the paying agencies referred to in Article 6 of the said Regulation.(2) Pursuant to Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 883/2006 of 21 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the keeping of accounts by the paying agencies, declarations of expenditure and revenue and the conditions for reimbursing expenditure under the EAGF and the EAFRD (2), the financial year for the EAGF accounts begins on 16 October of year N-1 and ends on 15 October of year N. In the framework of clearing the accounts, for the purpose of aligning the reference period for EAFRD expenditure with that of the EAGF, account should be taken for the 2011 financial year of expenditure incurred by the Member States between 16 October 2010 and 15 October 2011.(3) The second subparagraph of Article 10(2) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 885/2006 of 21 June 2006 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the accreditation of paying agencies and other bodies and the clearance of the accounts of the EAGF and of the EAFRD (3) lays down that the amounts that are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State, in accordance with the accounts clearance decision referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 10(1) of the said Regulation, shall be established by deducting the intermediate payments in respect of the financial year concerned from the expenditure recognised for the same year in accordance with paragraph 1. The Commission shall deduct that amount from or add it to the following intermediate payment.(4) The Commission has checked the information submitted by the Member States and it has communicated to the Member States before 31 March 2012 the results of its verifications, along with the necessary amendments.(5) The annual accounts and the accompanying documents permit the Commission to take, for certain paying agencies, a decision on the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the annual accounts submitted. Annex I lists the amounts cleared by Member States and the amounts to be recovered from or paid to the Member States.(6) The information submitted by certain other paying agencies requires additional inquiries and their accounts cannot be cleared in this Decision. Annex II lists the paying agencies concerned.(7) Pursuant to Article 33(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, 50 % of the financial consequences of non-recovery of irregularities shall be borne by the Member State concerned if the recovery of those irregularities has not taken place prior to the closure of a rural development programme within four years of the primary administrative or judicial finding, or within eight years if the recovery is taken to the national courts, or on the closure of the programme if those deadlines expire prior such closure. Article 33(4) of the said Regulation obliges Member States to submit to the Commission, together with the annual accounts, a summary report on the recovery procedures undertaken in response to irregularities. Detailed rules on the application of the Member States’ reporting obligation of the amounts to be recovered are laid down in Regulation (EC) No 885/2006. Annex III to the said Regulation provides the table that had to be provided in 2012 by the Member States. On the basis of the tables completed by the Member States, the Commission should decide on the financial consequences of non-recovery of irregularities older than four or eight years respectively. This decision is without prejudice to future conformity decisions pursuant to Article 33(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005.(8) Pursuant to Article 33(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, after closure of a rural development programme Member States may decide not to pursue recovery. Such a decision may only be taken if the costs already and likely to be incurred total more than the amount to be recovered or if the recovery proves impossible owing to the insolvency, recorded and recognised under national law, of the debtor or the persons legally responsible for the irregularity. If that decision has been taken within four years of the primary administrative or judicial finding, or within eight years if the recovery is taken to the national courts, 100 % of the financial consequences of the non-recovery should be borne by the EU budget. In the summary report referred to in Article 33(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 the amounts for which the Member State decided not to pursue recovery and the grounds for the decision are shown. These amounts are not charged to the Member States concerned and are consequently to be borne by the EU budget. This decision is without prejudice to future conformity decisions pursuant to Article 33(5) of the said Regulation.(9) In accordance with Article 30(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, this Decision, does not prejudice decisions taken subsequently by the Commission excluding from European Union financing expenditure not effected in accordance with European Union rules,. With the exception of the paying agencies referred to in Article 2, the accounts of the paying agencies of the Member States concerning expenditure financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in respect of the 2011 financial year, are hereby cleared.The amounts which are recoverable from, or payable to, each Member State under each rural development programme pursuant to this Decision, including those resulting from the application of Article 33(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005, are set out in Annex I. For the 2011 financial year, the accounts of the Member States’ paying agencies in respect of expenditure per rural development programme financed by the EAFRD, set out in Annex II, are disjoined from this Decision and shall be the subject of a future clearance of accounts Decision. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 April 2012.For the CommissionDacian CIOLOȘMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 171, 23.6.2006, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 171, 23.6.2006, p. 90. +",fund (EU);EC fund;rural development;rural planning;aid to agriculture;farm subsidy;agricultural expenditure;expenditure on agriculture;farm spending;closing of accounts;clearance of accounts;rendering of accounts,12 +30759,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1365/2005 of 19 August 2005 on import licences in respect of beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef and veal (1),Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 of 10 December 2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1706/98 (2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 of 19 December 2003 laying down detailed rules for the application in the beef and veal sector of Council Regulation (EC) No 2286/2002 on the arrangements applicable to agricultural products and certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products originating in the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (ACP States) (3), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003 provides for the possibility of issuing import licences for beef and veal products originating in Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia. However, imports must take place within the limits of the quantities specified for each of these exporting non-member countries.(2) The applications for import licences submitted between 1 to 10 August 2005, expressed in terms of boned meat, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003, do not exceed, in respect of products originating from Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and Namibia, the quantities available from those States. It is therefore possible to issue import licences in respect of the quantities applied for.(3) The quantities in respect of which licences may be applied for from 1 September 2005 should be fixed within the scope of the total quantity of 52 100 t.(4) This Regulation is without prejudice to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine, ovine and caprine animals and swine, fresh meat or meat products from third countries (4),. The following Member States shall issue on 21 August 2005 import licences for beef and veal products, expressed as boned meat, originating in certain African, Caribbean and Pacific States, in respect of the following quantities and countries of origin:United Kingdom:— 350 t originating in Botswana,— 1 500 t originating in Namibia;Germany:— 150 t originating in Botswana,— 150 t originating in Namibia. Licence applications may be submitted, pursuant to Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2247/2003, during the first 10 days of September 2005 for the following quantities of boned beef and veal:Botswana: 13 186 t,Kenya: 142 t,Madagascar: 7 579 t,Swaziland: 3 337 t,Zimbabwe: 9 100 t,Namibia: 5 175 t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 21 August 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 19 August 2005.For the CommissionJ. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1899/2004 (OJ L 328, 30.10.2004, p. 67).(2)  OJ L 348, 21.12.2002, p. 5.(3)  OJ L 333, 20.12.2003, p. 37. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1118/2004 (OJ L 217, 17.6.2004, p. 10).(4)  OJ L 302, 31.12.1972, p. 28. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 807/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 36). +",Kenya;Republic of Kenya;import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;Southern Africa;beef,12 +21591,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1273/2001 of 27 June 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 on rules of application for additional import duties on fruit and vegetables. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2200/96 of 28 October 1996 on the common organisation of the market in fruit and vegetables(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 911/2001(2), and in particular Article 33(4) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1555/96(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1100/2001(4), provides for surveillance of imports of the products listed in the Annex thereto. That surveillance is to be carried out in accordance with the rules on the surveillance of preferential imports laid down in Article 308d of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 993/2001(6).(2) For the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Agreement on Agriculture(7) concluded during the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations and in the light of the latest data available for 1997, 1998 and 1999, the trigger levels for additional duties on pears and table grapes should be amended.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1555/96 is 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 1 July 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 June 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 297, 21.11.1996, p. 1.(2) OJ L 129, 11.5.2001, p. 3.(3) OJ L 193, 3.8.1996, p. 1.(4) OJ L 150, 6.6.2001, p. 39.(5) OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1.(6) OJ L 141, 28.5.2001, p. 1.(7) OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 22.ANNEX""ANNEXWithout prejudice to the rules for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, the description of the products is deemed to be indicative only. The scope of the additional duties for the purposes of this Annex is determined by the scope of the CN codes as they exist at the time of the adoption of this Regulation. Where ""ex"" appears before the CN code, the scope of the additional duties is determined both by the scope of the CN code and the corresponding trigger period.>TABLE>"" +",fresh fruit;import;fresh vegetable;customs regulations;community customs code;customs legislation;customs treatment;customs duties;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties,12 +32435,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 785/2006 of 23 May 2006 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq (1) and in particular Article 11(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists the natural and legal persons, bodies or entities associated with the regime of former President Saddam Hussein covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.(2) On 12 May 2006, the Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council decided to amend the list comprising Saddam Hussein and other senior officials of the former Iraqi regime, their immediate family members and the entities owned or controlled by them or by persons acting on their behalf or at their direction, to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Therefore, Annex IV should be amended accordingly.(3) Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 includes the names of certain legal persons, bodies or entities which were added by Commission Regulation (EC) No 979/2004 (2). In order to ensure alignment with the list established by the Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council, these should now be placed in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003.(4) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,. 1.   Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is hereby amended as set out in Annex I to this Regulation.2.   Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is hereby amended as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. 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, 23 May 2006.For the CommissionEneko LANDÁBURUDirector-General of External Relations(1)  OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1450/2005 (OJ L 230, 7.9.2005, p. 7).(2)  OJ L 180, 15.5.2004, p. 9.ANNEX IThe following legal persons, bodies or entities shall be removed from Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003:1. AL-ARABI TRADING COMPANY. Addresses: (a) Hai Babil, Lane 11, District 929, Baghdad, Iraq; (b) Hai Al-Wahda, Lane 15, Area 902, Office 10, Baghdad, Iraq, (c) P.O. Box 2337, Alwiyah, Baghdad, Iraq.2. AL-BASHAIR TRADING COMPANY, LTD (alias (a) AL-BASHAER TRADING COMPANY, LTD, (b) AL-BASHIR TRADING COMPANY, LTD, (c) AL-BASHA'IR TRADING COMPANY, LTD, (d) AL-BASHAAIR TRADING COMPANY, LTD, (e) AL-BUSHAIR TRADING COMPANY, LTD). Address: Sadoon St, Al-Ani Building, first floor, Baghdad, Iraq.3. AL-HUDA STATE COMPANY FOR RELIGIOUS TOURISM (alias (a) AL-HUDA FOR RELIGIOUS TOURISM COMPANY, (b) AL-HODA STATE COMPANY FOR RELIGIOUS TOURISM, (c) AL-HODA FOR RELIGIOUS TOURISM COMPANY). Address: Iraq.4. AL WASEL AND BABEL GENERAL TRADING LLC. Addresses: (a) Ibrahim Saeed Lootah Building, Al Ramool Street, P.O. Box 10631, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; (b) 638, Rashidiya, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; (c) Lootah Building, Airport Road, near Aviation Club, Rashidya, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; (d) Villa in the Harasiyah area, Baghdad, Iraq.5. AVIATRANS ANSTALT (alias AVIATRANS ESTABLISHMENT). Address: Ruggell, Liechtenstein.6. LOGARCHEO S.A. (alias LOGARCHEO AG). Address: Chemin du Carmel, 1661 Le Paquier-Montbarry, Switzerland. Other information: Federal No: CH-2 17-0-431-423-3 (Switzerland).7. MIDCO FINANCIAL, S.A. (alias MIDCO FINANCE, S.A.). Other information: Federal No: CH-660-0-469-982-0 (Switzerland).8. MONTANA MANAGEMENT, INC. Address: Panama.ANNEX IIThe following legal persons, bodies or entities shall be added to Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003:1. AL-ARABI TRADING COMPANY. Addresses: (a) Hai Babil, Lane 11, District 929, Baghdad, Iraq; (b) Hai Al-Wahda, Lane 15, Area 902, Office 10, Baghdad, Iraq, (c) P.O. Box 2337, Alwiyah, Baghdad, Iraq.2. AL-BASHAIR TRADING COMPANY, LTD (alias AL-BASHAER TRADING COMPANY, LTD, (b) AL-BASHIR TRADING COMPANY, LTD, (c) AL-BASHA'IR TRADING COMPANY, LTD, (d) AL-BASHAAIR TRADING COMPANY, LTD, (e) AL-BUSHAIR TRADING COMPANY, LTD). Address: Sadoon St, Al-Ani Building, first floor, Baghdad, Iraq.3. AL-HUDA STATE COMPANY FOR RELIGIOUS TOURISM (alias (a) AL-HUDA FOR RELIGIOUS TOURISM COMPANY, (b) AL-HODA STATE COMPANY FOR RELIGIOUS TOURISM, (c) AL-HODA FOR RELIGIOUS TOURISM COMPANY). Address: Iraq.4. AL WASEL AND BABEL GENERAL TRADING LLC. Addresses: (a) Ibrahim Saeed Lootah Building, Al Ramool Street, P.O. Box 10631, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; (b) 638, Rashidiya, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; (c) Lootah Building, Airport Road, near Aviation Club, Rashidya, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; (d) Villa in the Harasiyah area, Baghdad, Iraq.5. AVIATRANS ANSTALT (alias AVIATRANS ESTABLISHMENT). Address: Ruggell, Liechtenstein.6. LOGARCHEO S.A. (alias LOGARCHEO AG). Address: Chemin du Carmel, 1661 Le Paquier-Montbarry, Switzerland. Other information: Federal No: CH-2 17-0-431-423-3 (Switzerland).7. MIDCO FINANCIAL, S.A. (alias MIDCO FINANCE, S.A.). Other information: Federal No: CH-660-0-469-982-0 (Switzerland).8. MONTANA MANAGEMENT, INC. Address: Panama.9. TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT GROUP LIMITED (alias TDG Ltd.). Registered company number: 02150590 (United Kingdom). Registered office address: 53/64 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1QU, United Kingdom. Other information: Last known directors: Hana Paul JON, Adnan Talib Hashim AL-AMIRI, Dr. Safa Hadi Jawad AL-HABOBI.10. T.M.G. ENGINEERING LIMITED (alias TMG Ltd.). Registered company number: 02142819 (United Kingdom). Registered office address: 53/64 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1QU, United Kingdom. Other information: Last known directors: Hana Paul JON, Adnan Talib Hashim AL-AMIRI, Dr. Safa Hadi Jawad AL-HABOBI. +",Iraq;Republic of Iraq;international sanctions;blockade;boycott;embargo;reprisals;economic sanctions;EU relations;Community relations;EC external relations;European Union relations,12 +4462,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 18/2007 of 11 January 2007 amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain 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 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the milk and milk products sector (1), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 15 December 2006 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1844/2006 (2).(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 1844/2006 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,. The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 1844/2006 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 12 January 2007.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 11 January 2007.For the CommissionGünter VERHEUGENVice-President(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).(2)  OJ L 355, 15.12.2006, p. 14.ANNEXRates of the refunds applicable from 12 January 2007 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 Bulgaria, with effect from 1 October 2004, to Romania with effect from 1 December 2005, and to the goods listed in Tables I and II to Protocol No 2 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 exported to the Swiss Confederation or to the Principality of Liechtenstein with effect from 1 February 2005. +",powdered milk;dehydrated milk;dried milk;freeze-dried milk;milk powder;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;butter,12 +17572,"98/562/EC: Commission Decision of 29 September 1998 on the statistical surveillance within the Community of exports of secondary copper raw materials (notified under document number C(1998) 2739) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2603/69 of 20 December 1969 establishing common rules for exports (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3918/91 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,After consulting the committee set up by Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2603/69,(1) Whereas Community refiners and fabricators have been, for some time, experiencing supply difficulties over the whole spectrum of copper materials; whereas the copper scrap market in particular is characterised by scarcity and is, consequently, highly competitive and inelastic on the supply side; whereas the Community industry is facing a significant decline in its room for manoeuvre in relation to the amount of financial return it can expect from refining copper from scrap metal;(2) Whereas exports of copper scrap were subject, until 1990, to production of a prior export licence to be issued by the appropriate authorities of the Member States; whereas, since then, no similar arrangement has been in force;(3) Whereas the difficulties of the Community industry in finding access to secondary copper raw materials started to increase following the lifting of that commercial policy measure;(4) Whereas the Community industry claims that those difficulties are due to overbidding practices on the Community and world markets, mainly by Chinese, Indian and South Korean buyers, which are rendered possible by the differentiated tariff structure of those countries; whereas it submitted to the Commission information designed to demonstrate the existence of those practices;(5) Whereas the existence of alternative sources of supply, in particular in eastern Europe, is likely to be short term as local industry increases demand and national authorities reinforce controls and export restrictions;(6) Whereas, following receipt of the information provided by the Community industry, the Commission launched an examination concerning the conditions under which the international and Community copper scrap supply markets are operating by a notice published (3) in the Official Journal of the European Communities; whereas this examination has shown that the tariff differentiation applicable in India, South Korea and the People's Republic of China between secondary copper raw materials and refined copper appears to be likely to confer a competitive advantage on those countries' producers and to disrupt copper scrap supply markets;(7) Whereas, however, there does not appear to be any violation by the countries concerned of international trade rules, whether multilateral or laid down in bilateral agreements; whereas the Chinese tariff structure is the subject of ongoing negotiations in the perspective of future accession of the People's Republic of China to the World Trade Organisation;(8) Whereas bilateral consultations with Indian and South Korean authorities are ongoing or will be started as soon as possible in order to find a mutually acceptable solution to this problem;(9) Whereas, in parallel with those consultations, it is desirable to follow closely the trend of exports of the products concerned; whereas an a posteriori monitoring system should be put in place in order to gather more specific information with a view to assessing the possible causal link between the abovementioned tariff policies and the adverse effects on the Community industry; whereas such a system would achieve the twofold objective of providing the Commission with a deeper insight into the market in question in the shortest possible time as well as sending to the third countries' authorities and to the Community industry involved a signal on the importance attached by the Community to this matter;(10) Whereas a duration of two years seems to be the most appropriate for getting a comprehensive and reliable picture of the market trends; whereas the system envisaged would be simple to adopt and to administer and it would not impose any extra burdens on Community exporters or require them to provide any information additional to that which they are already required to provide,. The exports to all countries of the secondary copper raw materials listed in Annex I shall be subject to statistical surveillance. Member States shall communicate to the Commission, in respect of each calendar month, not later than six weeks after the end of the month in question, the data listed in the form set out in Annex II.The Commission will, on a quarterly basis, provide information to the Member States on the data received. This Decision shall apply from l October 1998 for two years. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 September 1998.For the CommissionLeon BRITTANVice-President(1) OJ L 324, 27. 12. 1969, p. 25.(2) OJ L 372, 31. 12. 1991, p. 31.(3) OJ C 148, 22. 5. 1996, p. 4.ANNEX IPRODUCTS PLACED UNDER STATISTICAL SURVEILLANCE (1)Copper waste and scrap (CN 7404 00)Refined copper waste and scrap (CN 7404 00 10)Bright No 1 copper wire (Barley): No 1 bare, uncoated, unalloyed copper wire, not smaller than 1,3 mm.No 1 copper wire (Berry): clean, untinned, uncoated, unalloyed copper wire and cable, not smaller than 1,3 mm, free of burnt wire which is brittle.No 2 copper wire (Birch): miscellaneous, unalloyed copper wire having a nominal 96 % copper content (minimum 94 %).No 2 copper wire nodules (Cobra): No 2 unalloyed copper wire scrap nodules, chopped or shredded, minimum 97 % copper.No 2 copper (Cliff): miscellaneous, unalloyed copper scrap having a nominal 96 % copper content (minimum 94 %).Light copper (Dream): miscellaneous, unalloyed copper scrap having a nominal 92 % copper content (minimum 88 %) as determined by electrolytic assay, sheat copper, gutters, downspouts, kettles, boilers, and similar scrap.Copper-bearing scrap (Drove): miscellaneous copper-containing skimmings, grindings, ashes, irony brass copper, residues and slags. Free of insulated wires.Copper-zinc base alloy (brass) waste and scrap (CN 7404 00 91)New yellow brass rod ends (Noble): new, clean rod ends from free turning brass rods or forging rods.Yellow brass rod turnings (Night): strictly rod turnings.Yellow brass scrap (Honey): brass castings, rolled brass, rod brass, tubing and miscellaneous yellow brasses, including plated brass.Mixed unsweated auto radiators (Ocean): mixed automobile radiators, to be free of aluminium radiators, and iron finned radiators.New brass clippings (Label): cuttings of new unleaded yellow brass sheet or plate.Brass shell cases without primers (Lace): clean fired 70/30 brass shell cases free of primers and any other foreign material.Brass small arms and rifle shell, clean fired (Lake): clean fired 70/30 brass shells free of bullets, iron and any other foreign material.Other copper alloy waste and scrap (CN 7404 00 99)Composition or red brass (Ebony): red brass scrap, valves, machinery bearings and other machinery parts, including miscellaneous castings made of copper, tin, zinc, and/or lead.Red brass composition turnings (Enerv): turning from red brass composition material.New cupro nickel clips and solids (Dandy): clean, new, segregated cupro nickel tube, pipe, sheet, plate, or other wrought solid forms.Cupro nickel solid (Daunt): old, and/or new, segregated cupro nickel tube pipe, sheet, plate, or other wrought solid forms.Soldered cupro nickel solids (Delta): segregated cupro nickel solids, soldered, brazed or sweated.Cupro nickel spinnings, turnings, borings (Decoy): clean segregated cupro nickel spinnings, turnings, or borings.Irony copper waste and scrap (classified under CN 7204 29 00)Electronic and/or telephonic waste and scrap containing copper (classified under CN 7112 10 00/7112 20 00/7112 90 00)Copper ash and residues (CN 2620 30 00)(1) The data transmitted to the Commission shall be at CN level. Where possible, a more detailed description of the exported goods may be provided on the basis of the denominations/definitions listed below (commonly used by the business and contained in the 'Guidelines for non-ferrous scrap - scrap specifications` issued by the Institute of scrap recycling Industries in 1994).ANNEX IIFORM RELATING TO EXPORTS OF SECONDARY COPPER RAW MATERIALS>START OF GRAPHIC>Data to be communicated for the attention of:European CommissionDirectorate General I (External Relations: Commercial Policy and Relations with North America, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand)Mr Paolo Garzotti, DG I/E.3DM24, 05/104Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200B-1049 BrusselsFax (32-2) 295 73 31E-mail: Paolo.Garzotti@dg1.cec.beExports in the month of 199 . .A. Total exports: tonnes.B. Of which:(specify the CN code, tonnage, value, country of destination and country of origin, broken down by transaction)ExporterCountry of destinationCountry of originDescriptionCN codeValue(ECU)TonnesThis information will be forwarded directly to Unit I/E.3, where possible in computerised format. Those administrations for which a computerised format is not an available option will be able to use the structure of the above model form.C. Other.>END OF GRAPHIC> +",copper;statistics;statistical abstract;statistical analysis;statistical data;statistical information;statistical monitoring;statistical source;statistical survey;statistical table;export;export sale,12 +32562,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 961/2006 of 28 June 2006 on granting of 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(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the delivery obligations at zero duty of products of CN code 1701, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.(2) Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 stipulates how the zero duty tariff quotas for products of CN code 1701 11 10, expressed in white sugar equivalent, are to be determined for imports originating in signatory countries to the ACP Protocol and the Agreement with India.(3) Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 opens tariff quotas at a duty of EUR 98 per tonne for products of CN code 1701 11 10 for imports originating in Brazil, Cuba and other third countries.(4) In the week of 19 to 23 June 2006 applications were presented to the competent authorities in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 for import licences for a total quantity exceeding a country's delivery obligation quantity of ACP-India preferential sugar determined pursuant to Article 9 of that Regulation.(5) In these circumstances the Commission must set reduction coefficients to be used so that licences are issued for quantities scaled down in proportion to the total available and must indicate that the limit in question has been reached,. In the case of import licence applications presented from 19 to 23 June 2006 in line with Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1159/2003 licences shall be issued for the quantities indicated in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 June 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 June 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).ANNEXACP-INDIA preferential sugarTitle II of Regulation (EC) No 1159/20032005/06 marketing yearCountry Week of 19.-23.6.2006: percentage of requested quantity to be granted LimitBarbados 100Belize 0 reachedCongo 100Fiji 0 reachedGuyana 0 reachedIndia 0Côte d'Ivoire 100Jamaica 0 reachedKenya 0 reachedMadagascar 100Malawi 100Mauritius 0 reachedMozambique 0 reachedSaint Kitts and Nevis 0 reachedSwaziland 0 reachedTanzania 100Trinidad and Tobago 100Zambia 64,1347 reachedZimbabwe 0 reached2006/07 marketing yearCountry Week of 19.-23.6.2006: percentage of requested quantity to be granted LimitBarbados 100Belize 100Congo 100Fiji 100Guyana 100India 100Côte d'Ivoire 100Jamaica 100Kenya 100Madagascar 100Malawi 100Mauritius 100Mozambique 100Saint Kitts and Nevis 100Swaziland 100Tanzania 100Trinidad and Tobago 100Zambia 100Zimbabwe 100Special preferential sugarTitle III of Regulation (EC) No 1159/20032005/06 marketing yearCountry Week of 19.-23.6.2006: percentage of requested quantity to be granted LimitIndia 0 reachedACP 100CXL concessions sugarTitle IV of Regulation (EC) No 1159/20032005/06 marketing yearCountry Week of 19.-23.6.2006: percentage of requested quantity to be granted LimitBrazil 0 reachedCuba 100Other third countries 0 reached +",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;cane sugar;tariff agreement,12 +25869,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 583/2003 of 31 March 2003 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain 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 1255/1999 of 15 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (g) of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund. Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common implementing rules for granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1052/2002(4), specifies the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.(2) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for each month.(3) Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 provides that, when the rate of the refund is being fixed, account should be taken, where necessary, 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 market in the product in question to the basic products listed in Annex A to that Regulation or to assimilated products.(4) Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 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.(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2000(6), lays down that butter and cream at reduced prices should be made available to industries which manufacture certain goods.(6) It is necessary to ensure continuity of strict management taking account of expenditure forecasts and funds available in the budget.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. 1. The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, exported in the form of goods listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.2. No rates of refund are fixed for any of the products referred to in the preceding paragraph which are not listed in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 March 2003.For the CommissionErkki LiikanenMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.(3) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1.(4) OJ L 160, 18.6.2002, p. 16.(5) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.(6) OJ L 76, 25.3.2000, p. 9.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 31 March 2003 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty>TABLE> +",powdered milk;dehydrated milk;dried milk;freeze-dried milk;milk powder;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;butter,12 +23428,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 395/2002 of 1 March 2002 on the opening of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of some 20000 tonnes of rice held by the Italian intervention agency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1987/2001(2), and in particular the last indent of Article 8(b) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 of 11 January 1991 laying down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of paddy rice held by intervention agencies(3) adopts the provisions concerning those procedures and conditions.(2) For a very long time now the Italian intervention agency has been storing a very large quantity of round-grain paddy rice. A standing invitation to tender should be opened for the resale on the internal market of some 20000 tonnes of round-grain paddy rice held by the Italian intervention agency.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. The Italian intervention agency shall open, on the terms laid down in Regulation (EEC) Nos 75/91, a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of some 20000 tonnes of round-grain paddy rice held by that agency. 1. The closing date for the submission of tenders in response to the first partial invitation to tender shall be 13 March 2002.2. The closing date for the submission of tenders in response to the last partial invitation to tender shall be 26 June 2002.3. Tenders must be lodged with the Italian intervention agency at the following address: Ente Nazionale Risi (ENR) Piazza Pio XI, 1 I - 20123 Milan ( Tel. (39-02) 885 51 11; fax (39-02) 86 13 72/86 55 03 ). By no later than Tuesday of the week following the closing date for the submission of tenders, the Italian intervention agency shall notify the Commission of the quantities and the average prices of the various lots sold. 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, 1 March 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.(2) OJ L 271, 12.10.2001, p. 5.(3) OJ L 9, 12.1.1991, p. 15. +",Italy;Italian Republic;domestic market;national market;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;rice;sale;offering for sale,12 +10023,"92/603/EEC, Euratom: Council Decision of 21 December 1992 on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community and the Republic of Lithuania on trade and commercial and economic cooperation. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 113 and 235 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),Whereas the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community and the Republic of Lithuania on trade and commercial and economic cooperation is necessary for the achievement of the Community's objectives in the field of external economic relations; whereas that Agreement should be approved;Whereas it appears that certain measures of economic cooperation provided for by the Agreement exceed the powers provided for in the Treaty, and in particular those specified in the field of the common commercial policy,. The Agreement between the European Economic Community and the European Atomic Energy Community and the Republic of Lithuania on trade and commercial and economic cooperation is hereby approved on behalf of the European Economic Community.The text of the Agreement is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council shall on behalf of the Community give the notification provided for in Article 21 of the Agreement (2). The Commission assisted by representatives of the Member States, shall represent the Community in the Joint Committee set up by Article 18 of the Agreement.. Done at Brussels, 21 December 1992.For the CouncilThe PresidentD. HURD(1) Opinion delivered on 18 December 1992 (not yet published in the Official Journal).(2) See page 16 of this Official Journal. +",agreement (EU);EC agreement;EC third country convention;EU-third country agreement;European Union agreement;international agreement (EU);trade cooperation;economic cooperation;republic;USSR;Soviet Union;former USSR,12 +17421,"Council Decision of 12 February 1998 appointing the Italian members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 145 thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 74/325/EEC of 27 June 1974 on the setting up of an Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work (1),Having regard to the list of candidates submitted to the Council by the Italian Government,Whereas by its Decision of 4 March 1994 (2) the Council appointed the members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work for the period from 4 March 1994 to 3 March 1997;Whereas the Italian members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work should be appointed for a period of three years,. The following are hereby appointed members and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work for the period from 12 February 1998 to 6 July 2000:I. >TABLE>II. >TABLE>III. >TABLE> This Decision shall be published, for information, in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Brussels, 12 February 1998.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. BATTLE(1) OJ L 185, 9.7.1974, p. 15.(2) OJ C 85, 22.3.1994, p. 1. +",occupational health;occupational hygiene;Italy;Italian Republic;appointment of staff;occupational safety;occupational hazard;safety at the workplace;worker safety;alternate;advisory committee (EU);EC advisory committee,12 +3902,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1897/2004 of 29 October 2004 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 as regards the entry of a name in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’ (Cartoceto) (PDO). ,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 6(3) and (4) thereof,Whereas:(1) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92, the application submitted by Italy for registration of the name ‘Cartoceto’ was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (2).(2) Since no statement of objection within the meaning of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92 has been sent to the Commission, the name should be entered in the ‘Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications’,. The name listed in the Annex to this Regulation is hereby added to the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96. 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, 29 October 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 232, 1.7.2004, p. 21).(2)  OJ C 41, 17.2.2004, p. 2 (Cartoceto).ANNEXPRODUCTS LISTED IN ANNEX I TO THE TREATY, INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTIONFats and oils (butter, margarine, oils, etc.)ITALYCartoceto (PDO) +",Italy;Italian Republic;fats;fat;fatty substance;designation of origin;PDO;PGI;certificate of designation of origin;protected designation of origin;protected geographical indication;registered designation of origin,12 +35770,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 476/2008 of 29 May 2008 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 900/2007. ,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 the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 of 27 July 2007 on a standing invitation to tender to determine refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2007/08 marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.(2) Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 29 May 2008, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the partial invitation to tender ending on 29 May 2008, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 shall be 34,836 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 30 May 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 May 2008.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1260/2007 (OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 1). Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 October 2008.(2)  OJ L 196, 28.7.2007, p. 26. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 148/2008 by Commission Regulation (OJ L 46, 21.2.2008, p. 9). +",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,12 +25787,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 478/2003 of 14 March 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002(3).(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice 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,. The maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 10 to 13 March 2003 at 287,00 EUR/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 March 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 March 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.(3) OJ L 287, 25.10.2002, p. 11.(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rice,12 +3428,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 50/2003 of 10 January 2003 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002(3).(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice 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,. The maximum export refund on wholly milled round grain rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 6 to 9 January 2003 at 153,00 EUR/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 January 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 January 2003.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.(3) OJ L 287, 25.10.2002, p. 5.(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rice,12 +3566,"2004/109/EC: Commission Decision of 29 January 2004 amending Decision 95/328/EC establishing health certification for fishery products from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision (Text with EEA relevance) (notified under document number C(2004) 129). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 91/493/EEC of 22 July 1991 laying down the health conditions for the production and placing on the market of fishery products(1), and in particular Article 11 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 95/328/EC of 25 July 1995 establishing health certification for fishery products from third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision(2) is valid until 31 December 2003.(2) Commission Decision 97/296/EC(3) establishes the list of third countries from which the import of fishery products for human consumption is authorised. Part II of that list contains the third countries which are not yet covered by a specific decision but which satisfy the requirements of Article 2(2) of Council Decision 95/408/EC(4). According to Decision 95/408/EC that list is valid until 31 December 2005.(3) The date of validity of Decision 95/328/EC should be in line with the date of validity of the provisional list established by Decision 97/296/EC.(4) Decision 95/328/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. In Article 4 of Decision 95/328/EC, ""to 31 December 2003"" is replaced by ""to 31 December 2005"". This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 January 2004.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 268, 24.9.1991, p. 15. Directive as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 806/2003 (OJ L 122, 16.5.2003, p. 1).(2) OJ L 191, 12.8.1995, p. 32. Decision as last amended by Decision 2001/67/EC (OJ L 22, 24.1.2001, p. 41).(3) OJ L 122, 14.5.1997, p. 21. Decision as last amended by Decision 2004/36/EC (OJ L 8, 14.1.2004, p. 8).(4) OJ L 243, 11.10.1995, p. 17. Decision as last amended by Decision 2003/912/EC (OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 112). +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;import;third country;fishery product;originating product;origin of goods;product origin;rule of origin;health certificate,12 +27001,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2118/2003 of 2 December 2003 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 as regards shipments of certain types of waste to Tanzania and to Serbia and Montenegro (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2557/2001(2), and in particular Article 17(3) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 of 29 April 1999 establishing common rules and procedures to apply to shipments to certain non-OECD countries of certain types of waste(3), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2243/2001(4), and in particular Article 3(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) On 21 October 2002, the Commission sent a note verbale to the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, asking whether that country would accept exports out of the Community of non-hazardous waste for recovery and, if so, which control procedure, if any, would be applied.(2) In its reply of 30 January 2003 Serbia and Montenegro informed the Commission that imports from the Community of all wastes listed in Annex II to Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 would be accepted and that no control procedure would apply. As the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has recently changed constitution and name to become ""Serbia and Montenegro"", the request (to have all waste covered by Annex D of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2243/2001(6)) should be reflected in the new entry, bearing the new country name.(3) On 27 February 2003, the Commission was officially informed by Tanzania of a change in the procedure applicable to imports from the Community of waste recovery. Imports of waste type GE 010 ex 7001 00 are no longer prohibited and will be subject only to the procedures applied to normal commercial transactions.(4) In accordance with Article 17(3) of Regulation (EEC) No 259/93, the committee set up by Article 18 of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste(7), as last amended by Commission Decision 96/350/EC(8), was notified of the official request of Tanzania and of the official request of Serbia and Montenegro on 30 April 2003.(5) In order to take into account the new situation of these countries, it is necessary to amend at the same time Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 and Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee set up by Article 18 of Directive 75/442/EEC,. Annex D to Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 is amended as set out in Annex I to this Regulation. Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999 is amended as set out in Annex II to this Regulation. 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, 2 December 2003.For the CommissionPascal LamyMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 30, 6.2.1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 349, 31.12.2001, p. 1.(3) OJ L 166, 1.7.1999, p. 6.(4) OJ L 303, 20.11.2001, p. 11.(5) OJ L 185, 17.7.1999, p. 1.(6) OJ L 303, 20.11.2001, p. 11.(7) OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39.(8) OJ L 135, 6.6.1996, p. 32.ANNEX IAnnex D to Regulation (EC) No 1547/1999 is amended as follows:1. In Annex D, between the entry relating to São Tomé e Príncipe and the entry relating to Sierra Leone, the following entry is inserted:""SERBIA AND MONTENEGROAll types"".2. The entry relating to Tanzania is replaced by the following:""TANZANIA1. In section GE (Glass waste in non-dispersible(1) form):>TABLE>2. In section GJ (Textile wastes)>TABLE>""(1) 'Non-dispersible' does not include any waste in the form of powder, sludge, dust or solid items containing encased hazardous liquids.ANNEX IIIn Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1420/1999, the entry relating to Tanzania is replaced by the following:""All types except:1. In section GE (Glass waste in non-dispersible(1) form):>TABLE>2. In section GJ (Textile wastes):>TABLE>""(1) 'Non-dispersible' does not include any waste in the form of powder, sludge, dust or solid items containing encased hazardous liquids. +",waste management;landfill site;rubbish dump;waste treatment;Tanzania;United Republic of Tanzania;export of waste;cross-border movement of waste;Serbia and Montenegro;FRY;Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;new Yugoslavia,12 +25564,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 185/2003 of 31 January 2003 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain 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 1255/1999 of 15 May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in milk and milk products(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 509/2002(2), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 31(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 provides that the difference between prices in international trade for the products listed in Article 1(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (g) of that Regulation and prices within the Community may be covered by an export refund. Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 of 13 July 2000 laying down common implementing rules for granting export refunds on certain agricultural products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1052/2002(4), specifies the products for which a rate of refund should be fixed, to be applied where these products are exported in the form of goods listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999.(2) In accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000, the rate of the refund per 100 kilograms for each of the basic products in question must be fixed for each month.(3) Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 provides that, when the rate of the refund is being fixed, account should be taken, where necessary, 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 market in the product in question to the basic products listed in Annex A to that Regulation or to assimilated products.(4) Article 11(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999 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.(5) Commission Regulation (EC) No 2571/97 of 15 December 1997 on the sale of butter at reduced prices and the granting of aid for cream, butter and concentrated butter for use in the manufacture of pastry products, ice-cream and other foodstuffs(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 635/2002(6), lays down that butter and cream at reduced prices should be made available to industries which manufacture certain goods.(6) It is necessary to ensure continuity of strict management taking account of expenditure forecasts and funds available in the budget.(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,. 1. The rates of the refunds applicable to the basic products appearing in Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 and listed in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, exported in the form of goods listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1255/1999, are hereby fixed as shown in the Annex to this Regulation.2. No rates of refund are fixed for any of the products referred to in the preceding paragraph which are not listed in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 February 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 January 2003.For the CommissionErkki LiikanenMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48.(2) OJ L 79, 22.3.2002, p. 15.(3) OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1.(4) OJ L 160, 18.6.2002, p. 16.(5) OJ L 350, 20.12.1997, p. 3.(6) OJ L 76, 25.3.2002, p. 9.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 31 January 2003 fixing the rates of the refunds applicable to certain milk products exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty>TABLE> +",powdered milk;dehydrated milk;dried milk;freeze-dried milk;milk powder;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;butter,12 +12766,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 258/94 of 3 February 1994 laying down detailed rules for granting a special refund for exports of pigmeat sector products to certain third countries. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2759/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in pigmeat (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1249/89 (2), and in particular Articles 15 (6) and 22 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2768/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules for granting export refunds on pigmeat and criteria for fixing the amount of such refunds (3), and in particular Article 7 (3) thereof,Whereas the purchase of certain quantities of pigmeat products in the Community by Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus should be facilitated; whereas, to this end, provision should be made for the grant of a special export refund for these destinations provided certain conditions are met;Whereas, notwithstanding Articles 1 and 2 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1700/84 of 18 June 1984 laying down special detailed rules for the application of the system of certificates of advance fixing of refunds in the pigmeat sector (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2440/89 (5), provision should be made that refunds must be fixed in advance for control purposes and the amount of the security should be increased; whereas it is appropriate to fix a deadline for the lodging of advance-fixing applications in order to accelerate the execution of the operations;Whereas products which have already benefited from aid for private storage pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 650/93 of 19 March 1993 on special conditions for the granting of private storage aid for pigmeat (6) should not be eligible for the special refund so as to prevent the unwarranted combination of two measures to assist the same product;Whereas it is appropriate to provide for the necessary measures to assure, in view of budgetary constraints, respect for the total quantity of 40 000 tonnes and to lay down the details concerning the lodging of the advance-fixing applications;Whereas it is appropriate, in the interest of the operators, to provide for the possibility to withdraw the application for certificates after the fixing of a coefficient of reduction;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Pigmeat,. 1. A special refund shall be granted for products falling within CN codes 0203 11 10 and 0203 21 10, provided the following conditions are met:(a) products must be exported for consumption in the Russian Federation, the Ukraine or Belarus;(b) notwithstanding Articles 1 (1) and 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1700/84, exporters must apply for advance fixing of the refund and the amount of the security for certificates of advance fixing of refunds shall be fixed at ECU 30 per 100 kilograms;(c) products must not have benefited from aid for private storage pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 650/93;(d) Section 20 of the certificate application and the advance-fixing certificate shall contain one of the following:- 'Russia, Ukraine, Belarus',- '. . .';(e) the certificate shall make it compulsory to export to one of the countries referred to in (d);(f) Section 22 of the certificate of advance fixing shall contain one of the following:- 'Special refund for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Regulation (EC) No 258/94',- '. . .'.2. The conditions referred to at (a), (b), (c) and (e) shall constitute primary requirements within the meaning of Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (7). On lodging the applications referred to in Article 1 (1) (b), exporters must present a declaration that they have met the requirements referred to in Article 1 (1) (c). 1. The applications for certificates provided for in Article 1 (1) (b) shall be lodged with the competent authorities on Monday and Tuesday of every week.2. Notwithstanding Article 5, first indent, of Regulation (EEC) No 1700/84, Member States shall communicate to the Commission on Wednesday of every week the list of certificates of advance fixing of refunds requested on the two days provided under (1), while indicating the number of this Regulation. Once the total quantity in respect of which certificates have been applied for reaches 40 000 tonnes, the Commission may take the necessary steps to ensure compliance with the quantity provided for, and in particular:- decide to stop the delivery of certificates,- decide that applications lodged after a certain date shall not be accepted,- set a single percentage by which the quantities in the applications lodged after a certain date, are reduced. In the case where the Commission makes use of the possibility provided for in Article 4, third indent, the exporter may withdraw his request for certificates within 10 working days after the publication of the single percentage of reduction in the Official Journal of the European Communities, if the application of this rate leads to the fixation of a quantity smaller than 20 tonnes. The corresponding security shall be released immediately. This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 February 1994.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 3 February 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 282, 1. 11. 1975, p. 39.(4) OJ No L 161, 19. 6. 1984, p. 7.(5) OJ No L 231, 9. 8. 1989, p. 6.(6) OJ No L 69, 20. 3. 1993, p. 32.(7) OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5. +",third country;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;private stock;pigmeat;pork;export;export sale,12 +5495,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1392/87 of 18 May 1987 amending Regulation (EEC) No 500/87 fixing catch possibilities for 1987 for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Regulatory Area as defined in the NAFO Convention. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (1), as amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 11 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 170/83, it is incumbent upon the Council to establish the total allowable catches (TACs) by stock or group of stocks, the share available for the Community and also the specific conditions under which the catches must be made; whereas, in accordance with Article 4 of the said Regulation, the share available for the Community is to be allocated between the Member States;Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 500/87 of 16 February 1987 (2) fixed catch possibilities for 1987 for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks in the Regulatory Area as defined in the NAFO Convention;Whereas, in order to ensure rational management, catch quotas should be allocated between the Member States so as to guarantee the relative stability of fishing; whereas, in the case in question, this allocation should be made so as to reflect a fair relationship between the rights which each of the Member States may claim and the structural situation which has developed in these circumstances,. The data relating to cod in the Regulatory Area defined by the NAFO Convention which are set out in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 500/87 shall be replaced by those in the Annex to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 May 1987.For the CouncilThe PresidentP. DE KEERSMAEKER(1) OJ No L 24, 27. 1. 1983, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 51, 20. 2. 1987, p. 3.ANNEX1,3.4.5 // // // // Stock // Member State // 1987 quota (tonnes) // // 1.2.3.4.5 // Species // Geographical regions // Division // // // // // // // // Cod // North-west Atlantic // NAFO 2 J + 3 KL // Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Available for Member States // 19 550 (1) 20 330 3 200 (1) 31 770 850 (1) // // // // EEC Total // 75 700 // // // // // // Cod // North-west Atlantic // NAFO 3 NO // Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Available for Member States // 50 21 860 350 4 120 20 // // // // EEC Total // 26 400 // // // // // // Cod // North-west Atlantic // NAFO 3 M // Belgium Denmark Germany Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Portugal United Kingdom Available for Member States // 700 2 150 300 2 950 1 400 // // // // EEC Total // 7 500 // // // // //(1) Minus the quantities caught by the vessels of the Member State concerned in the parts of the NAFO Divisions falling within national fisheries jurisdiction. +",North-West Atlantic Fisheries Organisation;ICNAF;International Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries;NAFO;Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation;sea fishing;catch by species;EU Member State;EC country;EU country;European Community country;European Union country,12 +39088,"2011/142/EU: Commission Decision of 3 March 2011 amending Decision 97/80/EC laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Directive 96/16/EC on statistical surveys of milk and milk products Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 96/16/EC of 19 March 1996 on statistical surveys of milk and milk products (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Experience acquired in applying Commission Decision 97/80/EC of 18 December 1996 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Directive 96/16/EC on statistical surveys of milk and milk products (2), has shown that it is necessary to adopt a more detailed breakdown of the largest dairy enterprises.(2) Decision 97/80/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(3) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee for Agricultural Statistics,. Annex II to Decision 97/80/EC is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.. Done at Brussels, 3 March 2011.For the CommissionThe PresidentJosé Manuel BARROSO(1)  OJ L 78, 28.3.1996, p. 27.(2)  OJ L 24, 25.1.1997, p. 26.ANNEXIn Annex II to Decision 97/80/EC, Tables D, E, F, G.1, G.2, G.3, G.4 and G.5 are replaced by the following:‘TABLE DEnterprises (1)by volume of annual milk collectionCountry … Situation on 31 December …Classes by volume (tonnes/year) of collection Number of enterprises Collection5 000 and under … …5 001 to 20 000 … …20 001 to 50 000 … …50 001 to 100 000 … …100 001 to 300 000 … …300 001 to 400 000 … …400 001 to 500 000 … …500 001 to 750 000 … …750 001 to 1 000 000 … …Over 1 000 000 … …Total … …TABLE ECollection centres (2)by volume of annual milk collectionCountry … Situation on 31 December …Classes by volume (tonnes/year) of collection Number Collection1 000 and under … …1 001 to 5 000 … …5 001 to 20 000 … …20 001 to 50 000 … …50 001 to 100 000 … …Over 100 000 … …Total … …TABLE FEnterprises (3)by volume of milk treatedCountry … Situation on 31 December …Classes by volume (tonnes/year) of milk treated Number of enterprises Volume5 000 and under … …5 001 to 20 000 … …20 001 to 50 000 … …50 001 to 100 000 … …100 001 to 300 000 … …300 001 to 400 000 … …400 001 to 500 000 … …500 001 to 750 000 … …750 001 to 1 000 000 … …Over 1 000 000 … …Total … …TABLE G.1Enterprises (4)by annual production of certain groups of milk productsCountry … Situation on 31 December …Groups of products: FRESH PRODUCTS (1)Classes by volume (tonnes/year) of production Number of enterprises Annual production1 000 and under … …1 001 to 10 000 … …10 001 to 30 000 … …30 001 to 50 000 … …50 001 to 100 000 … …100 001 to 150 000 … …150 001 to 200 000 … …200 001 to 250 000 … …Over 250 000 … …Total … …TABLE G.2Enterprises (5)by annual production of certain groups of milk productsCountry … Situation on 31 December …Groups of products: DRINKING MILK (11)Classes by volume (tonnes/year) of production Number of enterprises Annual production1 000 and under … …1 001 to 10 000 … …10 001 to 30 000 … …30 001 to 100 000 … …100 001 to 150 000 … …150 001 to 200 000 … …200 001 to 250 000 … …Over 250 000 … …Total … …TABLE G.3Enterprises (6)by annual production of certain groups of milk productsCountry … Situation on 31 December …Groups of products: POWDERED DAIRY PRODUCTS (22)Classes by volume (tonnes/year) of production Number of enterprises Annual production1 000 and under … …1 001 to 5 000 … …5 001 to 20 000 … …20 001 to 25 000 … …Over 25 000 … …Total … …TABLE G.4Enterprises (7)by annual production of certain groups of milk productsCountry … Situation on 31 December …Groups of products: BUTTER (23)Classes by volume (tonnes/year) of production Number of enterprises Annual production100 and under … …101 to 1 000 … …1 001 to 5 000 … …5 001 to 10 000 … …10 001 to 15 000 … …15 001 to 20 000 … …20 001 to 25 000 … …Over 25 000 … …Total … …TABLE G.5Enterprises (8)by annual production of certain groups of milk productsCountry … Situation on 31 December …Groups of products: CHEESE (all types) (24)Classes by volume (tonnes/year) of production Number of enterprises Annual production100 and under … …101 to 1 000 … …1 001 to 4 000 … …4 001 to 10 000 … …10 001 to 15 000 … …15 001 to 20 000 … …20 001 to 25 000 … …Over 25 000 … …Total … …(1)  Referred to in point 1 of the first paragraph of Article 2 of Directive 96/16/EC(2)  Referred to in point 2 of the first paragraph of Article 2 of Directive 96/16/EC(3)  Referred to in point 1 of the first paragraph of Article 2 of Directive 96/16/EC(4)  Referred to in point 1 of the first paragraph of Article 2 of Directive 96/16/EC(5)  Referred to in point 1 of the first paragraph of Article 2 of Directive 96/16/EC(6)  Referred to in point 1 of the first paragraph of Article 2 of Directive 96/16/EC(7)  Referred to in point 1 of the first paragraph of Article 2 of Directive 96/16/EC(8)  Referred to in point 1 of the first paragraph of Article 2 of Directive 96/16/EC’ +",dairy industry;dairy;milk;statistical method;statistical harmonisation;statistical methodology;milk product;dairy produce;agricultural statistics;exchange of information;information exchange;information transfer,12 +2874,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 651/2001 of 30 March 2001 adjusting certain compensatory agrimonetary aids granted to Denmark and Sweden. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998 establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro(1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,Whereas:(1) For various Member States, the maximum amount of the compensatory aid resulting from the rates for converting the euro into national currency units and the exchange rates applicable on 1 or 3 January 1999 is laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 755/1999(2).(2) The maximum amount of compensatory aid resulting from the conversion rates applicable on 1 or 2 January 2000 have been set for Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom by Commission Regulation (EC) No 801/2000(3).(3) Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 provides that the maximum amounts paid out under the second and third tranches are to be reduced vis-Ă -vis the level of the previous tranche, by at least a third of the amount paid out in the first tranche, while Article 5(4) of that Regulation provides that the maximum amount of compensatory aid must be reduced or cancelled if necessary as a function of the effect on income of the development of the exchange rates recorded on the first day of the second and third tranche.(4) The conversion rates applicable to certain direct aids whose operative event is 31 December 2000 or 1 January 2001 are laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 408/2001(4). The rates laid down for the Danish krone and the Swedish krona indicate a depreciation of those currencies.(5) A further reduction should therefore be applied to the maximum amount of the compensatory aid linked to the operative events in 1999 while the maximum amount of compensatory aid linked to the operative events in 2000 should be abolished in the case of Denmark. A further reduction should also be applied to the maximum amount of compensatory aid linked to the operative events in 2000 in the case of Sweden.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinions of the Management Committees concerned,. In the case of the measures whose operative event falls on 1 January 1999, the amounts of compensatory aid for Denmark contained in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 755/1999 shall be multiplied by a factor of 0,9152.In the case of the measures whose operative event falls on 3 January 1999, the amounts of compensatory aid for Denmark contained in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 755/1999 shall be multiplied by a factor of 0,9168. The compensatory aid amounts for Denmark contained in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 801/2000 are hereby deleted. In the case of the measures whose operative event falls on 1 January 2000, the amounts of compensatory aid for Sweden contained in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 801/2000 shall be multiplied by a factor of 0,8378.In the case of the measures whose operative event falls on 2 January 2000, the amounts of compensatory aid for Sweden contained in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 801/2000 shall be multiplied by a factor of 0,8462. This Regulation shall enter into force on the seventh day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 March 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 1.(2) OJ L 98, 13.4.1999, p. 8.(3) OJ L 96, 18.4.2000, p. 34.(4) OJ L 60, 1.3.2001, p. 24. +",national currency;monetary compensatory amount;MCA;accession compensatory amount;compensatory amount;dismantling of MCA;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;exchange rate;dual exchange rate,12 +44984,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/583 of 13 April 2015 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014 as regards declarations of expenditure for rural development programmes and transparency. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 352/78, (EC) No 165/94, (EC) No 2799/98, (EC) No 814/2000, (EC) No 1290/2005 and (EC) No 485/2008 (1), and in particular Article 36(6) and Article 114 thereof,Whereas:(1) Article 22(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014 (2) sets the deadlines by which Member States are to send declarations of expenditure for approved rural development programmes, as well as the corresponding periods of expenditure.(2) The Member States have to declare to the Commission all expenditure they have paid under their own responsibility to the beneficiaries prior to the approval of a rural development programme in the first declaration of expenditure following that approval. The same rule applies mutatis mutandis in case of amendment of a rural development programme.(3) For the purposes of accounting it is necessary to clarify that the declaration concerning expenditure paid by the paying agencies prior to the approval of a rural development programme or prior to the amendment of a rural development programme should correspond to entire periods as specified in the first subparagraph of Article 22(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014. Furthermore, all expenditure paid by paying agencies during the period in which the approval of a rural development programme or its amendment takes place should be declared by the deadline set for the corresponding period in that Article.(4) It is also necessary to clarify that the rule laid down in the second subparagraph of Article 22(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014 should not apply for financing plan adjustments as referred to in Article 23(2) of that Regulation.(5) Article 57 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014 provides that the information referred to in Article 111(1)(c) and (d) of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 includes a description of the measures financed by the Funds listed in Annex XIII to that Regulation. The support schemes set out under Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (3) should be added to Annex XIII as the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) only start to apply as of 1 January 2015.(6) Article 63 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014 provides for derogation from the application of Article 3(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 259/2008 (5) as regards the period in which the information referred to in that Article should remain available on the website. This provision should be modified to apply to payments made for both financial years 2012 and 2013. To ensure the continuity of publication it should provide for the information to remain available on the website until 31 May 2015 or until the information concerning the payments made for financial year 2014 is published in accordance with Article 59(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014.(7) Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly.(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Agricultural Funds,. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014 is amended as follows:(1) in Article 22(2), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following:(2) in Article 63, the second paragraph is replaced by the following:(3) in Annex XIII the following point 9 is added:‘9. The support schemes set out in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009.’ 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, 13 April 2015.For the CommissionThe PresidentJean-Claude JUNCKER(1)  OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 549.(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 908/2014 of 6 August 2014 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to paying agencies and other bodies, financial management, clearance of accounts, rules on checks, securities and transparency (OJ L 255, 28.8.2014, p. 59).(3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 of 19 January 2009 establishing common rules for direct support schemes for 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 (OJ L 30, 31.1.2009, p. 16).(4)  Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608).(5)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 259/2008 of 18 March 2008 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 as regards the publication of information on the beneficiaries of funds deriving from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (OJ L 76, 19.3.2008, p. 28). +",rural development;rural planning;EU programme;Community framework programme;Community programme;EC framework programme;European Union programme;disclosure of information;information disclosure;operational expenditure (EU);EC operational expenditure;intervention credit,12 +14143,"Council Regulation (EC) No 1169/95 of 22 May 1995 amending Regulation (EC) No 2271/94 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of ball bearings with a greatest external diameter not exceeding 30 mm, originating in Thailand but exported to the Community from another country. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3284/94 of 22 December 1994 on protection against subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consultation within the Advisory Committee,Whereas:A. Background(1) In September 1994, following a review, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2271/94 (2), amended the definitive countervailing duty imposed on imports of ball bearings with a greatest external diameter not exceeding 30 mm, originating in Thailand but exported to the Community from another country, from 6,7 % to 5,3 %.(2) The 6,7 % countervailing duty had been imposed in July 1993 by Regulation (EEC) No 1781/93 (3), following a review of Commission Decision 90/266/EEC (4), accepting an undertaking offered by the Royal Thai Government, in connection with the countervailing duty proceeding concerning imports of the abovementioned ball bearings. This involved the Royal Thai Government levying an export tax to offset the subsidies granted. No countervailing duty was imposed at the time of adoption of this Decision. The review investigation revealed, however, that a duty was necessary in order to prevent indirect imports into the Community avoiding the export tax levied by the Royal Thai Government on direct imports and to safeguard the effectiveness of the undertaking.(3) The amended definitive duty rate of 5,3 % on indirect imports, posed by Regulation (EC) No 2271/94, was based on the revised rate of export tax of 0,72 baht per piece, as determined by Decision 94/639/EC (5), following a further review.B. Reopening of investigation(4) In December 1994, the Commission initiated a review of Decision 94/639/EC and of Regulation (EC) No 2271/94, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Communities (6).(5) The purpose of this review was to recalculate the amount of subsidy granted by the Royal Thai Government, with a view to allowing a modification of the rate of export tax established by Decision 94/639/EC. Since the rate of countervailing duty on indirect imports directly reflects the export tax rate, the review also covers Regulation (EC) No 2271/94 imposing the definitive duty.(6) The Commission officially advised the Royal Thai Government, the exporters and importers known to be concerned, as well as the complainant in the original investigation (Febma) and gave the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and request a hearing. The Royal Thai Government, the exporters located in Thailand and the Community producers, represented by Febma, made their views known in writing.(7) The Commission sought and verified all information it deemed to be necessary for the purposes of a determination and carried out an investigation at the premises of the following:(a) Royal Thai Government:Department of Foreign Trade, Bangkok,Board of Investment, Bangkok;(b) Thai exporters:NMB Thai Ltd, Ayutthaya, Thailand,Pelmec Thai Ltd, Bang Pa-In, Thailand,NMB Hi-Tech Ltd, Bang Pa-In, Thailand.All these exporting companies are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Mineba Co., Ltd., Japan.(8) Upon request, parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to recommend the amendment to the rate of definitive countervailing duty. They were also granted a period within which to make representations subsequent to the disclosure.The written comments submitted by the parties were, where appropriate, taken into consideration.C. Recalculation of subsidy amount(9) It has been determined that the countervailable subsidies granted to the exporters in Thailand in the period 1 October 1993 to 31 March 1994 ('the investigation period`) amount to 0,66 baht per piece. The Royal Thai Government has accordingly amended the export tax rate on ball bearings exported directly to the Community to 0,66 baht per piece, and has offered a modified version of the undertaking to this effect. Ths has been accepted by Commission Decision 95/180/EC (1), which also explains in detail the reasoning with regard to the calculation of the amount of subsidy.D. Injury and Community interest(10) No new evidence was supplied with regard to injury or Community interest. The Council therefore maintains its conclusions set out in Regulation (EC) No 2271/94 concerning these matters.E. Amendments to definitive duty(11) In view of the change in the export tax rate from 0,72 to 0,66 baht per piece, the rate of definitive countervailing duty on indirect imports should be amended accordingly to an amount equivalent to the new export tax rate. When expressed as a percentage of the net, free-at-Community-frontier, price of the product, the new rate of countervailing duty amounts to 4,8 %.F. Collection of anti-dumping and countervailing duties(12) As explained in recital (12) of Regulation (EC) No 2271/94, the countervailing duty should continue to be collected in addition to the anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 2934/90 (2).The combined amount of anti-dumping and countervailing duty to be collected in this case is, therefore, 11,5 % (6,7 % anti-dumping duty plus 4,8 % countervailing duty).The basis for calculating the amount of both anti-dumping and countervailing duty should be the same net, free-at-Community-frontier, price of the product,. Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2271/94 shall be replaced by the following:'Article 1 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1781/93 shall be replaced by the following:""2. The countervailing duty expressed as a percentage of the net, free-at-Community-frontier, price of product, shall be 4,8 %.""` 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, 22 May 1995.For the Council The President A. MADELIN +",third country;re-export;bearing;ball bearing;import tax;import surcharge;special charge on imports;taxation of imports;countervailing charge;compensatory levy;Thailand;Kingdom of Thailand,12 +17893,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 727/98 of 31 March 1998 suspending certain concessions provided for in Regulations (EC) No 1898/97 and (EC) No 1899/97 laying down rules of application in the pigmeat sector and in the poultrymeat and egg sectors respectively for the arrangements covered by Council Regulation (EC) No 3066/95. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,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 of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1595/97 (2), and in particular Article 8 thereof,Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 703/98 (3), suspending certain concessions set out in Regulation (EC) No 3066/95 suspends certain concessions regarding certain pigmeat products and certain poultrymeat products; whereas provisions should accordingly be made for derogations from the detailed rules of application laid down in Commission Regulations (EC) No 1898/97 (4), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 618/98 (5), and (EC) No 1899/97 (6);Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the relevant management committees,. The lodging of applications for licences at reduced customs duty pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1898/97 and for the groups 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1899/97 for products from the Czech Republic shall be suspended from 1 April 1998. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 April 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 March 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 328, 30. 12. 1995, p. 31.(2) OJ L 216, 8. 8. 1997, p. 1.(3) OJ L 98, 31. 3. 1998, p. 1.(4) OJ L 267, 30. 9. 1997, p. 58.(5) OJ L 82, 19. 3. 1998, p. 35.(6) OJ L 267, 30. 9. 1997, p. 67. +",import licence;import authorisation;import certificate;import permit;import policy;autonomous system of imports;system of imports;customs duties;poultrymeat;pigmeat;pork;Czech Republic,12 +13288,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2493/94 of 14 October 1994 fixing the production levies and the coefficient for calculating the additional levy in the sugar sector for the 1993/94 marketing year. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the markets in the sugar sector (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 133/94 (2), and in particular Articles 28 (8) and 28a (5) thereof,Whereas Article 7 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1443/82 of 8 June 1982 laying down detailed rules for the application of the quota system in the sugar sector (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 392/94 (4), provides that the basic production levy and the B levy together with, if required, the coefficient referred to in Article 28a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 for sugar and isoglucose are to be fixed before 15 October in respect of the preceding marketing year;Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2442/93 (5) increased, for the 1993/94 marketing year, the maximum amount referred to in the first indent of the second subparagraph of Article 28 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 to 37,5 % of the intervention price for white sugar;Whereas the estimated total loss recorded in accordance with Article 28 (1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 necessitates the retention, in respect of the amounts of the production levies applicable for the 1993/94 marketing year, of the maximum amounts referred to in Article 28 of the said Regulation adjusted, where applicable, by Regulation (EEC) No 2442/93;Whereas Article 28a (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 provides that an additional levy is to be charged to manufacturers when the total loss recorded pursuant to Article 28 (1) and (2) of the said Regulation is not fully covered by the receipts from the production levies; whereas the total uncovered loss for the 1993/94 marketing year amounts to ECU 87 896 594, whereas the coefficient referred to in Article 28a (2) of the said Regulation should consequently be fixed at 0,14172 which represents for the Community as a whole the ratio between the total loss recorded for the 1993/94 marketing year pursuant to Article 28 (1) and (2) of the said Regulation and the receipts from the basic production levy and the B levy for that marketing year, the ratio being reduced by 1;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. The production levies in the sugar sector for the 1993/94 marketing year are hereby fixed as follows:(a) ECU 1,0466 per 100 kilograms of white sugar as the basic production levy on A sugar and B sugar;(b) ECU 19,6238 per 100 kilograms of white sugar as the B levy on B sugar;(c) ECU 0,4389 per 100 kilograms of dry matter as the basic production levy on A isoglucose and B isoglucose;(d) ECU 8,2392 per 100 kilograms of dry matter as the B levy on B isoglucose. The coefficient provided for in Article 28a (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 is hereby fixed for the 1993/94 marketing year at 0,14172. 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, 14 October 1994.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.(2) OJ No L 22, 27. 1. 1994, p. 7.(3) OJ No L 158, 9. 6. 1982, p. 17.(4) OJ No L 53, 24. 2. 1994, p. 7.(5) OJ No L 224, 3. 9. 1993, p. 6. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;isoglucose;sugar levy;isoglucose levy;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;white sugar;refined sugar,12 +20623,"2001/913/EC: Decision of the European Central Bank of 6 December 2001 on the issue of euro banknotes (ECB/2001/15). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community (hereinafter referred to as the ""Treaty""), in particular to Article 106(1) thereof, and to the Statute of the European System of Central Banks and of the European Central Bank (hereinafter referred to as the ""Statute""), in particular to Article 16 thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Article 106(1) of the Treaty and Article 16 of the Statute, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has the exclusive right to authorise the issue of banknotes within the Community; under these provisions, the ECB and the national central banks (NCBs) may issue banknotes which are the only banknotes to have the status of legal tender within the participating Member States. Community law has foreseen a system of a plurality of issuers of banknotes. The ECB and the NCBs shall issue euro banknotes.(2) Pursuant to Article 10 of Council Regulation (EC) No 974/98 of 3 May 1998 on the introduction of the euro(1), from 1 January 2002, the ECB and the NCBs (hereinafter referred to as the ""Eurosystem"") will put into circulation banknotes denominated in euro. Euro banknotes are expressions of the same and single currency, and subject to a single legal regime.(3) The issue of euro banknotes need not be subject to quantitative or other limits, since putting banknotes into circulation is a demand driven process.(4) Decision ECB/2001/7 of 30 August 2001 on the denominations, specifications, reproduction, exchange and withdrawal of euro banknotes(2), as amended by Decision ECB/2001/14(3), contains common rules on euro banknotes. The ECB has established common technical specifications for euro banknotes and quality control measures to ensure that the euro banknotes comply with such specifications. As a consequence all euro banknotes have the same physical appearance and level of quality and no distinction is to be made between banknotes of the same denomination.(5) All euro banknotes should be subject to identical acceptance and processing requirements by the Eurosystem members irrespective of which put them into circulation. The current practice of repatriation of banknotes denominated in national currency units to the issuing central bank will therefore not apply to euro banknotes. The regime for the issue of the euro banknotes is based on the principle of non-repatriation of euro banknotes.(6) Pursuant to Article 29.1 of the Statute, each of the members of the European System of Central Banks is assigned a weighting in the key for subscription to the ECB's capital, as laid down by Decision ECB/1998/13 of 1 December 1998 on the national central banks' percentage shares in the key for the capital of the ECB(4); this weighting is based on the population and gross domestic product of each Member State and governs the contributions to the ECB's capital, the transfers of the NCB's foreign reserve assets to the ECB, the monetary income allocation of the NCBs, and the distribution of profits and sharing of losses of the ECB.(7) Euro banknotes are legal tender in all participating Member States, will freely circulate within the euro area, be reissued by the members of the Eurosystem, and may also be stored or used outside the euro zone. The liabilities in respect of the issue of the total value of euro banknotes in circulation should therefore be allocated to the members of the Eurosystem in accordance with an objective criterion. An appropriate criterion is the share of each NCB in the paid-up capital of the ECB. This share results from a proportional application of the capital key referred to in Article 29.1 of the Statute to NCBs. This criterion not being applicable to the ECB, the percentage share of euro banknotes to be issued by the ECB is to be determined by the Governing Council.(8) Under Article 9.2 and Article 12.1 of the Statute, establishing the principle of decentralisation for Eurosystem operations, the NCBs are to be entrusted with putting into and withdrawing from circulation all euro banknotes including those issued by the ECB. Consistent with this principle of decentralisation, the physical handling of euro banknotes is also to be carried out by the NCBs.(9) The difference between the value of euro banknotes allocated to each NCB in accordance with the banknote allocation key and the value of the euro banknotes that such NCB puts into circulation should give rise to intra-Eurosystem balances. The ECB not putting euro banknotes into circulation, it should hold intra-Eurosystem claims on NCBs for a value equivalent to the share of euro banknotes that it issues. The remuneration of these intra-Eurosystem balances has an effect on the income positions of NCBs and is therefore the subject of Decision ECB/2001/16 of 6 December 2001 on the allocation of monetary income of the national central banks of participating Member States from the financial year 2002(5), based on Article 32 of the Statute,. DefinitionsFor the purposes of this Decision:(a) ""NCBs"" shall mean the national central banks of the Member States that have adopted the single currency in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community;(b) ""euro banknotes"" shall mean those banknotes complying with the requirements of Decision ECB/2001/7, and with the technical specifications laid down by the Governing Council;(c) ""subscribed capital key"" shall mean the percentages that result from applying to the NCBs the weighting in the key referred to in Article 29.1 of the Statute and as laid down in Decision ECB/1998/13;(d) ""banknote allocation key"" shall mean the percentages that result from taking into account the ECB's share in the total euro banknote issue and applying the subscribed capital key (rounded to the nearest multiple of 0,0005 percentage point) to the NCBs' share in such total. The Annex to this Decision specifies the banknote allocation key applying on 1 January 2002. Issue of euro banknotesThe ECB and the NCBs shall issue euro banknotes. Obligations of issuers1. NCBs shall put into and withdraw from circulation euro banknotes, and perform any physical handling in relation to all euro banknotes, including those issued by the ECB.2. NCBs shall accept all euro banknotes on the request of the holder for exchange against euro banknotes of the same value or, in the case of account holders, to be credited to accounts held at the recipient NCB.3. NCBs shall treat all euro banknotes accepted by them as liabilities and process them in an identical manner.4. NCBs shall not transfer euro banknotes accepted by them to other NCBs and shall keep such euro banknotes available for reissue. As an exception, and in accordance with any rules laid down by the Governing Council of the ECB:(a) mutilated, damaged, worn or withdrawn euro banknotes may be destroyed by the recipient NCB;(b) euro banknotes held by NCBs may, for logistical reasons, be redistributed in bulk within the Eurosystem. Allocation of euro banknotes within the Eurosystem1. The total value of euro banknotes in circulation shall be allocated to the Eurosystem members by application of the banknote allocation key.2. The difference between the value of euro banknotes allocated to each NCB in accordance with the banknote allocation key and the value of the euro banknotes that such NCB puts into circulation shall give rise to intra-Eurosystem balances. The ECB shall hold intra-Eurosystem claims on NCBs in proportion to their shares in the subscribed capital key, for a value equivalent to the value of euro banknotes that it issues. Final provisions1. This Decision shall enter into force on 1 January 2002.2. This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities.. Done at Frankfurt am Main, 6 December 2001.On behalf of the Governing Council of the ECBWillem F. Duisenberg(1) OJ L 139, 11.5.1998, p. 1.(2) OJ L 233, 31.8.2001, p. 55.(3) Not yet published in the Official Journal.(4) OJ L 125, 19.5.1999, p. 33.(5) See page 55 of this Official Journal.ANNEXBANKNOTE ALLOCATION KEY ON 1 JANUARY 2002>TABLE> +",paper money;bank note;technical specification;specification;central bank;bank of issue;federal bank;national bank;European Central Bank;ECB;euro;issue of securities,12 +35530,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 130/2008 of 14 February 2008 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar in the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 900/2007. ,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 the second subparagraph and point (b) of the third subparagraph of Article 33(2) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 of 27 July 2007 on a standing invitation to tender to determine refunds on exports of white sugar for the 2007/08 marketing year (2) requires the issuing of partial invitations to tender.(2) Pursuant to Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 and following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the partial invitation to tender ending on 14 February 2008, it is appropriate to fix a maximum export refund for that partial invitation to tender.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the partial invitation to tender ending on 14 February 2008, the maximum export refund for the product referred to in Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 900/2007 shall be 33,025 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 15 February 2008.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 February 2008.For the CommissionJean-Luc DEMARTYDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1260/2007 (OJ L 283, 27.10.2007, p. 1). Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 will be replaced by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1) as from 1 October 2008.(2)  OJ L 196, 28.7.2007, p. 26. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1298/2007 (OJ L 289, 7.11.2007, p. 3). +",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,12 +425,"74/441/EEC: Commission Decision of 25 July 1974 relating to the setting-up of a Joint Committee on Social Problems in Sea Fishing. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community and in particular Article 118 thereof;Whereas the Heads of State or Government stated in their Declaration of 21 October 1972 that the first aim of economic expansion should be to enable disparities in living conditions to be reduced and that this aim should express itself in a better quality and in a higher standard of living;Whereas in this association of ideas they considered it indispensable that both employers and employees should be increasingly involved in the economic and social decisions of the Community;Whereas amongst the priority matters contained in the Community's ""Social Action Programme"" the Commission has recommended that dialogue and conciliation between employers and employees be promoted at Community level;Whereas the European Parliament in its Resolution of 13 June 1972 (1) has stated that the participation of employers and employees in the elaboration of a Community social policy should be achieved during the first stage of economic and monetary union;Whereas the Economic and Social Committee, in its Opinion of 24 November 1971, expressed a similar view;Whereas the situation in the Member States clearly demonstrates the need for the two sides of the fishing industry to participate actively in the improvement and harmonization of living and working conditions in sea fishing ; whereas a Joint Committee attached to the Commission is the most appropriate means of ensuring such participation by creating at Community level a forum for interlocutors who represent the socio-economic elements involved,. The Commission hereby creates a Joint Committee on Social Problems in Sea Fishing (hereinafter called the ""Committee""). The Committee shall assist the Commission in the formulation and implementation of the Community social policy aimed at improving and harmonizing the living and working conditions in sea fishing. 1. In order to attain the objectives laid down in Article 2, the Committee shall: (a) issue opinions and submit reports to the Commission, either at the latter's request or on its own initiative,and(b) in respect of matters falling within the competence of the employers' and employees' associations listed in Article 4; (1)OJ No C 70, 1.7.1972, p. 11. - promote dialogue and conciliation and facilitate negotiation between these associations;- arrange for studies to be carried out;- participate in discussions and seminars.2. The Committee shall ensure that all interested parties are informed of its activities.3. Upon requesting an opinion or report of the Committee the Commission may fix a time limit within which the opinion or report shall be given. 1. The Committee shall consist of 42 members.2. The members of the Committee shall be appointed by the Commission on a proposal from the following associations of employers in sea fishing and associations of fishermen:Employers' Associations: - Association of National Organizations of Fishing Enterprises in the EEC (EUROPECHE);- Specialized Committee for Fishing Cooperatives in the EEC (COGECA).Employees' Associations: - The Committee of Transport Unions in the Community (ITF);- The European Transport Committee (ETC-WCL);- The CGT-CGIL European Committee for the Coordination of Fishermen's Trade Unions.3. Seats shall be attributed as follow: (a) to representatives of the employers' associations, 21;(b) to representatives of the employees' associations, 21. 1. An alternate shall be appointed for each member of the Committee under the same conditions as laid down in Article 4.2. Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 10 an alternate shall not attend meetings of the Committee or a working group provided for in Article 10, nor participate in its works, unless the member for whom he is the alternate is prevented from doing so. A list of members and their alternates shall be published for information by the Commission in the Official Journal of the European Communities. 1. Committee members and their alternates shall hold office for a term of four years ; appointments shall be renewable.2. Members and their alternates whose term of office has expired shall remain in office until they have been replaced or their term of office has been renewed.3. A member's or alternate's term of office shall cease before the expiration of the period of four years upon his resignation or death or if the association which nominated him requests his replacement. The vacancy thereby caused shall be filled in the manner prescribed in Article 4 by a person appointed for the remainder of the term of office.4. There shall be no payment for duties performed. 1. The Committee shall, by a two-thirds majority of members present, elect from among its members a Chairman and Vice-Chairman who shall hold office for a term of two years. The Chairman and the Vice-Chairman shall be chosen alternately, and in reverse order, from amongst the two groups of associations listed in Article 4. The Chairman or Vice-Chairman whose term of office has expired shall remain in office until he has been replaced.2. Should the Chairman or Vice-Chairman cease to hold office before expiry of its term, he shall be replaced for the remainder of the term by a person appointed in the manner prescribed in paragraph 1 of this Article upon a proposal from the group to which his association belongs. The Committee may create a bureau consisting of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Rapporteurs of the working groups provided for in the following Article 10 to plan and coordinate its work. 0The Committee may: (a) set up ad hoc or permanent working groups to facilitate its work. It may authorize a member to delegate another representative of his association, who shall be named, to take his place in a working group ; such delegate shall enjoy the same rights at meetings of the working group as the member he replaces;(b) ask the Commission to appoint experts to assist it in specific tasks. It shall be its duty to do so if one of the associations listed in Article 4 requests this.(c) ask for the attendance at Committee meetings, as an expert, of any person who is specially qualified in any particular subject on the agenda. The expert shall be present only for the discussion of the particular subject for which his attendance is required. 1The Committee shall be convened by the secretary at the request of the Commission, the bureau or of one-third of the Committee's members. In the latter case, the Committee shall meet within 30 days. 21. No opinion of the Committee shall be valid unless two-thirds of the members or their alternates are present.2. The Committee shall submit its opinions or reports to the Commission. If an opinion or report is not unanimous, the Committee shall submit to the Commission the dissenting opinions delivered. 31. The Commission shall provide a secretariat for the Committee, the bureau and the working groups.2. Representatives of the services of the Commission shall attend the meetings of the Committee, the bureau and the working groups.3. A representative of the secretariat of each of the associations listed in Article 4 shall attend the meetings of the Committee as observer. 4If the Commission has informed the Committee that an opinion requested relates to a matter of a confidential nature, members of the Committee shall be bound, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 214 of the Treaty, not to disclose any information acquired at the meetings of the Committee or the working groups. In this event, only the members of the Committee and the representatives of the services of the Commission shall be present at the meetings. 5This Decision shall enter into force on 25 July 1974.. Done at Brussels, 25 July 1974.For the CommissionThe PresidentFrançois-Xavier ORTOLI +",sea fishing;report;regulation;regulatory provision;European Commission;CEC;Commission of the European Communities;EC Commission;EU Commission;joint committee on EU matters;joint committee on EC matters;working conditions,12 +8320,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1275/90 of 7 May 1990 opening and providing for the administration of Community tariff quotas for certain agricultural products originating in Cyprus, Morocco and Israel (1990). ,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 relevant articles of the Additional Protocols to the Agreements between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Kingdom of Morocco (1) and the State of Israel (2), on the other, and the Protocol defining the conditions and procedures for the implementation of the second stage of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Cyprus, adapting certain provisions of the Agreement (3), provide for the opening of Community tariff quotas for:- 300 tonnes of aubergines (CN code ex 0709 30 00) originating in Cyprus (1 October to 30 November),- 100, 450 and 100 tonnes of Chinese cabbage (CN code ex 0704 90 90) originating in Morocco, Israel and Cyprus respectively (1 November to 31 December), and- 100, 250 and 100 tonnes of 'Iceberg' lettuce (CN codes ex 0705 11 10 and ex 0705 11 90) originating in Morocco, Israel and Cyprus respectively (1 November to 31 December).Whereas, however, the quotas relating to Cyprus must be increased in equal steps of 5 % per annum, starting with the entry into force of the abovementioned Protocol, by virtue of its Articles 18 and 19; whereas for 1990 they will therefore be at the levels indicated in Article 1;Whereas, under these tariff quotas, customs duties are to be abolished progressively:- over the same periods and in accordance with the same timetables as laid down in Articles 75 and 268 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal in the case of the tariff quotas opened for Morocco and Israel, and- in accordance with the timetable and conditions laid down in Articles 5 and 16 of the abovementioned Protocol and Cyprus in the case of the tariff quotas opened for Cyprus;Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 4162/87 of 21 December 1987 laying down arrangements for Spain's and Portugal's trade with Israel (4), Council Regulation (EEC) No 3189/88 of 14 October 1988 laying down arrangements for Spain's and Portugal's trade with Morocco and Syria (5) and the Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus consequent on the accession of the Kingdom of Spain and the Portuguese Republic to the Community (6) provide that the Kingdom of Spain shall apply duties which progressively reduce the gap between the base duty rates and the preferential duty rates, while the Portuguese Republic is to postpone until 31 December 1990 the application of the preferential arrangements for the products in question; whereas therefore this Regulation is only applicable to the Community with the exception of Portugal;Whereas it is in particular necessary to ensure equal and uninterrupted access for all Community importers to the abovementioned quotas and uninterrupted application of the rates laid down for those quotas to all imports of the products concerned into all Member States until the quotas have been used up; whereas it would appear advisable not to allocate the quotas among the Member States, without prejudice to the drawing against the quota volumes of such quantities as they may need, under the conditions and according to the procedures specified in Article 3; whereas this method of administration requires close cooperation between the Member States and the Commission;Whereas, since the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg are united within and are jointly represented by the Benelux Economic Union, all transactions concerning the administration of quotas may be carried out by any of its members,. The customs duties applicable to imports into the Community, excluding Portugal, of the following products originating in Cyprus, Morocco or Israel, as the case may be, shall be suspended at the levels and for the periods indicated and within the limits of the Community tariff quotas shown below:1.2.3.4.5.6 // // // // // // // Order No // CN code (*) // Description // Origin // Volume of tariff quotas (tonnes) // Rate of duty (%) // // // // // // // 09.1405 // ex 0709 30 00 // Aubergines, from 1 October to 30 November 1990 // Cyprus // 345 // 4,6 // // // // // // // 09.1109 09.1311 09.1425 // ex 0704 90 90 // Chinese cabbage, from 1 November to 31 December 1990 // Morocco Israel Cyprus // 100 450 115 // 8,1 8,1 10,9 // // // // // // // 09.1111 09.1313 // ex 0705 11 10 ex 0705 11 90 // 'Iceberg' lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. capitata), from 1 November to 31 December 1990 // Morocco Israel // 100 250 // - from 1 to 30 November: 5,2 MIN ECU 0,8/100 kg/br // // // // // // - from 1 to 31 December: 4,5 MIN ECU 0,5/100 kg/br // // // // // // // 09.1427 // // // Cyprus // 115 // - from 1 to 30 November: 10,9 MIN ECU 1,8/100 kg/br // // // // // // - from 1 to 31 December: 9,4 MIN ECU 1,1/100 kg/br // // // // // //(*) See Taric codes in the Annex.Under these tariff quotas the Kingdom of Spain shall apply the customs duties calculated in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 4162/87 and (EEC) No 3189/88 and of the Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Cyprus consequent on the accession of Spain and Portugal to the Community. The tariff quotas referred to in Article 1 shall be managed by the Commission, which may take all appropriate administrative measures in order to ensure effective management thereof. If an importer presents in a Member State a declaration of entry for free circulation, including a request for preferential benefit for a product covered by this Regulation, and if this declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall inform the Commission and draw an amount corresponding to its requirements from the corresponding quota amount.Requests for drawings, indicating the date of acceptance of the said declarations, must be transmitted to the Commission without delay.The drawings shall be granted by the Commission by reference to the date of acceptance of the declarations of entry for free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member States concerned, to the extent that the available balance so permits.If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it shall return them as soon as possible to the corresponding quota amount.If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the quota amount, the requests shall be met on a pro rata basis. Member States shall be informed by the Commission of the drawings made. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the products concerned have equal and continuous access to the quotas for such time as the residual balance of the quota volumes so permits. The Member States and the Commission shall cooperate closely to ensure that this Regulation is complied with. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 October 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 No L 224, 13. 8. 1988, p. 18.(2) OJ No L 327, 30. 11. 1988, p. 36.(3) OJ No L 393, 31. 12. 1987, p. 2.(4) OJ No L 396, 31. 12. 1987, p. 1.(5) OJ No L 287, 20. 10. 1988, p. 1.(6) OJ No L 393, 31. 12. 1987, p. 37.ANNEXTaric code1.2.3 // // // // Order No // CN code // Taric code // // // // 09.1405 // ex 0709 30 00 // 0709 30 00 * 50 // // // // 09.1109 // ex 0704 90 90 // 0704 90 90 * 92 // 09.1311 // // // 09.1425 // // // // // // 09.1111 // ex 0705 11 10 // 0705 11 10 * 32 // 09.1313 // ex 0705 11 90 // 0705 11 90 * 11 // 09.1427 // // // // // +",Israel;State of Israel;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;Cyprus;Republic of Cyprus,12 +18217,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1960/98 of 15 September 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 3175/94 laying down detailed rules of application for the specific arrangements for the supply of cereal products to the smaller Aegean islands and establishing the forecast supply balance. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93 of 19 July 1993 introducing specific measures for the smaller Aegean islands concerning certain agricultural products (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2417/95 (2), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1802/95 (4), lays down common detailed rules for the implementation of the specific arrangements for the supply of certain agricultural products to the smaller Aegean islands;Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2019/93, the forecast supply balance of cereal products was established for 1998 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 3175/94 (5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2498/97 (6); whereas, to meet the needs of this region, amendments must be made to this forecast supply balance; whereas subsequently, Regulation (EC) No 3175/94 should be amended;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. The Annex to Regulation (EC) No 3175/94 is hereby replaced by the Annex to the present 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 1 January 1998.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 September 1998.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 184, 27. 7. 1993, p. 1.(2) OJ L 248, 14. 10. 1995, p. 39.(3) OJ L 267, 28. 10. 1993, p. 4.(4) OJ L 174, 26. 7. 1995, p. 27.(5) OJ L 335, 23. 12. 1994, p. 54.(6) OJ L 345, 16. 12. 1997, p. 13.ANNEX'ANNEX>TABLE>These groups are defined in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EEC) No 2958/93.` +",supply;cereal product;cereal preparation;processed cereal product;aid system;application for aid;fixing the amount of aid;general aid scheme;request for aid;Aegean Islands;supply balance sheet;cereals,12 +12068,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 3380/93 of 9 December 1993 derogating from Commission 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 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2440/93 (3), restricts the field of application for promotion activities provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 2067/92 to meat obtained from carcases classified in fat cover categories 2 and 3; whereas, given the supply difficulties for animals falling within these categories, provision should be made to allow meat in the next highest fat cover category to be used in the promotion programmes adopted in 1993;Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Beef and Veal,. Notwithstanding the quality requirements referred to in Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1318/93, Member States may allow the use of meat obtained from the carcases of animals in fat cover categories 4L or 4 where it is proved to the satisfaction of the competent authority that the supply of meat obtained from carcases classified in fat cover categories 2 and 3 is not sufficient to cover the needs of the promotion programmes adopted in 1993. 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, 9 December 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 215, 30. 7. 1992, p. 57.(2) OJ No L 132, 29. 5. 1993, p. 83.(3) OJ No L 224, 3. 9. 1993, p. 4. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;supply;sales promotion;sales campaign;product quality;quality criterion;beef;carcase;animal carcase,12 +3372,"2003/184/EC: Commission Decision of 14 March 2003 on a financial contribution from the Community towards the operational costs of the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in Ireland in 2001 (notified under document number C(2003) 761). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Decision 90/424/EEC of 26 June 1990 on expenditure in the veterinary field(1), as last amended by Decision 2001/572/EC(2), and in particular Article 3(3) and Article 11 thereof,Whereas:(1) As soon as the presence of foot-and-mouth disease was officially confirmed in 2001, Ireland reported that it had immediately implemented the control measures to be applied in the event of an outbreak of that disease as provided for in Council Directive 85/511/EEC of 18 November 1985 introducing Community measures for the control of foot-and-mouth disease(3), as last amended by Commission Decision 2003/11/EC(4), as required in order to obtain a financial contribution from the Community for the eradication of the disease in accordance with Decision 90/424/EEC.(2) Pursuant to Article 3(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the financing of the common agriculture policy(5), veterinary and plant health measures undertaken in accordance with Community rules are to be financed under the Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund; for financial control purposes, Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 apply.(3) The financial contribution from the Community should be granted provided that the actions planned are carried out efficiently and that the competent authorities supply all the necessary information within the time limits laid down in this Decision.(4) Foot-and-mouth disease represents a serious danger to Community stocks. Accordingly, in order to prevent the spread of that disease and contribute to its eradication, the Community should further contribute to eligible expenditures incurred by Ireland. Accordingly, it is appropriate that a financial contribution from the Community should be granted to Ireland under the provisions of Decision 90/424/EEC in order to cover the costs related to the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in 2001.(5) Under Commission Decision 2001/646/EC(6), a Community financial contribution was granted towards the compensation of owners for value of animals compulsorily slaughtered under eradication measures relating to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in 2001. A financial contribution from the Community should also be granted towards the other, operational costs associated with the slaughter of those animals and toward other costs directly linked to such measures.(6) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Payment of a financial contribution from the Community to IrelandIreland may obtain a financial contribution from the Community of 60 % of the eligible expenditure for the operational costs of the measures foreseen in Article 11(4)(a)( i) to (iv) and (b) of Council Decision 90/424/EEC for the eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in Ireland in 2001. DefinitionsFor the purpose of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:(a) ""reasonable payments"" means payments for the purchase of materials or services at proportionate prices compared to the market prices before the outbreak of the foot-and-month disease;(b) ""justified payments"" means payments for the purchase of materials or services of which the nature and the direct link with the compulsory slaughter of animals as referred to in Article 11 of Decision 90/424/EEC in the holdings is demonstrated. The eligible expenditure covered by the financial contribution from the Community1. The financial contribution from the Community as referred to in Article 1 shall only be made in respect of justified and reasonable payments for the eligible costs as set out in Annex I.2. The financial contribution from the Community as referred to in Article 1 shall exclude:(a) value added tax;(b) salaries of civil servants;(c) use of public material other than consumables. Conditions for payment and supporting documentation1. The financial contribution from the Community as referred to in Article 1 shall be paid on the basis of:(a) a claim submitted in accordance with Annex II and within the time limit as provided for in paragraph 2;(b) detailed documents confirming the figures in the claim referred to in point (a);(c) the results of the on-the-spot checks by the Commission as referred in Article 5.The documents referred to in point (b) shall be made available for on-the-spot audits by the Commission.2. The claim referred to in paragraph 1(a) shall be provided in computerised form in accordance with Annex II within 30 calendar days of the date of notification of this Decision. When that time limit is not observed, the financial contribution from the Community shall be reduced by 25 % for every month of delay. On-the-spot checks by the CommissionThe Commission may make on-the-spot checks, with the cooperation of the competent national authorities, on the implementation of the foot-and-mouth eradication measures and the related costs incurred. Information concerning on-the-spot checks by the CommissionThe Commission shall inform the Member States of the results of the on-the-spot checks carried out as provided for in Article 5. AddresseeThis Decision is addressed to the Republic of Ireland.. Done at Brussels, 14 March 2003.For the CommissionDavid ByrneMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 224, 18.8.1990, p. 19.(2) OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 16.(3) OJ L 315, 26.11.1985, p. 11.(4) OJ L 7, 11.1.2003, p. 82.(5) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 103.(6) OJ L 228, 24.8.2001, p. 24.ANNEX IEligible costs as referred to in Article 31. Costs for the slaughter of the animals:(a) salaries and fees of the slaughter-men;(b) consumables (bullet, T61, tranquillisers etc.) and specific equipment used for the slaughter;(c) materials used for the transport of the animals to the slaughterhouse.2. Costs for the destruction of animals:(a) rendering: transport of carcases to the rendering plant, treatment of carcases in the rendering plant and destruction of the meal;(b) burying: staff specifically employed, materials specifically rented for the transport and the burying of the carcases and products used for the disinfection of the holding;(c) burning: staff specifically employed, combustibles or other materials used, materials specifically rented for the transport of the carcases and products used for the disinfection of the plant.3. Cost for the destruction of milk:(a) compensation at market price of the milk;(b) destruction of the milk.4. Costs for the cleaning, disinfection and disinsectisation of holdings:(a) products used for cleaning disinfection and disinsectisation;(b) salaries and fees for the staff specifically employed.5. Costs for the destruction of contaminated feedingstuffs:(a) compensation at purchase price of the feedingstuffs;(b) destruction of the feedingstuff.6. Cost for the compensation of contaminated equipment at market value and destruction of such equipment. Costs of compensation for reconstruction or renewal of farm buildings and infrastructure costs are ineligible.ANNEX IIClaim as referred to in Article 4>TABLE> +",Ireland;Eire;Southern Ireland;operational expenditure (EU);EC operational expenditure;intervention credit;balance of payments assistance;BOP assistance;balance of payments facility;balance of payments support;medium-term financial assistance;foot-and-mouth disease,12 +22230,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2138/2001 of 31 October 2001 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 14th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(2) requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 14th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the 14th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 42,752 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 November 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 31 October 2001.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 192, 14.7.2001, p. 3. +",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,12 +21639,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1337/2001 of 2 July 2001 amending the import duties in the cereals sector. ,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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2001(5).(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1301/2001,. Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1301/2001 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 3 July 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 2 July 2001.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 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125.(4) OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13.(5) OJ L 177, 30.6.2001, p. 3.ANNEX IImport duties for the products covered by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92>TABLE>ANNEX IIFactors for calculating duties(for 29 June 2001)1. Averages over the two-week period preceding the day of fixing:>TABLE>2. Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico - Rotterdam: 20,61 EUR/t; Great Lakes - Rotterdam: 32,13 EUR/t.3.>TABLE> +",import;stock-exchange listing;initial public offering;market quotation;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;cereals;United States;USA;United States of America,12 +23737,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 823/2002 of 16 May 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on barley in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001. ,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 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(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 602/2001(4), and in particular Article 4 thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the refund for the export of barley to all third countries except for the United States of America and Canada was opened pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001(5).(2) Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1501/95 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 10 to 16 May 2002, pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1558/2001, the maximum refund on exportation of barley shall be EUR 4,99/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 May 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 May 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 147, 30.6.1995, p. 7.(4) OJ L 89, 29.3.2001, p. 16.(5) OJ L 205, 31.7.2001, p. 33. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;barley;third country;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund,12 +42107,"2013/519/EU: Commission Implementing Decision of 21 October 2013 laying down the list of territories and third countries authorised for imports of dogs, cats and ferrets and the model health certificate for such imports (notified under document C(2013) 6721) Text with EEA relevance. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Community of animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal health requirements laid down in specific Community rules referred to in Annex A (I) to Directive 90/425/EEC (1), and in particular the introductory phrase and point (b) of Article 17(2), point (a) of Article 17(3) and Article 19 thereof,Whereas:(1) Directive 92/65/EEC lays down the animal health requirements governing trade in and imports into the Union of certain animals. It provides that the import conditions for dogs, cats and ferrets are to be at least equivalent to the relevant conditions provided for in Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 (2).(2) Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 provides that where the number of dogs, cats or ferrets moved for non-commercial purposes during a single movement exceeds five, those pet animals are to comply with the animal health requirements laid down in Directive 92/65/EEC for the species concerned, except for certain categories of animals for which a derogation is provided for by Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 under certain conditions.(3) Directive 92/65/EEC provides that dogs, cats and ferrets are to be imported into the Union only from a third country which is on a list drawn up in accordance with the procedure referred to in that Directive. In addition, such animals are to be accompanied by a health certificate corresponding to a specimen drawn up in accordance with the procedure referred to therein.(4) Commission Implementing Decision 2011/874/EU of 15 December 2011 laying down the list of third countries and territories authorised for imports of dogs, cats and ferrets and for non-commercial movements of more than five dogs, cats and ferrets into the Union and the model certificates for imports and non-commercial movements of those animals into the Union (3) establishes the model health certificate for imports into the Union of dogs, cats and ferrets and provides that the territories or third countries they come from and any territories or third countries they transit must be either listed in Section 2 of Part B or in Part C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC (4) or listed in Part 1 of Annex II to Commission Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 of 12 March 2010 laying down lists of third countries, territories or parts thereof authorised for the introduction into the European Union of certain animals and fresh meat and the veterinary certification requirements (5).(5) In the interest of consistency of Union legislation, it is appropriate to include in that list of authorised territories and third countries the list of third countries that are approved for the importation of equidae into the Union, because those third countries have equally provided sufficient guarantees as to the existence and implementation of rules and principles of certification to be observed by third-country certifying officers in issuing the certificates required by veterinary legislation to prevent misleading or fraudulent certification. The list of third countries from which Member States authorise the import of live equidae is currently set out in Annex I to Commission Decision 2004/211/EC of 6 January 2004 establishing the list of third countries and parts of territory thereof from which Member States authorise imports of live equidae and semen, ova and embryos of the equine species, and amending Decisions 93/195/EEC and 94/63/EC (6).(6) Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 has been repealed by Regulation (EU) No 576/2013. Consequently, the list of territories and third countries previously listed in Section 2 of Part B or in Part C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 is now set out in Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 of 28 June 2013 on the model identification documents for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets, the establishment of lists of territories and third countries and the format, layout and language requirements of the declarations attesting compliance with certain conditions provided for in Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (7).(7) This Decision should therefore provide that imports of dogs, cats or ferrets into the Union are authorised only from territories and third countries listed in Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC, in Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010 or in Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013.(8) Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 provides that dogs, cats and ferrets are not to be moved into a Member State from a territory or a third country other than those listed in Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 unless they have undergone a rabies antibody titration test that complies with the validity requirements set out in Annex IV to Regulation (EU) No 576/2013.(9) Those requirements include the obligation to perform that test in a laboratory approved in accordance with Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000 designating a specific institute responsible for establishing the criteria necessary for standardising the serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines (8) which provides that the Agence française de sécurité sanitaire des aliments (AFSSA) in Nancy, France (integrated since 1 July 2010 into the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail, ANSES) is to appraise the laboratories in Member States and third countries for the purposes of their authorisation to carry out serological tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines in dogs, cats and ferrets.(10) Commission Decision 2005/64/EC of 26 January 2005 implementing Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards import conditions for cats, dogs and ferrets for approved bodies, institutes and centres (9) establishes a model veterinary certificate for the imports into the Union of such animals destined for bodies, institutes and centres approved in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC and provides that imports of those animals are to be authorised from territories or third countries listed in Section 2 of Part B or in Part C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.(11) This Decision should therefore provide that imports into the Union of dogs, cats or ferrets destined for bodies, institutes and centres approved in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC are authorised only from territories and third countries listed in Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013.(12) This Decision should therefore establish the new list of territories and third countries authorised for imports of dogs, cats or ferrets into the Union and a common model health certificate for imports into the Union of such animals. Decision 2005/64/EC should therefore be repealed.(13) In addition, Commission Decision 94/274/EC of 18 April 1994 laying down the system of identification for dogs and cats that are placed on the market in the United Kingdom and Ireland and not originating in those countries (10) and Commission Decision 94/275/EC of 18 April 1994 on recognising rabies vaccines (11), adopted on the basis of Directive 92/65/EEC before the amendments introduced by Regulation (EC) No 998/2003, have become obsolete and should therefore be repealed.(14) Council Directive 96/93/EC of 17 December 1996 on the certification of animals and animal products (12) lays down the rules to be observed in issuing the certificates required by veterinary legislation to prevent misleading or fraudulent certification. It is appropriate to ensure that rules and principles at least equivalent to those laid down in that Directive are applied by official veterinarians of third countries.(15) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011 of 14 July 2011 supplementing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs (13) provides that from 1 January 2012, dogs entering Member States or parts thereof listed in Annex I thereto are to be treated against the parasite Echinococcus multilocularis in accordance with the requirements set out in that Regulation.(16) It is necessary to provide for a transitional period in order to give Member States time to adjust to the new rules laid down in this Decision and in particular to allow, subject to certain conditions, for the use of animal health certificates issued in accordance with Union rules applicable before the date of application of this Decision.(17) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. List of territories or third countries from which dogs, cats or ferrets are authorised to be imported in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC1.   Consignments of dogs, cats or ferrets which are subject to the provisions of Directive 92/65/EEC shall only be imported into the Union provided that the territories or third countries they come from and any territories or third countries they transit are included in one of the lists set out in:(a) Annex I to Decision 2004/211/EC;(b) Part 1 of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 206/2010;(c) Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013.2.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, consignments of dogs, cats or ferrets destined for bodies, institutes and centres approved in accordance with Directive 92/65/EEC shall only be imported into the Union provided that the territories or third countries they come from and any territories or third countries they transit are included in the list referred to in paragraph 1(c). Animal health certificate for imports from territories or third countriesMember States shall only authorise imports of dogs, cats or ferrets, which comply with the following conditions:(a) they are accompanied by an animal health certificate drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Part 1 of the Annex and completed and signed by an official veterinarian in accordance with the explanatory notes set out in Part 2 of the Annex;(b) they comply with the requirements of the animal health certificate referred to in point (a) in respect of the territories or third countries that they come from and any territories or third countries they transit, as referred to in paragraphs 1(a), (b) and (c) of Article 1. RepealsDecisions 94/274/EC, 94/275/EC and 2005/64/EC are repealed. Transitional provisionsFor a transitional period until 29 April 2015, Member States shall authorise imports into the Union of dogs, cats or ferrets which are accompanied by a health certificate issued not later than 28 December 2014 in accordance with the models set out in the Annex to Decision 2005/64/EC or in Annex I to Implementing Decision 2011/874/EU. ApplicabilityThis Decision shall apply from 29 December 2014. AddresseesThis Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 October 2013.For the CommissionTonio BORGMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.(2)  OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p. 1.(3)  OJ L 343, 23.12.2011, p. 65.(4)  OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1.(5)  OJ L 73, 20.3.2010, p. 1.(6)  OJ L 73, 11.3.2004, p. 1.(7)  OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p. 109.(8)  OJ L 79, 30.3.2000, p. 40.(9)  OJ L 27, 29.1.2005, p. 48.(10)  OJ L 117, 7.5.1994, p. 40.(11)  OJ L 117, 7.5.1994, p. 41.(12)  OJ L 13, 16.1.1997, p. 28.(13)  OJ L 296, 15.11.2011, p. 6.ANNEXPART 1Model animal health certificate for imports into the Union of dogs, cats and ferretsPART 2Explanatory notes for completing the animal health certificates(a) Where the certificate states that certain statements shall be kept as appropriate, statements which are not relevant may be crossed out and initialled and stamped by the official veterinarian, or completely deleted from the certificate.(b) The original of each certificate shall consist of a single sheet of paper, or, where more text is required it must be in such a form that all sheets of paper required are part of an integrated whole and indivisible.(c) The certificate shall be drawn up in at least one of the official languages of the Member State of the border inspection post of introduction of the consignment into the Union and of the Member State of destination. However, those Member States may authorise the certificate to be drawn up in the official language(s) of another Member State, and accompanied, if necessary, by an official translation.(d) If for reasons of identification of the items of the consignment (schedule in point I.28 of the model animal health certificate), additional sheets of paper or supporting documents are attached to the certificate, those sheets of paper or documents shall also be considered as forming part of the original of the certificate by the application of the signature and stamp of the official veterinarian, on each of the pages.(e) When the certificate, including additional sheets or documents referred to in point (d), comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered (page number of total number of pages) at the end of the page and shall bear the certificate reference number that has been designated by the competent authority at the top of the pages.(f) The original of the certificate shall be completed and signed by an official veterinarian of the exporting territory or third country. The competent authority of the exporting territory or third country shall ensure that rules and principles of certification equivalent to those laid down in Council Directive 96/93/EC are followed.(g) The certificate reference number referred to in Boxes I.2 and II.a shall be issued by the competent authority of the exporting territory or third country. +",veterinary inspection;veterinary control;animal disease;animal pathology;epizootic disease;epizooty;domestic animal;pet;third country;import (EU);Community import;health certificate,12 +40030,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 727/2011 of 25 July 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,Whereas:Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto,. The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 26 July 2011.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 July 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.ANNEXStandard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables(EUR/100 kg)CN code Third country code (1) Standard import value0702 00 00 MK 41,0ZZ 41,00707 00 05 TR 95,4ZZ 95,40709 90 70 TR 110,8ZZ 110,80805 50 10 AR 70,1TR 62,0UY 62,6ZA 95,3ZZ 72,50806 10 10 CL 54,3EG 164,4MA 124,1TN 223,3TR 177,7ZA 62,8ZZ 134,40808 10 80 AR 156,7BR 86,3CL 91,7CN 62,9NZ 114,6US 89,9ZA 88,2ZZ 98,60808 20 50 AR 80,0CL 90,5CN 56,7NZ 148,5ZA 103,9ZZ 95,90809 10 00 TR 183,9ZZ 183,90809 20 95 TR 277,9ZZ 277,90809 30 TR 170,0ZZ 170,00809 40 05 BA 51,4EC 64,7XS 66,1ZZ 60,7(1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’. +",fruit;vegetable;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import price;entry price;import (EU);Community import,12 +28857,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1687/2004 of 28 September 2004 authorising transfers between the quantitative limits of textiles and clothing products originating in the Republic of India. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93 of 12 October 1993 on common rules for imports of certain textile products from third countries (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas:(1) The Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Republic of India on arrangements in the area of market access for textile products, initialled on 31 December 1994 (2) provides that favourable consideration should be given to certain requests for so-called ‘exceptional flexibility’ by India.(2) The Republic of India has made a request for transfers between categories on 8 June 2004.(3) The transfers requested by the Republic of India fall within the limits of the flexibility provisions referred to in Article 7 and set out in Annex VIII, column 9 to Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93.(4) It is appropriate to grant the request.(5) It is desirable for this Regulation to enter into force the day after its publication in order to allow operators to benefit from it as soon as possible.(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Textile Committee provided for in Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No 3030/93,. Transfers between the quantitative limits for textile goods originating in the Republic of India are authorised for the quota year 2004 in accordance with the Annex. 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, 28 September 2004.For the CommissionPascal LAMYMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 275, 8.11.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 487/2004 (OJ L 79, 17.3.2004, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 153, 27.6.1996, p. 53.ANNEX664 INDIA AdjustmentGroup Category Unit Limit 2004 Adjusted working level Quantity in units Quantity in tonnes % Flexibility New adjusted working levelIA 3 kg 38 567 000 41 266 690 – 4 000 000 – 4 000 – 10,4 Transfer to categories 4, 6, 7 37 266 690IB 4 pcs 100 237 000 98 919 259 12 960 000 2 000 12,9 Transfer from category 3 111 879 259IB 6 pcs 13 706 000 13 633 135 1 760 000 1 000 12,8 Transfer from category 3 15 393 135IB 7 pcs 78 485 000 78 716 569 5 550 000 1 000 7,1 Transfer from category 3 84 266 569 +",India;Republic of India;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;quantitative restriction;quantitative ceiling;quota;clothing;article of clothing;ready-made clothing;work clothes,12 +24781,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 2229/2002 of 13 December 2002 fixing the maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to certain third countries in connection with the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22 December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in rice(1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 411/2002(2), and in particular Article 13(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002(3).(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75(4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002(5), allows the Commission to fix, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, a maximum export refund. In fixing this maximum, the criteria provided for in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 must be taken into account. A contract is awarded to any tenderer whose tender is equal to or less than the maximum export refund.(3) The application of the abovementioned criteria to the current market situation for the rice 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,. The maximum export refund on wholly milled long grain B rice to be exported to certain third countries pursuant to the invitation to tender issued in Regulation (EC) No 1898/2002 is hereby fixed on the basis of the tenders submitted from 9 to 12 December 2002 at 261,00 EUR/t. This Regulation shall enter into force on 14 December 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 13 December 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.(3) OJ L 287, 25.10.2002, p. 11.(4) OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25.(5) OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18. +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rice,12 +13940,"Commission Directive 95/67/EC of 15 December 1995 making a technical amendment to Council Directive 89/647/EEC on a solvency ratio for credit institutions as regards the definition of 'multilateral development banks' (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 89/647/EEC of 18 December 1989 on a solvency ratio for credit institutions (1) as last amended by Commission Directive 95/15/CE (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas 'multilateral development banks` are defined by list in the seventh indent of Article 2 (1) of Directive 89/647/EEC;Whereas the Inter-American Investment Corporation is affiliated with the Inter-American Development Bank; whereas the purpose of the Inter-American Investment Corporation is to promote the economic development of its developing regional member countries by encouraging the establishment, expansion and modernization of private - preferably small or medium-scale - enterprises, so as to complement the activities of the Inter-American Development Bank; whereas the Inter-American Investment Corporation has the same basic characteristics as 'multilateral development banks` and should therefore be included in the definition of 'multilateral development banks` contained in Directive 89/64/EEC;Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Banking Advisory Committee acting as the committee required to assist the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 9 (2) of Directive 89/647/EEC;Whereas this Directive concerns the European Economic Area (EEA); whereas the procedure of Article 99 of the Agreement on the European Economic Area has been complied with,. The definition of 'multilateral development banks` contained in the seventh indent of Article 2 (1) of Directive 89/647/EEC shall include the Inter-American Investment Corporation. 1. Member States shall take the measures necessary to comply with the provisions of this Directive not later than 1 July 1996.The provisions adopted pursuant to this paragraph 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 the Member States.2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the texts of the main laws, regulations and administrative provisions which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1995.For the Commission Mario MONTI Member of the Commission +",banking;banking operation;banking services;banking transaction;approximation of laws;legislative harmonisation;credit institution;credit establishment;financial solvency;financial insolvency;development bank;regional development bank,12 +1447,"Council Directive 80/369/EEC of 26 March 1980 authorizing the French Republic not to apply in the French overseas departments Directives 72/464/EEC and 79/32/EEC on taxes other than turnover taxes which affect the consumption of manufactured tobacco. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 99 and 100 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas the third subparagraph of Article 227 (2) of the Treaty requires that the institutions of the Community should, within the framework of the procedure provided for in the Treaty, take care that the economic and social development of the French overseas departments is possible;Whereas, in accordance with the judgment handed down by the Court of Justice on 10 October 1978 in Case 148/77, the Treaty and secondary legislation apply in the French overseas departments unless a decision is taken by the Community institutions adopting measures particularly suited to the economic and social conditions of those departments;Whereas, for reasons connected with their geographic economic and social situation, the French Republic should be granted the possibility not to apply in the French overseas departments Community provisions on taxes other than turnover taxes which affect the consumption of manufactured tobacco, as fixed by Council Directives 72/464/EEC (1) and 79/32/EEC (2);Whereas implementation of this Directive does not involve any amendment of the laws of the Member States,. The following sentence shall be added to Article 12 (1) of Directive 72/464/EEC and to Article 9 (2) of Directive 79/32/EEC:""The French Republic shall not be obliged to apply the provisions of this Directive in the French overseas departments."" This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 26 March 1980.For the CouncilThe PresidentG. MARCORA (1)OJ No L 303, 31.12.1972, p. 1. (2)OJ No L 10, 16.1.1979, p. 8. +",excise duty;excise tax;French overseas department and region;French Overseas Department;tax on consumption;consumption tax;tax on spending;tobacco industry;cigar;cigarette;cigarillo;tobacco,12 +3977,"2005/423/EC: Council Decision of 10 May 2005 concerning the conclusion of an Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 310 thereof in conjunction with the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 300(3) thereof,Having regard to the 2003 Act of Accession, and in particular to Article 6(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the assent of the European Parliament,Whereas:(1) The Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, was signed on behalf of the Community and its Member States on 16 December 2004.(2) The Additional Protocol should be approved,. 1.   The Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an association between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union, is hereby approved on behalf of the Community and its Member States.The text of the Additional Protocol is attached to this Decision (1).2.   The President of the Council shall give the notification provided for in Article 13 of the Additional Protocol. Done at Brussels, 10 May 2005.For the CouncilThe PresidentJ. KRECKÉ(1)  OJ L 38, 10.2.2005, p. 3. +",accession to the European Union;EU accession;accession to the Community;act of accession;application for accession;consequence of accession;request for accession;protocol to an agreement;association agreement (EU);EC association agreement;Chile;Republic of Chile,12 +31688,"2006/720/EC: Commission Decision of 23 October 2006 authorising the placing on the market of diacylglycerol oil of plant origin as a novel food under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (notified under document number C(2006) 4971). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 1997 (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Whereas:(1) On 17 April 2002 Archer Daniels Midland Company (hereafter ‘ADM’) made a request to the competent authorities of the Netherlands to place diacylglycerol oil of plant origin on the market as a novel food for use in cooking oils, fat spreads, salad dressings, mayonnaise, drinks presented as a replacement for one or more meals of the daily diet, bakery products and yoghurt type products.(2) On 20 December 2002 the competent authorities of the Netherlands issued their initial assessment report. In that report they came to the conclusion that the use of diacylglycerol oil of plant origin is safe for human consumption.(3) The Commission forwarded the initial assessment report to all Member States on 21 January 2003.(4) Within the 60 day period laid down in Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97, reasoned objections to the marketing of the product were raised in accordance with that provision.(5) The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), in its opinion on an application from ADM for approval of diacylglycerol oil (EnovaTM oil) of 2 December 2004 (2), came to the conclusion that the oil is safe for human consumption.(6) With respect to the content of trans fatty acids EFSA recommended that it should be reduced to the level in the conventional oils of plant origin that the novel oil is intended to replace, in order for the oil not to be nutritionally disadvantageous to the consumer.(7) As regards drinks presented as a replacement for one or more meals of the daily diet Council Directive 89/398/EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of laws of the Member States relating to foodstuffs intended for particular nutritional uses (3) applies.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Diacylglycerol oil of plant origin as specified in the Annex, may be placed on the market in the Community as a novel food for use in cooking oils, fat spreads, salad dressings, mayonnaise, drinks presented as a replacement for one or more meals of the daily diet, bakery products and yoghurt type products. The designation ‘diacylglycerol oil of plant origin (at least 80 % diacylglycerols)’ shall be displayed on the labelling of the product as such or in the list of ingredients of foodstuffs containing it. This Decision is addressed to ADM Kao LLC, 4666 East Faries Parkway, Decatur, IL 62526, USA.. Done at Brussels, 23 October 2006.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 43, 14.2.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).(2)  Opinion of the Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies on a request from the Commission related to an application to market Enova oil as a novel food in the EU of 2.12.2004. The opinion can be found on the website of the European Food Safety Authority, Scientific Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies.(3)  OJ L 186, 30.6.1989, p. 27. Directive as last amended by Directive 1999/41/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 172, 8.7.1999, p. 38).ANNEXSPECIFICATION OF DIACYLGLYCEROL OIL OF PLANT ORIGINSubstance/Parameter ContentAcylglycerol Distribution:Diacylglycerols (DAG) Not less than 80 %1,3-Diacylglycerols (1,3-DAG) Not less than 50 %Triacylglycerols (TAG) Not more than 20 %Monoacylglycerols (MAG) Not more than 5 %Fatty Acid Composition (MAG, DAG, TAG):Oleic acid (C18:1) Between 20 and 65 %Linoleic acid (C18:2) Between 15 and 65 %Linolenic acid (C18:3) Not more than 15 %Saturated fatty acids Not more than 10 %Others:Acid value Not more than 0,5 mg KOH/gMoisture and volatile Not more than 0,1 %Peroxide value (PV) Not more than 1 meq/kgUnsaponifiables Not more than 2 %Trans fatty acids Not more than 1 %MAG = monoacylglycerols, DAG = diacylglycerols, TAG = triacylglycerols +",vegetable oil;castor oil;colza oil;nut oil;palm oil;rape-seed oil;sesame oil;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban;labelling,12 +1128,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 1437/90 of 21 May 1990 opening and providing for the administration of a Community quota for chemically pure fructose originating in third countries not bound to the Community by a preferential trade agreement (July to December 1990). ,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 Article 7a of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3033/80 of 11 November 1980 laying down the trade arrangements applicable to certain goods resulting from the processing of agricultural products (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1436/90 (2), provides that the variable component which will be imposed, as from 1 July 1990, on imports of the products falling within CN code 1702 50 00, originating in third countries not bound to the Community by a preferential trade agreement, will be equal to the levy referred to in Article 16 (6) of Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1069/89 (4), imposed on imports of products falling within CN codes 1702 30 10, 1702 40 10, 1702 60 10 and 1702 90 30;Whereas, in the current context of the Uruguay Round, it is appropriate to maintain the possibility of exporting to the Community market chemically pure fructose originating in third countries not bound to the Community by a preferential trade agreement; whereas this aspect is fulfilled if the possibility for individual agricultural products, originating in the aforesaid third countries, to penetrate the Community market is not less, in 1990, than the average for 1987 and 1988; whereas the average imports of chemically pure fructose, originating in these countries, during 1987 and 1988, amounted to 4 504 tonnes; whereas it is therefore appropriate to open, for the period 1 July to 31 December 1990, a Community quota, exempt from the variable component, for an amount equal to 2 252 tonnes;Whereas equal and continuous access to the quota should be ensured for all Community importers and the rates laid down for the quota should be applied consistently to all imports of the product in question into all the Member States until the quota is exhausted; whereas it is appropriate not to provide for allocation among Member States, without prejudice to the drawing on the amount of the quota, of such quantities as they may need, under conditions and according to the procedure provided for in Article 3;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, any operation concerning the administration of the drawings made by that economic union may be carried out by any one of its members,. From 1 July to 31 December 1990, the variable component applicable to imports, into the Community, of the following product, originating in third countries not bound to the Community by a preferential trade agreement, shall be suspended totally, within the limits of a Community quota as shown below:1.2.3.4.5 // // // // // // Order No // CN code // Description // Amount of quota (in tonnes) // Quota duty (%) // // // // // // // // // // // 09.0091 // 1702 50 00 // Chemically pure fructose L 114, 27. 4. 1989, p. 1. The quota referred to in Article 1 shall be administered by the Commission, which may take any appropriate measure with a view to ensuring the efficient administration thereof. If an importer presents in a Member State a declaration of entry into free circulation including a request for preferential benefit of the quota for a product covered by this Regulation, and if this declaration is accepted by the customs authorities, the Member State concerned shall draw, from the quota, by means of notification to the Commission, a quantity corresponding to these needs.The requests for drawing, with the indication of the date of acceptance of the said declaration, must be communicated to the Commission without delay.The drawings shall be granted by the Commission on the basis of the date of acceptance of the declarations of entry into free circulation by the customs authorities of the Member State concerned, to the extent that the available balance so permits.If a Member State does not use the quantities drawn, it shall return them as soon as possible to the tariff quota.If the quantities requested are greater than the available balance of the tariff quota, allocation shall be made on a pro rata basis with respect to the requests, Member States shall be informed by the Commission of the drawings made. Each Member State shall ensure that importers of the product concerned have equal and continuous access to the quota for such times as the residual balance of the quota so permits. This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 July 1990.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 21 May 1990.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. O'KENNEDY // 2 252 // 20 // // // // //(1) OJ No L 323, 29. 11. 1980, p. 1. (2) See page 9 of this Official Journal. (3) OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4. (4) OJ No +",tariff quota;administration of tariff quota;allocation of tariff quota;opening of tariff quota;quota at a reduced level of duty;zero-duty quota;third country;sucrose;import tax;import surcharge;special charge on imports;taxation of imports,12 +21678,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1397/2001 of 9 July 2001 amending the import duties in the cereals sector. ,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 1249/96 of 28 June 1996 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 as regards import duties in the cereals sector(3), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2235/2000(4), and in particular Article 2(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) The import duties in the cereals sector are fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1301/2001(5), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1362/2001(6).(2) Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1249/96 provides that if during the period of application, the average import duty calculated differs by EUR 5 per tonne from the duty fixed, a corresponding adjustment is to be made. Such a difference has arisen. It is therefore necessary to adjust the import duties fixed in Regulation (EC) No 1301/2001,. Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 1301/2001 are hereby replaced by Annexes I and II to this Regulation. This Regulation shall enter into force on 10 July 2001.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 9 July 2001.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 161, 29.6.1996, p. 125.(4) OJ L 256, 10.10.2000, p. 13.(5) OJ L 177, 30.6.2001, p. 3.(6) OJ L 182, 5.7.2001, p. 49.ANNEX IImport duties for the products covered by Article 10(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92>TABLE>ANNEX IIFactors for calculating duties(period from 29 June to 6 July 2001)1. Averages over the two-week period preceding the day of fixing:>TABLE>2. Freight/cost: Gulf of Mexico - Rotterdam: 21,84 EUR/t; Great Lakes - Rotterdam: 30,85 EUR/t.3.>TABLE> +",import;stock-exchange listing;initial public offering;market quotation;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;cereals;United States;USA;United States of America,12 +40089,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 814/2011 of 12 August 2011 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 of 22 October 2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (1),Having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in respect of the fruit and vegetables and processed fruit and vegetables sectors (2), and in particular Article 136(1) thereof,Whereas:Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto,. The standard import values referred to in Article 136 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 are fixed in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 13 August 2011.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 12 August 2011.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,José Manuel SILVA RODRÍGUEZDirector-General for Agriculture and Rural Development(1)  OJ L 299, 16.11.2007, p. 1.(2)  OJ L 157, 15.6.2011, p. 1.ANNEXStandard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables(EUR/100 kg)CN code Third country code (1) Standard import value0707 00 05 TR 105,8ZZ 105,80709 90 70 TR 124,7ZZ 124,70805 50 10 AR 70,4CL 75,4TR 61,0UY 75,2ZA 73,2ZZ 71,00806 10 10 EG 131,6TR 178,9ZZ 155,30808 10 80 AR 166,0BR 77,0CA 98,2CL 101,2CN 74,2NZ 103,7US 128,9ZA 91,5ZZ 105,10808 20 50 AR 165,3CL 75,1CN 49,3NZ 115,4ZA 133,9ZZ 107,80809 30 TR 125,1ZZ 125,10809 40 05 BA 49,7ZZ 49,7(1)  Nomenclature of countries laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1833/2006 (OJ L 354, 14.12.2006, p. 19). Code ‘ZZ’ stands for ‘of other origin’. +",fruit;vegetable;common organisation of markets;CMO;Single CMO;common market organisation;common organization of markets;single common market organisation;import price;entry price;import (EU);Community import,12 +28618,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1359/2004 of 28 July 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 of 21 December 1994 on detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements for fruit and vegetables (1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in the Annex thereto.(2) In compliance with the above criteria, the standard import values must be fixed at the levels set out in the Annex to this Regulation,. The standard import values referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 3223/94 shall be fixed as indicated in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 29 July 2004.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 28 July 2004.For the CommissionJ. M. SILVA RODRÍGUEZAgriculture Director-General(1)  OJ L 337, 24.12.1994, p. 66. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1947/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 17).ANNEXto Commission Regulation of 28 July 2004 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables(EUR/100 kg)CN code Third country code (1) Standard import value0702 00 00 052 62,9999 62,90707 00 05 052 83,4092 101,8999 92,60709 90 70 052 69,6999 69,60805 50 10 382 52,7388 52,7508 39,2512 41,3524 63,5528 54,5999 50,70806 10 10 052 146,3204 123,0220 117,9616 105,2624 122,3800 99,3999 119,00808 10 20, 0808 10 50, 0808 10 90 388 91,4400 111,0404 128,5508 76,3512 82,1524 56,0528 78,5720 68,6804 91,0999 87,00808 20 50 052 78,2388 98,0512 88,2999 88,10809 10 00 052 158,6094 61,8999 110,20809 20 95 052 317,5400 415,9404 322,5616 183,0999 309,70809 30 10, 0809 30 90 052 149,1999 149,10809 40 05 093 53,9512 91,6624 182,4999 109,3(1)  Country nomenclature as fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2081/2003 (OJ L 313, 28.11.2003, p. 11). Code ‘999’ stands for ‘of other origin’. +",fruit;vegetable;import price;entry price;customs regulations;community customs code;customs legislation;customs treatment;common customs tariff;CCT;admission to the CCT;agricultural trade,12 +34720,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 1269/2007 of 25 October 2007 establishing a prohibition of fishing for cod in Norwegian waters south of 62° N by vessels flying the flag of Sweden. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to 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 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 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 2007.(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 2007.(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 2007 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, 25 October 2007.For the CommissionFokion FOTIADISDirector-General for Fisheries and Maritime Affairs(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 865/2007 (OJ L 192, 24.7.2007, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 261, 20.10.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 (OJ L 409, 30.12.2006, p. 11), as corrected by OJ L 36, 8.2.2007, p. 6.(3)  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).ANNEXNo 56Member State SwedenStock COD/04-N.Species Cod (Gadus morhua)Zone Norwegian waters south of 62° NDate 8.10.2007 +",ship's flag;nationality of ships;sea fish;Sweden;Kingdom of Sweden;fishing area;fishing limits;fishing regulations;fishing rights;catch limits;fishing ban;fishing restriction,12 +32186,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 441/2006 of 16 March 2006 amending the rates of the refunds applicable to certain 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 1255/1999 of 17 May 1999 on the common organisation of the markets in the milk and milk products sector (1), and in particular Article 31(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) The rates of the refunds applicable from 17 February 2006 to the products listed in the Annex, exported in the form of goods not covered by Annex I to the Treaty, were fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 271/2006 (2).(2) It follows from applying the rules and criteria contained in Regulation (EC) No 271/2006 to the information at present available to the Commission that the export refunds at present applicable should be altered as shown in the Annex hereto,. The rates of refund fixed by Regulation (EC) No 271/2006 are hereby altered as shown in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 March 2006.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 March 2006.For the CommissionGünter VERHEUGENVice-President(1)  OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 48. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1913/2005 (OJ L 307, 25.11.2005, p. 2).(2)  OJ L 47, 17.2.2006, p. 10.ANNEXRates of the refunds applicable from 17 March 2006 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 Bulgaria, with effect from 1 October 2004, to Romania with effect from 1 December 2005, and to the goods listed in Tables I and II to Protocol No 2 the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation of 22 July 1972 exported to the Swiss Confederation or to the Principality of Liechtenstein with effect from 1 February 2005. +",powdered milk;dehydrated milk;dried milk;freeze-dried milk;milk powder;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;butter,12 +25919,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 646/2003 of 10 April 2003 fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for molasses in the sugar sector. ,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 market in sugar(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2),Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 of 23 June 1995 laying down detailed rules of application for imports of molasses in the sugar sector and amending Regulation (EEC) No 785/68(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 79/2003(4), and in particular Article 1(2) and Article 3(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 stipulates that the cif import price for molasses, hereinafter referred to as the ""representative price"", should be set in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 785/68(5). That price should be fixed for the standard quality defined in Article 1 of the above Regulation.(2) The representative price for molasses is calculated at the frontier crossing point into the Community, in this case Amsterdam; that price must be based on the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market established on the basis of the quotations or prices on that market adjusted for any deviations from the standard quality. The standard quality for molasses is defined in Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.(3) When the most favourable purchasing opportunities on the world market are being established, account must be taken of all available information on offers on the world market, on the prices recorded on important third-country markets and on sales concluded in international trade of which the Commission is aware, either directly or through the Member States. Under Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68, the Commission may for this purpose take an average of several prices as a basis, provided that this average is representative of actual market trends.(4) The information must be disregarded if the goods concerned are not of sound and fair marketable quality or if the price quoted in the offer relates only to a small quantity that is not representative of the market. Offer prices which can be regarded as not representative of actual market trends must also be disregarded.(5) If information on molasses of the standard quality is to be comparable, prices must, depending on the quality of the molasses offered, be increased or reduced in the light of the results achieved by applying Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 785/68.(6) A representative price may be left unchanged by way of exception for a limited period if the offer price which served as a basis for the previous calculation of the representative price is not available to the Commission and if the offer prices which are available and which appear not to be sufficiently representative of actual market trends would entail sudden and considerable changes in the representative price.(7) Where there is a difference between the trigger price for the product in question and the representative price, additional import duties should be fixed under the conditions set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95. Should the import duties be suspended pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95, specific amounts for these duties should be fixed.(8) Application of these provisions will have the effect of fixing the representative prices and the additional import duties for the products in question as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.(9) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. The representative prices and the additional duties applying to imports of the products referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1422/95 are fixed in the Annex hereto. This Regulation shall enter into force on 11 April 2003.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 10 April 2003.For the CommissionJ. M. Silva RodrĂ­guezAgriculture Director-General(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.(3) OJ L 141, 24.6.1995, p. 12.(4) OJ L 13, 18.1.2003, p. 4.(5) OJ L 145, 27.6.1968, p. 12.ANNEXto the Commission Regulation of 10 April 2003 fixing the representative prices and additional import duties to imports of molasses in the sugar sector>TABLE> +",import;molasses;representative price;CCT duties;autonomous customs duties;common customs tariff duties;conventional customs duties;sugar;fructose;fruit sugar;additional duty;price supplement,12 +16387,"97/736/EC: Commission Decision of 14 October 1997 concerning the importation of live animals, fresh meat and meat products from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Greenland and amending Council Decision 79/542/EEC (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat or meat products from third countries (1), as last amended by Directive 96/91/EC (2), and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas Council Decision 79/542/EEC (3), as last amended by Commission Decision 97/160/EC (4), draws up a list of third countries from which the Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products;Whereas, following a Community veterinary mission, it appears that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is covered by sufficiently well-structured and organized veterinary services; whereas a residue plan has been submitted and agreed by Member States;Whereas vaccination against classical swine fever is carried out in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; whereas classical swine fever breaks out from time to time; whereas therefore imports of swine from that country should not be authorized;Whereas the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia should be added to the list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of bovine animals, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products;Whereas Greenland should be added to the list of third countries from which Member States authorize imports of sheep and goats;Whereas Decision 79/542/EEC should be amended accordingly;Whereas the specific animal health conditions and veterinary certification for importation of bovine animals, swine, equidae, sheep and goats, fresh meat and meat products will be laid down in other decisions according to the animal health situation of the third country concerned;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. 1.   Member States shall authorize imports from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of:(a) live animals, except swine;(b) fresh meat from the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and solipeds; and(c) meat products.2.   Member States shall authorize imports from Greenland of animals of the ovine and caprine species.3.   The imports mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall fulfil the relevant animal and animal health requirements. Part I of the Annex to Decision 79/542/EEC is amended as follows:1) The following line is inserted in accordance with the alphabetic order of the ISO code:‘FY Federal Republic of Yugoslavia x x x x x x x x o x (1) XR2) The line‘GL Greenland x x o x x x o o o x (1) XR‘GL Greenland x x o x x x o x o x (1) XR This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 14 October 1997.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.(2)  OJ L 13, 16. 1. 1997, p. 26.(3)  OJ L 146, 14. 6. 1979, p. 15.(4)  OJ L 62, 4. 3. 1997, p. 39. +",Greenland;import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;live animal;animal on the hoof;fresh meat;Yugoslavia;territories of the former Yugoslavia,12 +23729,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 809/2002 of 16 May 2002 fixing the maximum export refund for white sugar for the 38th partial invitation to tender issued within the framework of the standing invitation to tender provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector(1), as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 680/2002(2), and in particular Article 27(5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 of 13 July 2001 on a standing invitation to tender to determine levies and/or refunds on exports of white sugar(3), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 693/2002(4), for the 2001/2002 marketing year, requires partial invitations to tender to be issued for the export of this sugar.(2) Pursuant to Article 9(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 a maximum export refund shall be fixed, as the case may be, account being taken in particular of the state and foreseeable development of the Community and world markets in sugar, for the partial invitation to tender in question.(3) Following an examination of the tenders submitted in response to the 38th partial invitation to tender, the provisions set out in Article 1 should be adopted.(4) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,. For the 38th partial invitation to tender for white sugar issued pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1430/2001 the maximum amount of the export refund is fixed at 46,042 EUR/100 kg. This Regulation shall enter into force on 17 May 2002.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 16 May 2002.For the CommissionFranz FischlerMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1.(2) OJ L 104, 20.4.2002, p. 26.(3) OJ L 192, 14.7.2001, p. 3.(4) OJ L 107, 24.4.2002, p. 5. +",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,12 +19818,"2000/446/EC: Council Decision of 17 July 2000 authorising Italy to apply reductions in excise duties on certain mineral oils used for specific purposes, in accordance with the procedure provided for in Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 92/81/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the harmonisation of the structures of excise duties on mineral oils(1), and in particular Article 8(4) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) Under Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC, the Council, acting unanimously on a proposal from the Commission, may authorise any Member State to introduce exemptions from, or reductions in, excise duties on mineral oils on grounds of specific policy considerations.(2) The Italian authorities have notified the Commission that they wish to apply a reduced rate for automotive diesel fuel for commercial vehicles from 1 January 1999.(3) The other Member States have been informed thereof.(4) The Commission regularly reviews reductions and exemptions to check that they are compatible with the operation of the internal market or with Community environmental protection policy.(5) The authorisation granted by this Decision is without prejudice to the application of the rules on state aid.(6) The Council will examine this Decision on the basis of a proposal from the Commission no later than 31 December 2000, when the authorisation granted by this Decision expires,. In accordance with Article 8(4) of Directive 92/81/EEC Italy is hereby authorised to apply a reduced rate of excise duty on automotive diesel fuel used by road hauliers from 1 January 1999 to 31 December 2000 provided the rate applied complies with the obligations laid down in Council Directive 92/82/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the approximation of the rates of excise duties on mineral oils(2), and in particular the minimum rates laid down in Article 5 thereof. This Decision is addressed to the Italian Republic.. Done at Brussels, 17 July 2000.For the CouncilThe PresidentL. Fabius(1) OJ L 316, 31.10.1992, p. 12. Directive as last amended by Directive 94/74/EC (OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 46).(2) OJ L 316, 31.10.1992, p. 19. Directive as last amended by Directive 94/74/EC (OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 46). +",excise duty;excise tax;Italy;Italian Republic;diesel fuel;diesel oil;carriage of goods;goods traffic;haulage of goods;road transport;road haulage;transport by road,12 +1644,"94/557/EC, Euratom: Council Decision of 17 June 1994 authorising the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community to sign and conclude the Convention defining the Statute of the European Schools. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 235 thereof,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 203 thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),Whereas the European Communities are concerned to provide for the joint education of the children of their staff in the European Schools as a way of ensuring the proper operation of the Community institutions and of facilitating the accomplishment of their tasks; whereas, to that end, on 12 April 1957 the original Member States signed the Convention defining the Statute of the European Schools;Whereas, on 31 May 1990, the Council and the Minister of Education, meeting within the Council, called for a new Convention concerning the European Schools to be drafted with a view to lending greater efficiency to the operation of the Schools and greater recognition to the role played by the Communities therein;Whereas the participation of the Communities in the implementation of the said Convention is necessary in order to ensure the attainment of the objectives of the European Community and of the European Atomic Energy Community;Whereas the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community will participate in the implementation of the Convention by exercising the powers arising from the rules laid down by the Convention and by such future acts as they may adopt in accordance with the terms of the Convention;Whereas it is accordingly necessary for the European Communities to conclude the said Convention;Whereas the sole powers of action available for the adoption of this Decision are those laid down in Article 235 of the Treaty, establishing the European Community and Article 203 of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community,. The Convention defining the Statute of the European Schools is hereby approved on behalf of the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community.The text of the Convention is attached hereto. The President of the Council is hereby authorized to designate the person or persons empowered to sign the Convention, with the effect of binding the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, and to designate the person empowered to deposit the instrument of approval in accordance with Article 33 of the Convention.. Done at Luxembourg, 17 June 1994.For the CouncilThe PresidentTh. MIKROUTSIKOS(1)  OJ No C 93, 2. 4. 1993, p. 1.(2)  OJ No C 128, 9. 5. 1994. +",organisation of teaching;organization of teaching;education policy;ACP-EU Convention;ACP-EC Convention;European Community;EEC;European Economic Community;EAEC;Euratom;European Atomic Energy Community;European school,12 +4416,"2007/200/EC: Commission Decision of 6 December 2006 on State aid for research and development implemented by Belgium for Techspace Aero (notified under document number C(2006) 5799) (Text with EEA relevance ). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 88(2) thereof,Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 62(1)(a) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 of 22 March 1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (1), and in particular Article 7 thereof,Having regard to the Commission Decision of 22 June 2006 (2) initiating the procedure laid down in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of aid C 28/2006 (ex NN 23/2004),Having called on interested parties to submit their comments pursuant to that Article,Whereas:1.   PROCEDURE(1) By letter of 13 February 2004, registered as received by the Commission on 18 February, Belgium notified the Commission of aid for research and development (R & D) to Techspace Aero. By letters of 23 December 2004, 1 July 2005 and 8 March 2006, registered as received by the Commission on 3 January 2005, 5 July 2005 and 13 March 2006 respectively, Belgium provided the Commission with further information.(2) This notification was sent together with the notification of an aid scheme for research and development in the aircraft industry since the aid in question was granted under that scheme and individual notification was therefore required under point 4.7 of the Community framework on State aid for research and development (3) (R & D framework). This aid scheme has been examined individually as scheme No C 27/2006 (ex NN 22/2004).(3) By letter of 22 June 2006, the Commission informed Belgium that it had decided to initiate the procedure provided for in Article 88(2) of the EC Treaty in respect of the individual aid granted to Techspace Aero.(4) By letter dated 11 September 2006, registered as received on the same date, Belgium submitted its comments to the Commission.(5) By letter of 2 October 2006, the Commission asked Belgium for additional information, which was provided by letters of 23 and 24 November 2006, registered as received on the same dates.(6) The Commission decision to initiate the procedure was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (4). The Commission called on interested parties to submit their comments.(7) The Commission received no comments from interested parties.2.   DESCRIPTION OF THE AID2.1.   Beneficiary(8) Techspace Aero is a Belgian company that specialises in the manufacture of subassemblies for aircraft and spacecraft engines. According to the information on its website, the company is owned by the French group Safran (51 %), by the Walloon region (28,4 %), by the US firm Pratt & Whitney (19 %) and by Société Wallonne d’Investissement (1,6 %). In 2004 it employed 1 230 staff and had a turnover of EUR 271 million.(9) Techspace Aero specialises in low-pressure compressors. It has taken part in numerous developments of major civil aircraft engines with integrators such as General Electric, Pratt & Whitney and the company SNECMA.2.2.   R & D project for which the aid has been granted(10) Techspace Aero is participating in the GP7000 civil aviation engine project. The GP7000 engine is produced by a collaboration between General Electric and Pratt & Whitney. Other European firms, such as MTU (Germany) and SNECMA (France), are also taking part in this project.(11) Techspace Aero is in charge of developing the low-pressure compressor for the GP7000. The company’s total eligible costs for the R & D work for this project amount to […] (5), spread over the period 2002 to 2006. According to the Belgian authorities, the total cost of the project breaks down as follows: […] for industrial research (IR) activities plus […] for pre-competitive development (PCD) activities within the meaning of Annex I to the R & D framework.(12) The activities classified as IR correspond to the project phases prior to the first engine tests. The PCD activities correspond to the engine test phases. Certification costs are not eligible for aid.2.3.   Aid arrangements(13) Techspace Aero requested the aid for the aforementioned project from the Belgian Government in 2000. It was granted by the authorities on 1 October 2003.(14) The aid is granted in the form of a repayable advance of a maximum amount of EUR 41 274 000, of which 65 % is for IR costs and 45 % for PCD costs.(15) The advance is repaid in stages in the form of a contribution per finished component sold based on the importance of the component, plus contributions based on the turnover generated by sales of replacement parts and by repairs. Under the agreement between the Belgian Government and Techspace Aero, the company will not under any circumstances have to pay interest on the amount advanced. Repayments will cease when the principal of the advance has been reimbursed.(16) According to the scenario described by the Belgian authorities in letters to the Commission and based, among other projections, on projected sales of […] shipsets by 2018, Techspace Aero is to repay the advance in full by 2019.2.4.   Incentive effect of the aid(17) According to the Belgian authorities, Techspace Aero’s R & D expenditure increased from […] per annum prior to the launch of the programme to […] per annum in 2005. Similarly, the ratio of R & D expenditure to turnover rose from […] to […].2.5.   Grounds for initiating the procedure(18) In its decision of 22 June 2006 the Commission examined the aid in the light of the R & D framework and raised doubts regarding its compatibility with this framework.(19) The Commission noted that the aid was granted in the form of an advance repayable on the basis of sales of the product resulting from the research activity. Advances of this kind, repayable in the event of a successful outcome of research activities, are very common in the aircraft industry.(20) Point 5.6 of the R & D framework makes specific provision for this type of advance. It indicates that the allowable level of aid intensity for such aid instruments (25 % for PCD and 50 % for IR) may be increased based on a case-by-case assessment of the repayment conditions.(21) Since the entry into force of the R & D framework, the Commission has received notification of numerous cases of aid in the form of advances repayable in the event of a successful outcome. It has developed a body of practice for interpretating point 5.6 of the framework (6).(22) In the cases analysed by the Commission to date, the beneficiary has, in the event of the success of a programme, been required to repay, in addition to the advance principal, interest based on the reference and discount rate set by the Commission for the Member State concerned at the time the aid was granted. For particularly successful programmes, the repayment rates have been even higher.(23) Under the circumstances, the Commission’s practice has been to limit the advance to a maximum of 40 % of eligible costs for PCD activities and 60 % for IR activities. These basic rates may be exceeded by the extra percentage points (bonuses) provided for in point 5.10 of the R & D framework.(24) In the aid scheme in question, however, the Commission notes that the Belgian authorities have applied these maximum levels of 40 % and 60 % (plus a bonus of 5 % in accordance with point 5.10.2 of the R & D framework), whereas the arrangements for repayment of the advance do not envisage payment of any interest, even in the event of the success of the programme.(25) As indicated in the Commission decision of 22 June 2006, the arrangements for repaying of the aid are considerably more favourable for Techspace Aero than the traditional arrangements for aid beneficiaries in the cases hitherto examined by the Commission. Since they do not have to pay any interest, the beneficiary companies are guaranteed to benefit from the aid whatever the outcome of the project, whereas under traditional repayment arrangements the aid may not be granted at all in the event of a successful outcome (and may even be negative in cases of highly successful projects where the enterprise may enable the government to earn money, including in real terms).3.   COMMENTS FROM BELGIUM(26) The Belgian authorities have modified the arrangements for granting aid to Techspace Aero by means of an amendment to the contract signed by the parties and sent to the Commission on 24 November 2006. This amendment provides for recovery of part of the aid granted in order to reduce its intensity level to that stipulated by the R & D framework (50 % maximum for IR activities and 25 % maximum for PCD activities, increased by 5 % if the project is carried out in one of the regions covered by Article 87(3)(c)). The Belgian authorities will recover the surplus amount of the aid by 31 March 2007 and will charge interest on this amount at the Commission’s reference and discount rate in force at the time the aid was granted. As provided for in the grant agreement, in the event of the success of the project the Belgian authorities will, in addition to this initial recovery, require repayment, free of interest, of the part of the aid kept by the enterprise.Beneficiary Eligible costs (EUR ‘000) Final intensity Advance paid Recovery with interest RateIR PCD IR PCDTechspace Aero […] […] 55 % 30 % 34 800 8 397 3,95 %(27) The advance finally granted to Techspace Aero amounts to EUR 31 978 850, corresponding to an intensity level of […], which is the weighted average of the intensities applicable to the relative costs of IR and PCD activities.4.   ASSESSMENT4.1.   Existence of State aid(28) The advance was granted by the Belgian Federal Government to a single company. It is repaid only in the event of the success of the product being researched. This makes the advance more advantageous than a loan at market rates. Lastly, Techspace Aero is engaged in an area in which there is significant trade between Member States. It therefore meets the cumulative criteria for determining the existence of State aid as defined in Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.4.2.   Unlawfulness of State aid(29) The aid was granted on 1 October 2003, even before it was notified to the Commission and therefore necessarily before it had been approved by the Commission. There is no suspension clause whereby payment of the advance is subject to analysis of the scheme by the Commission in accordance with Community State aid rules. Since the scheme has already been implemented, it must be considered to be unlawful within the meaning of Article 1(b) and (f) of Regulation (EC) No 659/1999.4.3.   Compatibility of State aid(30) Modification of the aid scheme as described in paragraphs 26 and 27 takes away the advantage initially conferred on the beneficiary by reducing the aid intensity to the level stipulated in the R & D framework (50 % for IR activities and 25 % for PCD activities, increased by 5 % if the project is carried out in one of the regions covered by Article 87(3)(c)). In addition to recovery, with interest, of the surplus aid, repayment of the remaining aid goes beyond the requirements of the R & D framework. The aid thus modified is therefore compatible with that framework.(31) The Belgian authorities undertake to take away the additional advantage temporarily granted to Techspace Aero relative to the beneficiaries of aid in the form of repayable advances in the cases hitherto examined by the Commission.5.   CONCLUSION(32) The Commission notes that Belgium has unlawfully implemented the R & D aid for Techspace Aero in breach of Article 88(3) of the EC Treaty. However, Belgium has adapted State aid granted so as to bring it into line with the Community framework on State aid for research and development,. The aid for research and development implemented by Belgium for Techspace Aero for an initial amount of EUR 41 274 000 and modified as described in paragraphs 26 and 27 is compatible with the common market. This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of Belgium.. Done at Brussels, 6 December 2006.For the CommissionNeelie KROESMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 83, 27.3.1999, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ C 196, 19.8.2006, p. 16.(3)  OJ C 45, 17.2.1996, p. 5.(4)  See footnote 2.(5)  Business secret.(6)  See the cases cited in footnote 4 of the Commission Decision of 22 June 2006 (OJ C 196, 19.8.2006, p. 16). +",aeronautical industry;engine;combustion engine;Belgium;Kingdom of Belgium;research and development;control of State aid;notification of State aid;State aid;national aid;national subsidy;public aid,12 +22627,"2002/72/EC: Council Decision of 21 January 2002 on the signing and on the provisional application of an Agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt on trade in textile products initialled on 12 November 2001. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, in conjunction with the first sentence of the first subparagraph of Article 300(2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas:(1) The Commission has negotiated on behalf of the Community a Memorandum of Understanding on trade in textile products with the Arab Republic of Egypt.(2) The Memorandum of Understanding was initialled on 12 November 2001.(3) Subject to its possible conclusion at a later date, the Memorandum of Understanding should be signed on behalf of the European Community.(4) It is appropriate to apply this Memorandum on a provisional basis as from 1 January 2002 pending the completion of the relevant procedures for its formal conclusions, subject to reciprocity,. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt on trade in textile products is hereby approved on behalf of the Community, subject to the Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the said Memorandum.The text of the Memorandum is attached to this Decision. The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person empowered to sign the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the Community subject to its conclusion. Subject to reciprocity, the Memorandum of Understanding shall be applied on a provisional basis as from 1 January 2002 pending the completion of the procedures for its formal conclusion.. Done at Brussels, 21 January 2002.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. Arias Cañete +",export licence;export authorisation;export certificate;export permit;textile product;fabric;furnishing fabric;protocol to an agreement;trade agreement (EU);EC trade agreement;Egypt;Arab Republic of Egypt,12 +8699,"Council Regulation (EEC) No 3659/90 of 11 December 1990 on products subject to the supplementary trade mechanism during the second stage of Portuguese accession. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Article 234 (2) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Whereas Article 286 (2) of the Act of Accession provides that the supplementary trade mechanism (STM) may be applied from 1 January 1991 until 31 December 1995 to products subject to transition by stages; whereas Article 286 (2) also stipulates that the list of products subject to the STM must be drawn up before the end of the first stage;Whereas the STM should be applied to exports of certain products to Portugal; whereas to that end the aforementioned list should include live bovines, production of which in the Azores makes it advisable to monitor imports, and products of the pigmeat sector for the period needed to eradicate African swine fever, in view of the market consequences of the presence of the disease in Portugal; whereas imports of a number of products in the poultry sector and in the beef and veal sector should also be subject to monitoring under the STM, until Portuguese production has reached the same level of profitability as in other Member States;Whereas the difficulties in the fruit and vegetables sector caused by the over-rapid increase in exports to the Portuguese market from other Member States make it advisable to apply the STM to these products as well; whereas the sensitivity of the Portuguese market to certain milk products also justifies their inclusion in the said list;Whereas, bearing in mind the structural situation and the localization of the production and processing of common wheat, barley, maize and rice in Portugal, application of the STM to these products, limited to the periods which are sensitive as regards the marketing of Portuguese production, is likely to make it easier, when Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3653/90 introducing transitional provisions for the common organization of the market in cereals and rice in Portugal(1) is applied, to dispose of national production,. The supplementary trade mechanism provided for in Article 249 of the Act of Accession shall apply from 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1995 to the products listed in the Annex hereto and imported into Portugal, on the terms set out in Articles 250, 251 and 252 of the Act.However, with regard to common wheat, barley, maize and rice, the supplementary trade mechanism shall apply only during those periods which are sensitive as regards the marketing of Portuguese production, as determined according to the procedure provided for in Article 26 of Regulation (EEC) 2727/75(2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 1340/90(3), or in Article 27 of Regulation (EEC) N° 1418/76(4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) N° 1806/89(5). As part of the annual report on the operation of the supplementary trade mechanism, the Commission will examine any amendments which, as a result of developments in trade, may be made to the list of the products listed in the Annex and will present, should this prove appropriate, the necessary proposals to the Council. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following that its 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, 11 December 1990 For the CouncilThe PresidentV. SACCOMANDI(1)See p. 28 of this Official Journal.(2)OJ N° L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.(3)OJ N° L 134, 28. 5. 1990, p. 1.(4)OJ N° L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1.(5)OJ N° L 177, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1.ANNEX>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE>>TABLE> +",transitional period (EU);EC limited period;EC transitional measures;EC transitional period;transition period (EU);Portugal;Portuguese Republic;rice;supplementary trade mechanism;STM;STM certificate;supplementary mechanism,12 +30205,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2005 of 18 April 2005 concerning tenders submitted in response to the invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries of wholly milled and medium and long grain A rice issued in Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 14(3) thereof,Whereas:(1) An invitation to tender for the export refund on rice was issued pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004 (2).(2) Article 5 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 584/75 (3), allows the Commission to decide, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 26(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 and on the basis of the tenders submitted, to make no award.(3) On the basis of the criteria laid down in Article 14(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003, a maximum refund 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 submitted from 11 to 14 April 2005 in response to the invitation to tender for the export refund on wholly milled rand, medium and long grain A rice to certain third European countries issued in Regulation (EC) No 2031/2004. This Regulation shall enter into force on 19 April 2005.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 April 2005.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.(2)  OJ L 353, 27.11.2004, p. 3.(3)  OJ L 61, 7.3.1975, p. 25. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1948/2002 (OJ L 299, 1.11.2002, p. 18). +",award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;third country;export refund;Community aid to exports;advance determination of refunds;amount of refund;fixing of refund;maximum refund;rice,12 +32094,"Commission Regulation (EC) No 313/2006 of 22 February 2006 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of paddy rice held by the Greek intervention agency. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in rice (1), and in particular Article 7(4) and (5) thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 (2) lays down the procedures and conditions for the disposal of paddy rice held by intervention agencies.(2) In view of the situation on the Community market in rice, a standing invitation to tender should be opened for the resale on the internal market of some 34 611 tonnes of paddy rice held by the Greek intervention agency.(3) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,. Under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 75/91, the Greek intervention agency shall launch a standing call for tenders for the resale on the internal market of the quantities of paddy rice held by it, as set out in the Annex to this Regulation. 1.   The time limit for submission of tenders under the first partial invitation to tender shall be 8 March 2006.2.   The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial invitation to tender shall be 28 June 2006.3.   Tenders shall be lodged with the Greek intervention agency:OPEKEPEAcharnon Street 241GR-10446 AthensTel. (30-210) 212 48 46 et 212 47 88Fax (30-210) 212 47 91 Article 19 of Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 notwithstanding, no later than the Tuesday of the week following the expiry of the deadline for submitting tenders the Greek intervention agency shall inform the Commission of the quantity and average prices of the various lots sold, broken down by group where appropriate. 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, 22 February 2006.For the CommissionMariann FISCHER BOELMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (OJ L 42, 14.2.2006, p. 1).(2)  OJ L 9, 12.1.1991, p. 15.ANNEXGroups 1Quantity (approximate) 34 611 tHarvest years 2002Rice types all +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;intervention agency;rice;sale;offering for sale;export;export sale,12 +5071,"87/121/EEC: Commission Decision of 16 January 1987 authorizing the Portuguese Republic to introduce intra- Community surveillance of imports of motorcycles originating in Japan which have been put into free circulation in one of the Member States (Only the Portuguese text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular the first paragraph of Article 115 thereof,Having regard to Commission Decision 80/47/EEC of 20 December 1979 on surveillance and protective measures which Member States may be authorized to take in respect of imports of certain products originating in third countries and put into free circulation in another Member State (1), and in particular Articles 1 and 2 thereof,Whereas the abovementioned Decision requires Member States to have prior authorization from the Commission before introducing intra-Community surveillance of the imports concerned;Whereas the Portuguese Government has submitted an application to the Commission for such authorization in respect of motorcycles originating in Japan falling within Common Customs Tariff heading No ex 87.09, Nimexe code 87.09-10;Whereas Portugal maintains quantitative restrictions on imports of the products in question because of the economic difficulties facing the sector concerned in Portugal;Whereas, as a result, there are differences in the conditions governing the import of these products into the Member States and these differences are capable of causing deflections of trade;Whereas the Portuguese authorities have pointed out that, as a result of the abolition between Portugal and the Community of all quantitative restrictions and measures having equivalent effect concerning the movement of the products in question, there is a risk of trade in products originating in Japan being deflected through the other Member States towards Portugal; whereas such deflections are capable of aggravating the continuing difficulties affecting the sector concerned in Portugal thus putting at risk achievement of the objectives of the abovementioned trade measures;Whereas the Commission has examined the application of the Portuguese Government and this examination has shown that Portugal should be authorized to introduce intra-Community surveillance of motorcycles originating in Japan put into free circulation in the other Member States;Whereas, to this end, Portugal should be authorized, until 31 December 1988, to make imports of motorcycles originating in Japan subject to the issue, in accordance with the procedures described in Article 2 of Decision 80/47/EEC, of an import document,. The Portuguese Republic is authorized to introduce, until 31 December 1988 and in accordance with Article 2 of Decision 80/47/EEC, intra-Community surveillance of the products listed below, originating in Japan:1.2 // // // CCT heading No // Description // // // ex 87.09 (Nimexe code 87.09-10) // Motorcycles with or without side-cars, powered by internal combustion engines, of a cylinder capacity of 50 cm3 or less // // This Decision is addressed to Portugal.. Done at Brussels, 16 January 1987.For the CommissionWilly DE CLERCQMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 16, 22. 1. 1980, p. 14. +",import;Japan;Portugal;Portuguese Republic;market supervision;two-wheeled vehicle;bicycle;cycle;lightweight motorcycle;motorbike;motorcycle;scooter,12 +17467,"98/377/EC: Commission Decision of 18 May 1998 adapting Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 in view of the organisation of the Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings (notified under document number C(1998) 1346). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 of 29 February 1988 on the organisation of Community surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2467/96 (2), and in particular Article 8(1) and (2) thereof,Whereas, in accordance with Article 8(1) and (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 571/88, changes to the list of survey characteristics are laid down under the procedure given in Article 15 of this Regulation, i.e. by Commission Decision following the opinion delivered by the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics;Whereas, when determining the characteristics to be surveyed, there must be an endeavour to curtail as far as possible the workload of persons concerned by the survey;Whereas, in order to develop and guide the common agricultural policy, the list of characteristics has to be revised and adapted in view of the 1999/2000 basic survey; whereas new information needs are evolving; whereas structural statistics on a regional basis are increasingly needed for the common agricultural policy and for regional policy purposes; whereas the new trends towards farms with more than one holder and towards agriculture based on sustainable production methods need evaluating and thus new data are required; whereas developing rural areas calls for more information on forestry and other non-farming activities on agricultural holdings;Whereas Article 8(2), of Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 states that Member States may, on their request and on the basis of appropriate documentation, be authorised by the Commission, for certain characteristics, to use random sample surveys to collect the information requested or to use information which is already available from sources other than statistical surveys; whereas certain Member States have requested this authorisation to avail themselves of these possibilities;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Agricultural Statistics,. In view of the 1999/2000 Community basic survey on the structure of agricultural holdings, Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 571/88 is replaced by the Annex to the present Decision. The list of characteristics has to take into account the respective situation in each Member State:- the characteristics marked with the letters 'NE` in the Annex are deemed not to exist or to be close to zero in the respective Member States,- the characteristics marked with the letters 'NS` are deemed to be non-significant in the respective Member States,- the characteristics marked with the letters 'OP` are optional for the respective Member States.Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom are authorised to use random sample surveys for the Community basic surveys on the structure of agricultural holdings in 1999/2000 for those characteristics marked by the letters 'SS` in the Annex.Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and the United Kingdom are authorised to use information already available from sources (listed in Section B of the Annex) other than statistical surveys for those characteristics marked by the letters 'AD` in the Annex. Member States authorised to use information from sources other than statistical surveys shall take the necessary measures to make sure that this information is of at least equal quality to information from statistical surveys. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 18 May 1998.For the CommissionYves-Thibault DE SILGUYMember of the Commission(1) OJ L 56, 2. 3. 1988, p. 1.(2) OJ L 335, 24. 12. 1996, p. 3.ANNEX'ANNEX IA. LIST OF CHARACTERISTICS>START OF GRAPHIC>>END OF GRAPHIC>B. DATA SOURCESGermany, Denmark, the Netherlands, Austria and the United Kingdom are authorised to use information available from the Integrated Administration and Control System set up according to Council Regulations (EEC) No 3508/92 (1) and (EEC) No 3887/92 (2). For characteristics B01, B01(a), B01(b), B01(c), B01(d), L01 and L01(a), the Netherlands are authorised to use data from the National Farm Register.(1) OJ L 355, 5. 12. 1992, p. 1.(2) OJ L 391, 31. 12. 1992, p. 36.` +",policy on agricultural structures;agricultural statistics;agricultural structure;agrarian structure;farm structure;structure of agricultural production;land use;utilisation of land;economic survey;survey of the economic situation;agricultural holding;farm,12 +31542,"2006/422/EC: Commission Decision of 19 June 2006 establishing that Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors applies to the production and sale of electricity in Finland, excluding the Åland Islands (notified under document number C(2006) 2337) (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (1), and in particular Article 30(4) and (6) thereof,Having regard to the request submitted by the Republic of Finland by e-mail of 20 February 2006, and to the additional information requested by Commission staff by e-mail of 10 March 2006 and submitted by the Republic of Finland by e-mail of 23 March 2006,Having regard to the conclusions of the independent national authority, Kilpailuvirasto (the Finnish Competition Authority), that the conditions for the applicability of Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC would be met,Whereas:(1) Article 30 of Directive 2004/17/EC provides that contracts, intended to enable the performance of one of the activities to which the Directive applies, shall not be subject to the Directive if, in the Member State in which it is carried out, the activity is directly exposed to competition on markets to which access is not restricted. Direct exposure to competition is assessed on the basis of objective criteria, taking account of the specific characteristics of the sector concerned. Access is deemed to be unrestricted if the Member State has implemented and applied the relevant Community legislation opening a given sector or a part of it. This legislation is listed in Annex XI to Directive 2004/17/EC, which, for the electricity sector, refers to Directive 96/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 1996 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity (2). Directive 96/92/EC has been superseded by Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing Directive 96/92/EC (3), which requires an even higher degree of market opening.(2) Pursuant to Article 62(2) of Directive 2004/17/EC, Title III of that Directive setting out the rules on service design contests does not apply to contests organised for the pursuit, in the Member State concerned, of an activity to which the applicability of Article 30(1) of the Directive has been established by a Commission decision or has been deemed applicable under the second or third subparagraph of Article 30(4) or the fourth subparagraph of Article 30(5).(3) The request submitted by the Republic of Finland concerns production, including co-generation, as well as the sale (wholesale and retail) of electricity. The wholesale market in Finland is to a large degree integrated into the Nordic power market (Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland). It consists of a bilateral trading market between generators on one hand and suppliers and industrial companies on the other hand, and a voluntary Nordic power exchange Nordpool which has a spot market and a forward market. There is, therefore, a clear development towards a regional wholesale market, although transmission bottlenecks sometimes divide this market up into geographically distinct price areas, of which Finland is one. Thus, according to the Finnish authorities and Nordpool Finland, Finland was a separate pricing area during 9,3 % of the time in 2005 (4). For production there is also clear development towards a regional market, although transmission bottlenecks and limits to the capacity (5) of the connections between the Finnish networks and those of other areas of the Community and to Russia, can have the effect of temporarily limiting the market to the territory of Finland, excluding the Åland islands. The retail market area corresponds to the territory of Finland, excluding the Åland islands, given that, as confirmed by the Finnish authorities, electricity dealers from other Nordic countries that are not established in Finland are not yet a real alternative as far as consumers or small or medium-sized customers are concerned.(4) This assessment, and any other contained in this Decision, is made solely for the purposes of Directive 2004/17/EC and is without prejudice to the application of the rules on competition.(5) Finland has implemented and applied not only Directive 96/92/EC but also Directive 2003/54/EC, opting for full ownership unbundling for transmission networks and legal and functional unbundling for distribution networks except for the smallest companies. Consequently, and in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 30(3), access to the market should be deemed not to be restricted.(6) Direct exposure to competition should be evaluated on the basis of various indicators, none of which are, per se, decisive.(7) In the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: Report on progress in creating the internal gas and electricity market (6), hereafter referred to as the ‘2005 Report’, the Commission stated that, ‘many national markets display a high degree of concentration of the industry, impeding the development of effective competition.’ (7). Consequently, it considered that, in respect of electricity generation, ‘one indicator for the degree of competition on national markets is the total market share of the biggest three producers’ (8). According to the ‘Technical Annex’ (9), the aggregate market share of the three largest generators of the total production on the Nordic market is 40 % (10), which is a satisfactorily low level. When compared to the Finnish territory, the aggregate market shares of the three largest generators are, of course, higher (11). However, the periods in which the Finnish market is isolated are limited (12). There is, therefore, during significant parts of the year, a competitive pressure deriving from the potential to obtain electricity from outside Finnish territory, the more so as no transmission fee is charged between the Nordic countries. The temporary nature of congestion prevents investment inside the Finnish territory without having regard to other producers in the Nordic market. These factors should therefore be taken as an indication of direct exposure to competition for the production market whether taken as the national Finnish market or the emerging regional one.(8) The degrees of concentration and of liquidity are also good indicators of competition on the electricity wholesale market. The market share of Nord Pool Spot AS, the voluntary Nordic power exchange described in recital 3, in 2004 was 42 % of the physical delivery in the Nordic countries (13). In comparison to a regional market, this is at a satisfactory level. Furthermore, the conditions of competition in the electricity wholesale trade are also greatly influenced by financial trade in electricity in the market area, which, in terms of volume via NordPool, represented 1,5 times the amount consumed in the Nordic countries (14) (and, if other identified transactions such as OTC, over the counter or direct sale, are included, more than four times the amount (15). As concluded in the Technical Annex (16), this degree of liquidity should be considered as being satisfactory, i.e. it is such as to constitute an indicator of a well-functioning and competitive regional market. As previously indicated, the competitive situation should also be examined as it relates solely to Finnish territory. First of all it should once again be stressed that the aforementioned bottleneck problems are not constant, only temporary. There is therefore the constant competitive pressure deriving from the potential to obtain electricity from outside Finnish territory, the more so as no transmission fee is charged between the Nordic countries. Furthermore, prices for wholesale electricity in Finland are set by Nordpool. These factors should therefore be taken as an indication of direct exposure to competition for the wholesale market, whether taken as the national Finnish market or the emerging regional one.(9) Taking the size of the country into account, the number of economic operators on the retail market is fairly large (more than 60, a considerable number of which offer their services on a nationwide basis) as is the number of companies with a market share above 5 %. According to the latest information available, the aggregate market share of the three largest companies in terms of supply to small- and medium-sized businesses, as well as to very small commercial customers and households, is at a satisfactorily low level at 35-40 % (17). These factors should therefore be taken as an indication of direct exposure to competition.(10) The workings of the balancing markets should also be considered as indicators, not only in respect of production but also for the wholesale and retail markets. In fact, ‘any market participant who cannot easily match its generation portfolio to the characteristics of its customers may find itself exposed to the difference between the price at which the TSO (transmission system operator) will sell imbalance energy, and the price at which it will buy back excess production. These prices may either be directly imposed by the regulator on the TSO; or alternatively a market based mechanism will be used in which the price is determined by bids from other producers to regulate their production upwards or downwards (…) a key difficulty for small market participants arises where there is the risk of a large spread between the buying price from the TSO and the selling price. This occurs in a number of Member States and is likely to be detrimental to the development of competition. A high spread may be indicative of an insufficient level of competition in the balancing market which may be dominated by only one or two main generators. Such difficulties are made worse where network users are unable to adjust their positions close to real time.’ (18). There is an integrated balancing market in the Nordic area for supplying balancing energy and its main characteristics (market-based pricing, hourly gate closures and a low spread) are such that it should be taken as an indicator of direct exposure to competition.(11) Given the characteristics of the product concerned here (electricity) and the scarcity or unavailability of suitable substitutable products or services, price competition and price formation assume greater importance when assessing the competitive state of the electricity markets. The number of customers switching supplier is an indicator of genuine price competition and, thus, indirectly, ‘a natural indicator of the effectiveness of competition. If few customers are switching, there is likely to be a problem with the functioning of the market, even if the benefits from the possibility of renegotiating with the historical supplier should not be ignored.’ (19). Furthermore, ‘the existence of regulated end-user prices is clearly a key determinant of customer behaviour (…) Although the retaining of controls may be justified in a period of transition, these will increasingly cause distortions as the need for investment approaches.’ (20).(12) In Finland, the degree of switching for the three categories of users — large and very large industrial users, small and medium-sized industrial and business, and very small business and household users — is above 75 % for the first two groups and 30 % for the last category (21) and there is no end-user price control (22): that is, prices are set by the economic operators themselves and do not have to be approved by any authority prior to their application. The situation in Finland is therefore satisfactory as far as switching and end-user price control are concerned and should be taken as an indicator of direct exposure to competition.(13) In view of the abovementioned indicators and given the overall picture of this sector in Finland, in particular the extent to which networks have been unbundled from generation/supply and the effective regulation of network access, that emerges from the information submitted by the Republic of Finland, the 2005 Report and the Technical Annex thereto, the condition of direct exposure to competition laid down in Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC should be considered to be met in respect of production and sale of electricity in Finland, excluding the Åland islands. As noted in recital 5, the further condition of free access to the activity must be deemed to be met. Consequently, Directive 2004/17/EC should not apply when contracting entities award contracts intended to enable electricity generation or the sale of electricity to be carried out in these geographical areas nor when they organise design contests for the pursuit of such an activity there.(14) This Decision is based on the legal and factual situation as of February 2006 as it appears from the information submitted by the Republic of Finland, the 2005 Report and the Technical Annex thereto. It may be revised, should significant changes in the legal or factual situation mean that the conditions for the applicability of Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC are no longer met.(15) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Advisory Committee for Public Contracts,. Directive 2004/17/EC shall not apply to contracts awarded by contracting entities and intended to enable them to carry out electricity generation or the sale of electricity in Finland, excluding the Åland islands. This Decision is based on the legal and factual situation as of February 2006 as it appears from the information submitted by the Republic of Finland, the 2005 Report and the Technical Annex thereto. It may be revised, should significant changes in the facts or the legal situation mean that the conditions for the applicability of Article 30(1) of Directive 2004/17/EC are no longer met. This Decision is addressed to the Republic of Finland.. Done at Brussels, 19 June 2006.For the CommissionCharlie McCREEVYMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 134, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2083/2005 (OJ L 333, 20.12.2005, p. 28).(2)  OJ L 27, 30.1.1997, p. 20.(3)  OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 37. Directive as amended by Council Directive 2004/85/EC (OJ L 236, 7.7.2004, p. 10).(4)  This is consistent with the findings of the Preliminary Report of the Sector Inquiry into Competition in Gas and Electricity Markets (in the following referred to as Preliminary Report), Annex B, p. 197, which found that the congestion frequency of the Sweden-Finland link was of the order of 8 % in the first eight months of 2005.(5)  Of the order of approximately 28 % of peak demand.(6)  COM(2005) 568 final of 15.11.2005.(7)  2005 Report, p. 2.(8)  2005 Report, p. 7.(9)  Commission Staff Working Document, Technical Annex to the 2005 Report, SEC(2005) 1448.(10)  Technical Annex, p. 44, table 4.1.(11)  According to the Preliminary Report, Annex C, p. 201, the aggregate share was 73,6 % in 2004.(12)  To 9,3 % of the time in 2005, see recital 3.(13)  Technical Annex, p. 124.(14)  Preliminary Report, p. 112.(15)  See the information given by the Finnish authorities and the Technical Annex, p. 44, table 4.1.(16)  Technical Annex, p. 44.(17)  The Finnish application and Technical Annex, p. 45.(18)  Technical Annex, p. 67.(19)  2005 Report, p. 9.(20)  Technical Annex, p. 17.(21)  2005 Report, p. 10.(22)  Technical Annex, p. 124. +",Finland;Republic of Finland;award of contract;automatic public tendering;award notice;award procedure;energy production;power production;sale;offering for sale;electrical energy;electricity,12 +5693,"Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 827/2013 of 29 August 2013 approving the active substance Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941), 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 Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941) the conditions of Article 80(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 are fulfilled by Commission Decision 2008/953/EC (3).(2) In accordance with Article 6(2) of Directive 91/414/EEC Austria received on 17 April 2008 an application from bio-ferm Biotechnologische Entwicklung und Produktion GmbH for the inclusion of the active substance Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941) in Annex I to Directive 91/414/EEC. Decision 2008/953/EC 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 submitted a draft assessment report on 17 December 2009. In accordance with Article 11(6) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 188/2011 (4) additional information was requested from the applicant on 26 July 2011. The evaluation of the additional data by Austria was submitted in the format of an updated draft assessment report in January 2012.(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 (5) on the review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941) on 2 April 2013. The draft assessment report and the conclusion of the Authority were reviewed by the Member States and the Commission within the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and finalised on 16 July 2013 in the format of the Commission review report for Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941).(5) It has appeared from the various examinations made that plant protection products containing Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941) 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 Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941).(6) 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.(7) 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 Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941). 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.(8) 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.(9) 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.(10) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. Approval of active substanceThe active substance Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941), 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 Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941) as an active substance by 31 July 2014.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 Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941) 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 January 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 Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941) as the only active substance, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 July 2015 at the latest; or(b) in the case of a product containing Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941) as one of several active substances, where necessary, amend or withdraw the authorisation by 31 July 2015 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 February 2014.This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 August 2013.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 Decision 2008/953/EC of 8 December 2008 recognising in principle the completeness of the dossiers submitted for detailed examination in view of the possible inclusion of Aureobasidium pullulans and disodium phosphonate in Annex I to Council Directive 91/414/EEC (OJ L 338, 17.12.2008, p. 62)(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 (2013) 11(4):3183. 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 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market (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, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity (1) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisionsAureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941) Not applicable Minimum 5,0 × 109 CFU/g for each strain; 1 February 2014 31 January 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 Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941), and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 16 July 2013 shall be taken into account.(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, Identification Numbers IUPAC Name Purity (1) Date of approval Expiration of approval Specific provisions‘52 Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941) Not applicable Minimum 5,0 × 109 CFU/g for each strain; 1 February 2014 31 January 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 Aureobasidium pullulans (strains DSM 14940 and DSM 14941), and in particular Appendices I and II thereof, as finalised in the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 16 July 2013 shall be taken into account.(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;withdrawal from the market;precautionary withdrawal from the market;market approval;ban on sales;marketing ban;sales ban,12 +43718,"Commission Implementing Directive 2014/37/EU of 27 February 2014 amending Council Directive 91/671/EEC relating to the compulsory use of safety belts and child restraint systems in vehicles. ,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Directive 91/671/EEC relating to the compulsory use of safety belts and child restraint systems in vehicles (1), and in particular Article 7a thereof,Whereas:(1) On 24 March 1998, the European Community acceded to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Revised 1958 Agreement’), in accordance with Council Decision 97/836/EC (2).(2) In accordance with paragraph 1 of Annex II to Decision 97/836/EC, the technical requirements of UNECE Regulations under the Revised 1958 Agreement become alternatives to the technical annexes to the relevant separate Union Directives where the latter possess the same scope and where for the UNECE Regulations separate Union Directives exist. However, the additional provisions of Directives, such as those concerning fitting requirements or the approval procedure, remain in force.(3) A new UNECE Regulation on uniform provisions concerning the approval of Enhanced Child Restraint Systems used on board of motor vehicles (hereinafter referred to as ‘Regulation 129’) was established and adopted under the auspices of the UNECE.(4) Regulation 129 entered into force on 9 July 2013 as an annex to the Revised 1958 Agreement.(5) The standardised requirements of Regulation 129 constitute alternative enhanced requirements in relation to those established under Regulation 44 on uniform provisions concerning the approval of restraining devices for child occupants of power-driven vehicles (‘Child restraint systems’) (3) and reflect technical progress in several aspects of child restraint systems such as tests for side impacts, the rear facing position of children up to 15 months, compatibility with different vehicles, test dummies and test benches and adaptability to various child sizes;(6) As Directive 91/671/EEC lays down requirements for the approval and compulsory use of child restraint systems in motor vehicles within the Union, it should therefore be amended in order to include the use of child restraint systems approved according to the technical requirements of Regulation 129.(7) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established in accordance with Article 7b of Directive 91/671/ECC,. Article 2 of Directive 91/671/EEC is amended as follows:(1) point 1(a)(i) shall be replaced by the following:‘(i) for M1, N1, N2 and N3 vehicles, Member States shall require that all occupants of vehicles in use shall use the safety systems provided.— classification provided for in Article 1(3), for child restraint systems approved in accordance with point (c)(i) of this paragraph;— the size range and maximum occupant mass for which the child restraint system is intended, as indicated by the manufacturer, for child restraint systems approved in accordance with point (c)(ii) of this paragraph.— children under three years of age may not be transported,— without prejudice to point (ii), children aged three and over and less than 150 cm in height shall occupy a seat other than a front seat;’(2) point 1(c) shall be replaced by the following:‘(c) where a child-restraint system is used, it shall be approved to the standards of:i) UNECE Regulation 44/03 or Directive 77/541/EEC orii) UNECE Regulation 129; 1.   Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive six months after its entry into force at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive. This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Directive is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 27 February 2014.For the Commission, On behalf of the President,Siim KALLASVice-President(1)  OJ L 373, 31.12.1991, p. 26.(2)  Council Decision 97/836/EC of 27 November 1997 with a view to accession by the European Community to the Agreement of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe concerning the adoption of uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles, equipment and parts which can be fitted to and/or be used on wheeled vehicles and the conditions for reciprocal recognition of approvals granted on the basis of these prescriptions (OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 78).(3)  OJ L 306, 23.11.2007, p. 1. +",motor vehicle;safety device;brake mechanism;head-rest;protective device;rear-view mirror;safety belt;technical standard;Community certification;child;childhood;children,12 +33434,"2007/264/EC: Commission Decision of 25 April 2007 amending Decision 2007/30/EC as regards transitional measures for certain milk products obtained in Bulgaria (notified under document number C(2007) 1787) (Text with EEA relevance ). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 42 thereof,Whereas:(1) Commission Decision 2007/30/EC of 22 December 2006 laying down transitional measures for the marketing of certain products of animal origin obtained in establishments in Bulgaria and Romania (1) provides for certain transitional measures for products of animal origin falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin (2) and obtained in establishments in Bulgaria and Romania until 31 December 2006.(2) Bulgaria has now requested the possibility to export to third countries certain milk products obtained in establishments in that Member State before 31 December 2006 which fall within the scope of Decision 2007/30/EC.(3) This request can be granted under the conditions of Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). In this framework, Bulgaria has provided the necessary information on the agreement of the countries of destination.(4) Decision 2007/30/EC should therefore be amended accordingly.(5) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,. In Article 2(1) of Decision 2007/30/EC the following subparagraph is added:‘In addition, milk products obtained in establishments in Bulgaria may be exported to third countries until 31 December 2007 provided that the export is carried out in accordance with Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4). This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 25 April 2007.For the CommissionMarkos KYPRIANOUMember of the Commission(1)  OJ L 8, 13.1.2007, p. 59.(2)  OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 55; corrected by (OJ L 226, 25.6.2004, p. 22). Regulation as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (OJ L 365, 20.12.2006, p. 1).(3)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.(4)  OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1.’ +",marketing standard;grading;transitional period (EU);EC limited period;EC transitional measures;EC transitional period;transition period (EU);milk product;dairy produce;Bulgaria;Republic of Bulgaria;labelling,12 +1998,"96/727/EC: Commission Decision of 29 November 1996 amending Decision 80/804/EEC concerning animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the importation of fresh meat from Canada (Text with EEA relevance). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Directive 72/462/EEC of 12 December 1972 on health and veterinary inspection problems upon importation of bovine animals and swine and fresh meat from third countries (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in particular Article 16 thereof,Whereas Commission Decision 80/804/EEC (2), as last amended by Decision 81/662/EEC (3), lays down the animal health conditions and veterinary certification for the importation of fresh meat from Canada;Whereas it is possible, without the risk of spread of disease, to accept meat of bovine animals where such animals have originated in Canada or the United States of America and have spent part of the residency period in either country;Whereas both Canada and the United States have given undertakings to the Commission which will ensure notification to the Commission and the Member States, within 24 hours at the latest, of the confirmation of the occurrence of serious epizootic disease;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. The Annex to Decision 80/804/EEC is hereby replaced by the Annex to this Decision. This Decision shall apply from the 15th day after notification to the Member States. This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 29 November 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 302, 31. 12. 1972, p. 28.(2) OJ No L 236, 9. 9. 1980, p. 25.(3) OJ No L 237, 22. 8. 1981, p. 33.ANNEX>START OF GRAPHIC>ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATEfor fresh meat (1) of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats and domestic solipeds intended for consignment to the European CommunityCountry of destination:Reference to public health certificate (2):Exporting country: CANADAMinistry:Department:References: (optional)I. Identification of meatMeat of: (animal species)Nature of cuts:Nature of packaging:Number of cuts or packages:Net weight:II. Origin of meatAddress(es) and veterinary approval number(s) (2) of approved slaughterhouse(s): Address(es) and veterinary approval number(s) (2) of approved cutting plant(s): III. Destination of meatThe meat will be sent from: (place of loading)to: (country and place of destination)by the following means of transport (3):Name and address of consignor:Name and address of consignee:(1) Fresh meat means all parts of domestic animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine and caprine species and of domestic solipeds which are fit for human consumption and which have not undergone any preserving process, chilled and frozen meat being considered as fresh meat.(2) Optional when the country of destination authorizes the importation of fresh meat for uses other than human consumption in application of Article 19 (a) of Directive 72/462/EEC and Chapter 10 of Annex I to Council Directive 92/118/EEC.(3) For railway wagons or lorries the registration number should be given, for aircraft the flight number and for ships the name.IV. Attestation of healthI, the undersigned, official veterinarian, certify that the fresh meat described above has been obtained from:- in the case of fresh meat from bovine animals, animals which have remained in the territory of Canada or in the United States of America for at least three months before being slaughtered or since birth in the case of animals less than three months old,- in the case of fresh meat from swine, sheep, and goats, animals which have remained in the territory of Canada for at least three months before being slaughtered or since birth in the case of animals less than three months old,- in the case of fresh meat from domestic solipeds, animals which have remained in the territory of Canada or in the United States of America, for at least three months before being slaughtered or since birth in the case of animals less than three months old,- in the case of fresh meat from swine, animals which have not come from holdings which for health reasons are subject to prohibition as a result of an outbreak of porcine brucellosis during the previous six weeks,- in the case of fresh meat from sheep and goats, animals which have not come from holdings which for health reasons are subject to prohibition as a result of an outbreak of ovine or caprine brucellosis during the previous six weeks.Done at .............. ,(place)on .................... (date)(signature of official veterinarian) (1)Seal (1)(name in capital letters, title and qualification of signatory)(1) The signature and the seal must be in a colour different to that of the printing.>END OF GRAPHIC> +",import;health control;biosafety;health inspection;health inspectorate;health watch;beef;fresh meat;Canada;Newfoundland;Quebec;health certificate,12 +10543,"Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2290/92 of 4 August 1992 re-establishing the levying of customs duties on products falling within CN code 2941 40 00, originating in China, to which the preferential tariff arrangements set out in Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 apply. ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90 of 20 December 1990 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1991 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (1), extended into 1992 by Regulation (EEC) No 3587/91 (2) and in particular Article 9 thereof,Whereas, pursuant to Articles 1 and 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, suspension of customs duties shall be accorded to each of the countries or territories listed in Annex III other than those listed in column 4 of Annex I within the framework of the preferential tariff ceilings fixed in column 6 of Annex I;Whereas, as provided for in Article 7 of that Regulation, as soon as the individual ceilings in question are reached at Community level, the levying of customs duties on imports of the products in question originating in each of the countries and territories concerned may at any time be re-established;Whereas, in the case of products falling within CN code 2941 40 00, originating in China, the individual ceiling was fixed at 926 000; whereas, on 5 February 1992, imports of these products into the Community originating in China reached the ceiling in question after being charged thereagainst; whereas, it is appropriate to re-estabhlish the levying of customs duties in respect of the products in question against China,. As from 9 August 1992, the levying of customs duties, suspended pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3831/90, shall be re-established on imports into the Community of the following products originating in China:Order No CN code Description 10.0387 2941 40 00 Chloramphenicol and its derivatives, salts thereof 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, 4 August 1992. For the CommissionJean DONDELINGERMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 370, 31. 12. 1990, p. 1. (2) OJ No L 341, 12. 12. 1991, p. 1. Last amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 282/92 (OJ No L 31, 7. 2. 1992, p. 1). +",antibiotic;generalised preferences;GSP;general system of preferences;generalised preferences scheme;generalised preferences system;generalised tariff preferences;generalized preferences;restoration of customs duties;restoration of customs tariff;China;People’s Republic of China,12 +15032,"96/526/EC: Commission Decision of 30 August 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece and repealing Commission Decision 96/440/EC (Text with EEA relevance). ,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 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,Whereas since 5 July 1996 a number of outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease have been declared in the province of Evros in Greece;Whereas the foot-and-mouth disease situation in Greece was considered liable to endanger the herds of other Member States in view of the trade in live biungulate animals and certain of their products; whereas it was therefore necessary to take a safeguard measure, under Commission Decision 96/440/EC of 18 July 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot and mouth disease (4), for the whole of Greece concerning trade in live biungulate animals and these products;Whereas no other cases of foot-and-mouth disease have since been declared elsewhere in Greece;Whereas Greece has taken measures in accordance with Council Directive 85/511/EEC (5), of 18 November 1985 introducing Community measures controlling foot-and-mouth disease as last amended by Decision 92/380/EEC (6), and furthermore has introduced additional measures within Evros;Whereas the Greek authorities have presented information to the Commission which has indicated that outbreaks of the disease have been restricted to Evros; whereas the controls in place are judged to be sufficient to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease from the infected areas to other parts of Greece or to other Member States;Whereas the foot-and-mouth disease situation in South Eastern Europe requires an intensified disease surveillance in the border areas of Greece;Whereas it is therefore appropriate to replace the existing safeguard measure with one that is applicable only to the areas recognised as being infected with foot-and-mouth disease; whereas it is therefore necessary to repeal Commission Decision 96/440/EC;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Veterinary Committee,. 1. Greece shall not send live animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates from or through parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other Member States.2. The health certificates provided for in Council Directive 64/432/EEC (7) accompanying live bovine and porcine animals consigned from Greece and Council Directive 91/68/EEC (8) accompanying live ovine and caprine animals consigned from Greece shall bear the following words:'Animals conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 on certain protective measures with regards to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.`3. Greece shall ensure that health certificates for biungulates, other than those covered by the certificates mentioned in paragraph 2, shall bear the following words:'Live biungulates confirming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 on certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.` 1. Greece shall not send fresh meat of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates coming from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I or obtained from animals originating in those parts of Greece to other Member States.2. The prohibitions provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:(a) fresh meat obtained before 1 June 1996 provided that the meat is clearly identified, and transported and stored separately from meat which is not destined for intra-Community trade;(b) fresh meat obtained from cutting plants under the following conditions:- only fresh meat as described in subparagraph (a) or fresh meat obtained from animals reared and slaughtered outside the area listed in the Annex will be processed in this establishment,- all such fresh meat must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter XI of Annex I to Council Directive 64/433/EEC (9) on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat,- the plant will be operated under strict veterinary control,- the fresh meat must be clearly identified, and transported and stored separately from meat which is not destined for intra-Community trade,- the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to the other Member States and the Commission a list of those establishments which they have approved in application of these provisions.3. Meat consigned from Greece shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear the following words:'Meat conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.` 1. Greece shall not send meat products of animals of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates coming from those parts of Greece listed in Annex I or prepared using meat obtained from animals originating in those parts of Greece to other Member States.2. The restrictions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to meat products which have undergone one of the treatments laid down in Article 4 (1) of Council Directive 80/215/EEC (10), or to meat products as defined in Council Directive 77/99/EEC, of 21 December 1976, on animal health problems affecting intra-Community trade in meat products (11) which have been subjected during preparation uniformly throughout the substance to a pH value of less than 6.3. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:(a) meat products prepared before 1 June 1996 provided that the meat products are clearly identified, and transported and stored separately from meat products which are not destined for intra-Community trade;(b) meat products prepared in establishments under the following conditions:- all fresh meat used in the establishment must conform to the conditions of Article 2, paragraph 2,- all meat products used in the final product will conform to the conditions of paragraph (a) or be made from fresh meat obtained from animals reared and slaughtered outside the area listed in the Annex,- all meat products must bear the health mark in accordance with Chapter VI of Annex A to Directive 77/99/EEC,- the establishment will be operated under strict veterinary control,- the meat products must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from meat and meat products which are not destined for intra Community trade,- the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to other Member States and the Commission a list of those establishments which they have approved in application of these provisions;(c) meat products prepared in the parts of the territory which are not subject to restrictions using meat obtained before 1 June 1996 from parts of the territory which become the subject of restrictions provided that the meat and meat products are clearly identified and transported and stored separately from meat and meat products which are not destined for intra-Community trade.4. Meat products consigned from Greece shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear the following words:'Meat products conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.` 1. Greece shall not send milk from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other Member States.2. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to milk which has been subjected to:(a) an initial pasteurization in accordance with the norms defined in Council Directive 92/46/EEC (12) followed by a second heat treatment by high temperature pasteurization, UHT, sterilization or by a drying process which includes a heat treatment with an equivalent effect to one of the above; or(b) an initial pasteurization in accordance with the norms defined in Council Directive 92/46/EEC, combined with the treatment by which the pH is lowered below 6 and held there for at least one hour.3. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to milk prepared in establishments under the following conditions:- all milk used in the establishment must either conform to the conditions of paragraph 2 or be obtained from animals outside the area listed in the Annex,- the establishment will be operated under strict veterinary control,- the milk must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk and milk products which are not destined for intra-Community trade,- the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to other Member States and the Commission a list of those establishments which they have approved in application of these provisions.4. Milk consigned from Greece shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear the following words:'Milk conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.` 1. Greece shall not send milk products from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other Member States.2. Prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:(a) milk products produced before 1 June 1996;(b) milk products subjected to heat treatment at a temperature of at least 71,7° C for 15 seconds or an equivalent treatment;(c) milk products prepared from milk which has been subjected to the provisions described in article 4, paragraph 2 or 3.3. The prohibitions described in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:(a) milk products prepared in establishments under the following conditions:- all milk used in the establishment will either conform to the conditions of Article 4, paragraph 2 or be obtained from animals outside the area listed in the Annex,- all milk products used in the final product will either conform to the conditions of paragraph 2 or be made from milk obtained from animals outside the area listed in the Annex,- the establishment will be operated under strict veterinary control,- the milk products must be clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk and milk products which are not destined for intra-Community trade,- the control of the compliance with the above listed conditions shall be carried out by the competent veterinary authority under the supervision of the central veterinary authorities who will communicate to other Member States and the Commission a list of those establishments which they have approved in application of these provisions;(b) milk products prepared in the parts of the territory which are not subject to restrictions using milk obtained before 1 June 1996 from parts of the territory which become the subject of restrictions provided that the milk products are clearly identified and transported and stored separately from milk products which are not destined for intra-Community trade.4. Milk products consigned from Greece shall be accompanied by a certificate from an official veterinarian. The certificate shall bear the following words:'Milk products conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 concerning certain protection measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.` 1. Greece shall not send semen and embryos of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other Member States.2. This prohibition shall not apply to frozen bovine semen and bovine embryos produced before 1 June 1996.3. The health certificate provided for in Council Directive 88/407/EEC (13) and accompanying frozen bovine semen consigned from Greece shall bear the following words:'Frozen bovine semen conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 on certain protective measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.`4. The health certificate provided for in Directive 89/556/EEC (14) and accompanying bovine embryos consigned from Greece shall bear the following words:'Bovine embryos conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 on certain protective measures with regard to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.` 1. Greece shall not send hides and skins of the bovine, ovine and caprine and porcine species and other biungulates from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other Member States.2. This prohibition shall not apply to hides and skins which were produced before 1 June 1996 or which conform to the requirements of paragraph 1, A, second to fifth indents or paragraph 1, B, third and fourth indents of Chapter 3 of Annex 1 of Council Directive 92/118/EEC.Care must be taken to effectively separate treated hides from untreated hides.3. Greece shall ensure that health certificates for hides and skins to be sent to other Member States shall be accompanied by a certificate which bears the following words:'Hides and skins conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 on certain protective measures with regards to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.` Greece shall ensure that vehicles which have been used for the transport of live animals are cleaned and disinfected after each operation, and shall furnish proof of such disinfection. 1. Greece shall not send animal products of the bovine, ovine, caprine and porcine species and other biungulates not mentioned in Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 from those parts of its territory listed in Annex I to other Member States.2. The prohibitions mentioned in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:(a) animal products referred to in paragraph 1 which have been subjected to:- heat treatment in a hermetically sealed container with a F° value of 3,00 or more, or- heat treatment in which the centre temperature is raised to at least 70° C;(b) unprocessed sheep wool and ruminant hair which is securely enclosed in packaging and dry.3. Greece shall ensure that health certificates for animal products mentioned in paragraph 2 to be sent to other Member States shall be accompanied by a certificate which bears the following words:'Animal products conforming to Commission Decision 96/526/EC of 30 August 1996 on certain protective measures with regards to foot-and-mouth disease in Greece.` 0Greece shall introduce appropriate measures of an equivalent level to ensure that the disease is not spread from those parts of its territory which are subject to restrictions to other parts. 1Greece shall carry out a surveillance programme for detection of foot-and-mouth disease in accordance with the provisions of Annex II.The results of this programme, accompanied by an epidemiological analysis shall be submitted monthly to the Commission. 2Commission Decision 96/440/EC is hereby repealed. 3Member States shall amend the measures which they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof. 4This Decision shall be re-examined before 1 November 1996. 5This Decision is addressed to the Member States.. Done at Brussels, 30 August 1996.For the CommissionFranz FISCHLERMember 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 181, 20. 7. 1996, p. 38.(5) OJ No L 315, 26. 11. 1985, p. 11.(6) OJ No L 198, 17. 7. 1992, p. 54.(7) OJ No 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 1977/64.(8) OJ No L 46, 19. 2. 1991, p. 19.(9) OJ No L 121, 29. 6. 1964, p. 2012/64. Directive updated by Directive 91/497/EEC (OJ No L 268, 24. 9. 1991, p. 69) and last amended by Directive 95/23/EC (OJ No L 243, 11. 10. 1995, p. 7).(10) OJ No L 47, 21. 2. 1980, p. 4.(11) OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 85. Directive updated by Directive 92/5/EEC (OJ No L 57, 2. 3. 1992, p. 1) and last amended by Directive 95/68/EC (OJ No L 332, 30. 12. 1995, p. 10).(12) OJ No L 268, 14. 9. 1992, p. 1.(13) OJ No L 194, 22. 7. 1988, p. 10.(14) OJ No L 302, 19. 10. 1989, p. 1.ANNEX IEvrosANNEX III. Areas to be subject to the surveillance programme referred to in Article 11:- Rodopi,- Evros, when the measures to be implemented in accordance with the provisions of Council Directive 85/511/EEC have been completed.II. Surveillance programme.The programme to be administratively determined prior to the commencement of the survey and should include:- Each village to be considered as an epidemiological unit in so far as sheep (1) farms are concerned, cattle herds to be considered on an individual basis.- Determination of the number and location of the farms to be visited, including the maximum number of farms and animals to be visited by each veterinarian per day.- Inspection of the cattle farms each week.Clinical inspection of the cattle must be performed and recorded.- With regard to sheep, every village is visited every 15 days in order to evaluate the situation in the flocks.A surveillance programme for the sheep flocks in each village has to be constructed individually based on the 1996 census return.- The number of sheep to be inspected and examined is determined in accordance with the table in III.- The results of each inspection to be formally recorded and put at the disposal of the Central competent veterinary authority.- A record of all epidemiological information relevant to each herd and/or flock inspected.- As a support measure, to provide additional assurances to these measures, a serological programme for sheep based upon a 90 % level confidence at 5 % prevalence. The programme shall be implemented in the veterinary substations' district bordering the territories under restriction due to foot and mouth disease. Such measures to be drawn up by the Central veterinary competent authority.- The central competent veterinary authority shall put in place measures as to provide for effective audit of this programme and for the audit of the related laboratory procedures.III. Quantitative inspection surveillance table>TABLE>(1) Sheep = sheep and goats. +",Greece;Hellenic Republic;export restriction;export ban;limit on exports;meat;health certificate;livestock;flock;herd;live animals;foot-and-mouth disease,12 +11132,"93/535/EEC: Commission Decision of 30 September 1993 amending Decision 92/82/EEC on the establishment of the Community support framework for Community structural assistance on the improvement of the conditions under which agricultural and forestry products are processed and marketed in Denmark (Only the Danish text is authentic). ,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for agricultural products (1), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 7 (2) thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 867/90 of 29 March 1990 on improving the processing and marketing conditions for forestry products (3),Whereas the Commission adopted on 13 December 1991 Decision 92/82/EEC (4) which establishes the Community support framework for Community structural assistance pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 866/90 for the period 1 January 1991 to 31 December 1993;Whereas the replenished and additional budgetary funds require a revision of the financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary assistance from the Community;Whereas the Monitoring Committee set up to monitor implementation of Regulations (EEC) No 866/90 and (EEC) No 867/90 in Denmark decided on 8 July 1993 to amend the financing plan for the Community support framework;Whereas the decision of the Monitoring Committee requires the adjustment of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF), Guidance Section, assistance with regard to the overall amount and the amounts per sector provided for in Article 2 of Decision 92/82/EEC;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for Agricultural Structures and Rural Development,. Article 2 of Commission Decision 92/82/EEC of 13 December 1991 is hereby amended as follows:'(b) an indicative financing plan specifying, at constant 1991 prices indexed to 1993, the total cost of the priorities adopted for joint action by the Community and the Member State concerned, ECU 137 620 064 for the whole period, and the financial arrangements envisaged for budgetary assistance from the Community, broken down as follows:/* Tables: see OJ */sector, may be partially covered by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and the other loan instruments.' This declaration of intent is addressed to the Kingdom of Denmark.. Done at Brussels, 30 September 1993.For the CommissionRenĂŠ STEICHENMember of the Commission(1) OJ No L 91, 6. 4. 1990, p. 1.(2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23.(3) OJ No L 91, 6. 4. 1990, p. 7.(4) OJ No L 31, 7. 2. 1992, p. 46. +",marketing;marketing campaign;marketing policy;marketing structure;processing industry;manufacturing industry;agricultural product;farm product;Denmark;Kingdom of Denmark;Structural Funds;reform of the structural funds,12